As a component of your recovery, you may begin receiving individual counseling from a therapist. One of the techniques your therapist might employ is motivational interviewing, which is useful in helping people with addictions to move from a state of uncertainty into a state of action. This is accomplished by helping you to identify and…
As you begin to thrive in recovery, a whole new world is unfolding before you. Living life to the fullest is now a reality, instead of a gift only bestowed on “other people.” Your future is now. It’s important that you celebrate your successes and your milestones in recovery. You’ve begun to make deep connections…
Health and wellbeing are the foundation for all things in our lives. In recovery, we hear the words body, mind and spirit or body, mind, and soul on a regular basis. We read these words on the internet. We hear them in recovery meetings, and we hear them in spiritual gatherings. Simply defined they mean…
Recovery isn’t a solitary venture. It’s a group effort shared by everyone with a stake in your recovery. It’s a group effort that you have to lead because you are the person with the most at stake. The road to recovery is a long and challenging process. It is best to have a support system…
As a component of your recovery, you may begin receiving individual counseling from a therapist using a technique called cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, for short. In cognitive-behavioral therapy, you will learn personal skills to cope with life’s problems and challenges, without the use of drugs or alcohol. Unlike psychoanalysis, in which therapists look for unconscious…
Addiction can take over your entire life. After a certain point, it does not seem like it is possible to get better. We don’t think that there can be any life after recovery. Drugs and alcohol were everything to us. It’s impossible to have fun in recovery. Substances were the way that we relaxed, the…
Addiction affects people in many different ways. No addiction is the same and rarely will people have the same experience in their recovery. People are more accepting of treatment when it is tailored towards them and their interests. There are a number of alternative therapy options available to patients but music therapy for recovery has…
Addiction Recovery is a process. It can take a few weeks or a few months. During your recovery, it is important to stay motivated throughout your time in rehab. Losing motivation can cause you to undo your progress and cause a relapse. In order to stay focused on getting better, it is helpful to set…
When you work out, your body gets tight in the muscles. As you warm-up and cool down, it is important to stretch those muscles and work out lactic acid build-up. The key to doing this is by foam rolling. It is also called myofascial release because you are releasing fascia tissue in the muscles. This…
Addiction in and of itself is a sick, debilitating, invasive disease that affects all manner of people. It has no definitive characteristics, nor does it have a particular type of individual that it seems to prefer. The truth of the matter is that it is one of the very few diseases that science simply cannot…