When trying to break an addiction to a substance, it very often involves having to experience strong cravings and withdrawal. In order to get through the short-term effects of withdrawal and to maintain long-term recovery, practicing self-control helps. This isn't to say that addiction or relapse is a moral failing of ... 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.
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20 Creative Ways to Manage your Holiday Stress
In general, the holidays can make the winter months some of the most stressful of the entire year. The pressure of keeping the house clean for hosting, spending money on gifts and travel, and seeing family and friends for the first time in a long time can all contribute to this holiday stress. According to a report ... Read More
Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: Moving on After a Relapse
Relapse is typically a natural component of the journey through sobriety. This means that having a proper relapse prevention plan and corresponding skills for making it through if it happens are necessary to getting back on the right track. Relapse Happens, Don’t Give Up The process of getting sober is a simple one, ... Read More
Life After Rehab: The Next Step for Success
For many individuals, life after rehab is worrisome. When you enter back into the day-to-day life you've lived, everything will be different. How will you embrace your loved ones and work to build your new life when you are still facing the challenges of recovery? Life after drug rehab is not a simple process, but with ... Read More
7 Reasons to Be Thankful in Recovery
Addiction takes over countless lives, often leaving many lost in its vicious cycle of withdrawals, cravings, and control. Hopelessness and fear are very common feelings for drug abusers. There is the thought that life cannot be lived without their drug of choice. This, however, is far from the truth. It is certainly ... Read More
Rebuilding Trust Within Your Family After Rehab
Drug addiction takes away who you are before you are even aware that it is occurring. Piece by piece, each aspect of a person’s life is neglected as the substance becomes a priority, often leading to relational issues between the user and their family members and friends. Users may begin to sneak around, lie often, and ... Read More
6 Hobbies to Try Out in Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is considered one of the most vital steps in an individual’s recovery for achieving long-term sobriety. The design and structure of addiction treatment centers are so that all of the patient’s activity is monitored, the days are structured, and the environment is safe for guiding them through the ... Read More
Breaking Bad Habits and Forming New Ones
Updated November 23, 2022 Human beings are by nature, creatures of habit. Aristotle put it beautifully from a positive perspective “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” This same concept can be applied alternatively to many of the difficult hardships that many of us face ... Read More
