Solving Life’s Problems without Addiction
For an addict, drinking or using drugs becomes an easy escape allowing them to avoid facing conflict, painful emotions, or harsh realities of life. Most people who have had addictions for years lose many of their problem-solving skills or might have had limited skills, to begin with. Addicts don’t have a habit of solving problems […]
Alternatives to Self Medicating In Dealing With Anxiety
Anxiety can be a deeply destabilizing and disempowering condition. If you find your nerves getting in the way of the kind of life you really want, it can be easy to simply reach for whatever will help soften the fearful feelings and make you feel back in control. While it is understandable why someone suffering […]
Structuring Your Environment in Recovery
Recovering from an addiction can feel chaotic at first as you go through a roller coaster of emotions and learn how to handle life as a sober person. In order to gain control of your progress in early recovery and get a solid foundation for sobriety, it is important to learn how to structure your […]
Tips For Dealing With Family Dysfunction And Recovery During The Holidays
There’s nothing like getting back with your family during the holidays to stir up old resentments and issues that you thought you had overcome. Even those who have been in recovery for years have trouble when reuniting with a dysfunctional family during the holiday season. This is why it’s so important to have a strategy […]
How Meditation Can Help With Binge Eating Disorders
Most people have heard about how beneficial meditation can be when it comes to reducing stress, encouraging focus, and fostering a greater sense of well being. Meditation has helped people struggling with a variety of issues, including eating disorders. Experts have found that treatment for binge eating disorders can especially benefit from a regular meditation […]
Developing Self Awareness During Recovery
Making the choice to quit drugs or alcohol is only the first part of building a new life of balance and well being. The next phase of recovery involves working on one’s emotional intelligence, which is a key part of a good recovery. Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to understand and handle […]
5 Common Fears in Addiction Recovery
It is normal for most people to feel some hesitance and fear when going into early recovery. In fact, people experience fear throughout different stages of their recovery even after being sober for a significant amount of time. People often leave rehab full of worry, wondering what will happen when they are living alone trying […]
Nutrition And Addiction Recovery
The role of nutrition in the recovery process is all too often overlooked, which is a shame because it can actually make a big impact on how a person feels, and how they approach other aspects of their recovery. It is far more common to see recovering addicts and alcoholics overindulging in sweets, caffeine, and […]
How Connecting With Nature Can Benefit Mental Health In Recovery
One of the most powerful tools for enhancing one’s recovery and general mental health is making time to connect with nature. This can be done in a variety of ways and integrated into almost any type of lifestyle. Simply spending as little as 20 minutes a day connecting with nature in some way will make […]
5 Ways for Recovering Addicts to Improve Their Wellness
When someone suffers from addiction there are numerous aspects of their life that can begin to depreciate, causing them to be unhealthy mentally, physically and spiritually. Substance abuse can cause people to neglect important areas of their everyday life making it harder for them to experience wellness. In recovery, improving wellness not only helps addicts […]