It’s so important to have a set of wellness tools for our recovery and lives. Here, we take a look at the importance of mindfulness and self-expression. Part of our recovery work is learning new coping skills and adding wellness tools to our mental and emotional health toolbox. Often when struggling with addiction and mental […]
Category: Recovery
How to Handle a Drug or Alcohol Related Arrest
Discussing the stress of being arrested for a drug or alcohol-related offense. Here are some tips and ways to use it as an opportunity for growth. Being arrested for a drug or alcohol-related crime is an especially stressful situation that many of us experience. The arrest itself can be embarrassing and cause us a great […]
Finding the Best Recovery Program
There’s a lot to think about when making the decision to enter treatment. Here are a few things to consider. When we’re truly ready to do the work to recover, it’s easy to feel confused and overwhelmed in the search for the best treatment facility to meet our needs. The process can be daunting, scary, […]
SMART Recovery
Exploring the goals, beliefs, and philosophy of SMART Recovery, which offers support and independence to those of us in recovery. SMART Recovery, or Self-Management and Recovery Training, is a network of addiction recovery support meetings that help people find independence from their addictive behaviors. Their focus is on abstinence, self-empowerment, and personal freedom from any […]
Custody Battles and Addiction
Custody battles can be an extremely painful time. It’s necessary to gather the tools we’ve learned in recovery and remain calm and sober during these trying times. Many of us struggling with addiction are also grappling with the difficulties of divorce. One of the most challenging aspects of divorce is a custody battle. These can […]
Addiction and Job Opportunities
If you’re struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Exploring the difficult feelings that arise when we’re unable to find work and finding hope for a new career and future. One of our greatest challenges when in recovery can be finding a job, especially if we’ve lost our […]
Being Pressured into Relapse
It can be difficult to withstand pressure from friends who are actively using. It’s necessary to employ the resources in our recovery toolbox and self-care in order to avoid relapse. When we’ve done the hard work of getting sober, one of the most disheartening and depressing things we can experience is a relapse. We’ve worked […]
Empty Affirmations
Our positive affirmations might not work if we doubt their healing power. Here’s how to turn empty affirmations into powerful healing tools. One of the holistic healing tools prescribed most often is the act of repeating affirmations, which are statements and mantras that can work to reprogram our subconscious minds. We’re taught the importance of […]
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 […]
How is The Florida Model of Addiction Recovery Different?
The state of Florida is known for having more cases of addiction and more recovery programs than anywhere else in the country. Given that there is such a high concentration of treatment centers in a relatively small geographic area, Florida is known as the recovery capital of the country. There have emerged some very well-known […]