by Keenen Diamond | Dec 3, 2018 | Addiction News, Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse, Life in Recovery, Opioid Addiction, Q&A, Relapse and Recovery, Substance Abuse
The short answer is a resounding yes. Research indicates that the detoxification process can be one of the most difficult and testing periods of an individual’s life. In this process, an individual effectively forces themselves to enter into a stage of intense...
by Keenen Diamond | Nov 23, 2017 | Blog, Life in Recovery
It’s easy to get overwhelmed in early sobriety. We’ve entered into a new way of life and turned our backs on using drugs and alcohol as tools to cope with the stressors or daily life. Stress may have greater effects on our health than previously known, and in early...
by Keenen Diamond | Nov 10, 2017 | Q&A
If you just want to be happy in recovery, it may be closer than you think. Joyful living is not just for people who are living a happy, carefree life without worry. It is how a person turns around a miserable circumstance into something beautiful. Recovery teaches you...
by Keenen Diamond | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog, Relapse and Recovery
The dangers of relapse are apparent to nearly everyone in the recovery community. We have gone through the pain of detox, taken steps forward in our lives and recovery, and experienced the joys of sobriety. To lose our newfound sobriety and enter back into the state...
by Keenen Diamond | Nov 1, 2017 | Q&A
There is a definite connection between addictions and a part of the brain that is impacted by addiction called the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC). This part of the brain integrates conflict and pain with thoughts and behaviors. Learn more about why the ACC can create...
