When selecting a treatment center, there are many factors you want to consider. Long-term success in recovery has been shown by many studies to help people achieve their recovery goals, but there are still some important components to consider when… Read More ›
Category: Treatment
Children and Opioid Addiction
Thousands of children across the U.S. have been shown to be affected by the opioid crisis, and in more ways than one. In addition to the many lives lost and damaged directly from opioid addiction, children are often faced with… Read More ›
Couple’s Therapy
Previous studies have shown that when mental illness is involved in a romantic relationship, typically both partners must work together to get a better understanding of the mental illness and what a partner needs to thrive – but many couples… Read More ›
Mental Health Tools
Mental health is something that should be worked on every day, but this can be difficult to do when it feels like all of life’s responsibilities – like school, parenting, career, bills and more – come tumbling on after us.… Read More ›
Signs of Depression
Here are a few common signs that it’s time to seek help for depression. We all feel depressed sometimes. In fact, it’s completely normal to feel downtrodden, sad, or just plain blue, at one point or another. Life has its… Read More ›
Self-Expression and Recovery
Expressing yourself is so important, especially in recovery. Here are some modes of creative self-expression and how they help. During active addiction, we often forego our creative impulses and self-expressive tendencies, as our substances of choice took over our lives.… Read More ›
Moving Past Emotional Numbness
It’s important to feel our feelings. But what happens when we don’t have any? This is a scary situation and here are a few tips for moving past numbness and into the realm of emotion. Our society is filled with… Read More ›
The Importance of Empathy
Empathy is a vital human ability that lets us connect with others and feel less alone. Here’s how to practice it daily. We hear a lot about “empathy” these days. It seems to be having a trending moment, and for… Read More ›
Learning Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Times of Increased Stress
Stressed out? Here are some sustainable ways to cope during hard times. Finding and living with healthy coping mechanisms is a lifelong practice that we learn to harness in recovery. There are many ways to cope, both healthy and unhealthy,… Read More ›
The Healing Power and Meaning of Colors
The colors of the rainbow, found in the natural world, offer powerful healing benefits and meaningful insight. Colors have been used for centuries to induce certain moods, promote healing, ease stress, and create a mood. All of the colors of… Read More ›