Category Archives: Recovery

Saturday, May 30th, 2020
The Science Behind EMDR & How it Helps Manage Stress
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment originally developed to treat stress associated with traumatic experiences. Today, this therapy treats a wide range of conditions, including...
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Friday, March 27th, 2020
Feeling Isolated in Your Recovery? Maintain Connection in an Age of Coronavirus
One of the first things newly recovering addicts are told after completing outpatient rehab is not to isolate themselves. Isolation and loneliness is part of the syndrome of addiction....
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Friday, March 6th, 2020
What You Can Do To Recover From Addiction-Related Brain Damage
Science has taught us a lot about how addiction affects the brain. Just as cardiovascular disease affects the heart, addiction changes the brain’s appearance and function. For example, brain...
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Friday, January 24th, 2020
Keep Relapsing? 7 Ways to Attain and Maintain Long-Term Recovery
Daily living presents many challenges for people in recovery, whether it be dealing with stressful situations or managing drug cravings. If you get complacent in your recovery, it’s easy...
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Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Top 10 Nutrition Tips to Support Recovery
When you were abusing drugs or alcohol, what did your diet look like? It’s likely that it consisted of late-night fast food, microwavable meals and other fatty foods. It’s...
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
10 Tips for Your Recovery During the Holidays
The holidays are often associated with fun and excitement, but they can be stressful, lonely and difficult for people in recovery. Between holiday parties, family dinners and work events,...
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Thursday, July 4th, 2019
The Eighth Dimension Of Wellness: Spiritual
The last part of our Eight Dimensions of Wellness series focuses on spiritual healing. Spiritual wellness is a broad concept that can encompass religious beliefs, personal values, and finding...
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Friday, June 21st, 2019
The Seventh Dimension Of Wellness: Physical
The seventh dimension of wellness is physical. This is one of the most important, as it has a snowball effect on almost all other dimensions. If you are physically...
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Friday, June 7th, 2019
The Sixth Dimension Of Wellness: Social
Social wellness is the sixth dimension in this eight-part series. Social wellness helps you establish a support system, create a sense of belonging, and enjoy a meaningful connection with...
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