The whole country experienced a lot of change in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic. Treatment and recovery services were moved from in-person to telehealth using various virtual options. Isolation is a common relapse trigger, and unfortunately, the year has been challenging for people who have a limited support system at home. But now that 2021 … Read more
Holistic healing is an essential part of recovery for many. Focusing on internal energy levels may ensure that your mental, physical, and spiritual well being are all addressed equally using traditional and alternative techniques. Energy healing can include physical treatments, reframing how you think, and empowering your spiritual self. Most conventional Eastern medicine inherently involves … Read more
Motivation Behind Getting Sober? The decision to lead a life of sobriety comes with many challenges. Everyone needs something that helps keep them on track in recovery. Faith in a Higher Power, a desire to get healthy and better yourself, or something more personal like healing family relationships, can all be powerful motivators. Achieving and … Read more
Grief and loss are sensitive topics. They do not always involve the death of a loved one. Sometimes, these powerful emotions are caused by a change in circumstances, losing relationships and peer groups, lack of stability, or witnessing tragic events. Learning to find balance and hope while struggling with grief is easier when you have … Read more
There is a consensus among people in the healthcare field that dual diagnosis refers to individuals with mental health disorders and a substance use disorder (SUD). Co-occurring refers to other health issues such as diseases occurring amongst SUD. Comorbidity is another term that you may run into, which simply means that someone has two disorders … Read more
With the increase of drugs and supplements that have become more widely available, substances such as kratom raise various questions. How addictive is kratom, and what are the side effects of regular use? What are the symptoms of withdrawing from kratom, and is detoxing from kratom dangerous? What Is Kratom? Kratom is a plant from … Read more
When thinking about recovery from addiction, it’s not uncommon to think about the treatment program itself; evidence-based counseling, individual and group sessions, alternative therapies like yoga and things of that nature. Before starting any of the important work of recovery though, there’s one critical step that precedes it all: detox. The National Institute on Drug … Read more
Addiction is insidious in the way it latches onto you and takes full control of your life. The cycle of use serves to build an ever-increasing tolerance which means you need progressively more and more of the substance just to get by and stave off withdrawal symptoms. It’s a slow-motion train wreck. The path into … Read more
Watching someone you love descend into addiction is a brutal thing to witness. You feel absolutely helpless and it seems like whatever you do or say is wrong. Somehow it all seems to backfire and further entrench self-destruction. The distance between you and them – and them and everyone else who loves them – grows … Read more
Everyone’s descent into addiction is different. The severity of the substance use disorder varies from person to person. The circumstances an individual deals with are entirely unique to them.It stands to reason that an effective rehab program can’t be a one size fits all solution.If the plunge into addiction is unique, the journey out needs … Read more
