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Incorporating Mindfulness Into Recovery
What Is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a form of meditation that focuses on your current presence. It is a form of cognitive awareness of your being and your surroundings. Focusing on the “now” and not allowing past or future stressors to alter your...
How Can I Manage Aggressive Behavior Around My Family
While dealing with aggressive behaviors, you may find that your home is one of the places this side displays itself, as this is where you most likely feel that you can let your emotions flow freely. While that can be a good thing, it also can bring...
How to Support a Loved One Through a Crisis
When a loved one is going through a crisis, it can be difficult to determine the best way to help them. Providing a level of support without straining your relationship can be hard to manage. Fortunately, there are a variety of techniques you can...
Using Your Newfound Life Skills Post-Treatment
During the treatment process, you develop various important skills to help with your progression in recovery. In a treatment center, you have had opportunities to work on these skills with mental health professionals and your peers. Transitioning...
Meeting Your Clients Where They Are
Not all patients have reached the place where they have accepted that they have a substance use disorder and need help. They may insist that they are in control of their use and be hesitant to make the changes that they need. Or perhaps they have...
A Closer Look at Couples Therapy
Many people are skeptical of the implementation of behavioral couples therapy (BCT) in treating substance use disorders (SUDs). However, understanding more about the benefits of couples therapy and what it entails can help. The reasons a...
Going Back to School After Treatment
You may have found yourself in the position of taking a leave of absence from your education while completing treatment. Once you reach the point of needing treatment, keeping up in school can often be too much of an obstacle to deal with at that...
Making the Necessary Changes After a Client Relapses
Relapse can be a normal and common aspect of the recovery journey. If a patient experiences a relapse, it does not mean that treatment has failed or that treatment specialists have done anything wrong. It simply means that a patient's treatment...
What Does It Mean to Treat Your Needs Rather Than Your Wants?
It is essential to learn how to love yourself throughout your process of recovering from addiction. However, learning to love yourself also requires you to balance treating your needs, not just your wants. It can be hard to determine what feelings...
Creating a Unique Plan For Your Unique Needs
No two recovery journeys are identical. The journey you take when deciding to get sober is dependent on your needs and where you are starting. Identifying your needs and crafting a plan to cater to them is essential to successful long-term...
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