When dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, happiness and recovery are heavily intertwined. Despite this relationship, what they mean and how to achieve them change person to person. However, the two things that are known for sure are that it is not possible to be happy while addicted to substances and it is ... Read More
Life in Recovery
After treatment, many of the guards that were in place are gone and you may find the old factors contributing to your mental state or substance use creeping back. Along with our clinical services and alumni program, we’re dedicated to equipping our patients with the tools to maintain long-term health. In this section, we provide further tips and advice on living your best life in your best health.
Six Daily Habits for Happiness and Recovery
Alcohol Abuse | How to Avoid Alcohol at Your Next Girls’ Night
Girls’ night out and alcohol are as synonymous with each other as peanut butter and jelly. It is depicted pretty much everywhere in society. Movies, TV shows, commercials, etc. One could argue that the cosmopolitan drink became incredibly popular because of the ladies on Sex in the City drinking them on their girls’ ... Read More
How Nutrition Contributes to Your Recovery
There is a direct correlation between addiction and nutrition. We’ve found that the majority of those who come into addiction treatment do so with limited knowledge of nutrition and poor eating habits. In fact, 42% of individuals struggling with mental health are considered obese. Primary factors contributing to poor ... Read More
5 Ways to Support a Recovering Family Member
Updated August 2023 When a family member is suffering from the disease of alcoholism and addiction it’s felt by everyone. The pain from their actions can be significant monetarily, emotionally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. However, the truth of the matter is that for this member of our family to embrace ... Read More
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in Recovery
If you are in recovery or know someone in recovery, you are likely aware of the proximity of addiction to mental health issues. Addiction, like mental health, has a long history of being stigmatized. Fortunately, the discussion of hidden mental health disorders has been receiving tremendous attention lately. With such ... Read More
Finding Recovery as a Family
Are you struggling with an addiction? Is one of your family members struggling with the difficult process of an addiction? While addiction has the most detrimental effects directly on the user, it may shock you to realize that addiction can also have very serious negative side effects to the family members of someone ... Read More
How Sleep Helps Your Recovery
For some people sleep is not a priority. They fully admit that they are able to function without sleep. Many individuals will sacrifice sleep to have more relaxation time after work, sacrifice sleep for going out, or even to do work or school projects. Sleep is thought of as something that is nice, but not needed. This ... Read More
Understanding the Risk of Relapse and The Necessity for Relapse Prevention Therapy
Relapse is not necessarily a reflection on the success or failure of the treatment someone struggling with addiction has had in the past. Addiction is a chronic disease that, like many other chronic diseases, can result in relapse as someone is trying to recover. There are other chronic diseases that need constant ... Read More