If you have any length of recovery under your belt, even if there have been relapses, I hope you celebrate because it is a big deal. I love working with people in recovery from addictions. I’ve found that in the recovery world, some people talk about “Stage 2 Recovery” or “Emotional Sobriety.” What they are all referring to is how getting sober or abstaining from a process addiction often means people have to do more work to heal some of the underlying patterns that cause suffering. With those old ways of coping out of the picture these issues often come to the forefront. Doing this deeper healing work can also help with relapse prevention.