A look at the various ways addiction can impact modes of self-expression. Recovery helps us realize how important creativity and expression truly are. Our struggles with addiction and mental health issues can cause us to stifle parts of ourselves that were once integral to our lives. We suppress certain qualities or interests out of pain […]
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How is the Idea of Fearlessness Harmful?
If you’re struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). As we’re working to get stronger, and as we’re healing ourselves mentally, emotionally and spiritually, some of our most challenging work revolves around our fears and how we deal with them. Upon examining our addictive patterns more closely, many […]
Recovery for Loved Ones of Addicts
Recovery is not just for addicts. It’s important that we look at our own health and well-being and find recovery, healing, and peace. When our loved ones are struggling with addiction, we obviously have the desire to help them. It’s so difficult to see the people we care about in pain. However, it’s easy to […]
Can a Recovery Coach Help Me?
Our recovery program can include multiple components to help us get well, and one that is growing in popularity is working with a recovery coach. Our treatment usually includes therapy, most commonly psychotherapy, traditional talk-therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapies. As treatment centers are taking on even more holistic approaches to recovery, they’re incorporating recovery coaches […]
Why is it So Common to Lose Friends in Recovery?
There are countless challenges we face in recovery, and one of the hardest for many of us is the fact that we end up losing friendships that were very important to us. Why is losing friends such a common part of recovery for so many of us? There are many different reasons why this can […]
Accessing the Deeper Meanings of Our Recovery
Sobriety is just one aspect of the recovery journey. Here’s a look at the wisdom and the lessons that recovery offers. As we recover from addiction, we come to find that sobriety doesn’t just mean abstinence from our substance of choice, it’s also about developing a closer relationship with ourselves and searching for deeper truth […]
Conscious Enlightenment and Recovery
Exploring some of the deep energetic possibilities that exist after we embrace sobriety. When we raise our consciousness, get to know ourselves and the universe, and remain open, the possibilities are endless. The farther into our healing journey we go, the more we realize that recovery opens us up to deep and meaningful self-exploration that […]
How Can We Use Grounding to Offset Anxiety?
Those of us struggling with addiction and mental health issues are no strangers to experiencing intense and sometimes debilitating anxiety. We might suffer from anxiety attacks, panic attacks, eating disorders, insomnia, and other anxiety-related issues. We might have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which is an anxiety disorder that causes us painful obsessive thinking and/or compulsions. We […]
When We’re Paralyzed By Feeling Overwhelmed
Sometimes, it can all feel like too much. Breaking things down into small, manageable steps is one simple way to feel less overwhelmed and more empowered. Our addictions and mental health issues can be so debilitating, painful, and overwhelming that we don’t know how to cope with them or how to help ourselves. We can […]
Signs of Anxiety in Young People
Taking a closer look at signs of anxiety in children, as well as the importance of listening to and communicating with the young people in our lives. When young people are struggling with anxiety, they very often won’t verbalize it. Instead, they might display other signs that appear unrelated but are actually their way of […]