Those living with mental health disorders can sometimes hear voices in their heads, and this experience can be incredibly distressing. Processing these voices is paramount to prevent further stress and risky behaviors that may negatively impact oneself or others. Meditation… Read More ›
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How Mindful Meditation Aids Stabilization in Recovery
There are many different stages of treatment, and some of them vary between facilities. At Avalon Malibu, we start by making sure that our clients are stabilized. By prioritizing stabilization, our clients can set themselves up for success and gain… Read More ›
The Importance of Meditation
As a human, you most likely experience stress, depression, and anxiety on some level. Thoughts and feelings may get overwhelming at times and have you questioning how to stop letting them take up so much time and space in your… Read More ›
Practicing Mindfulness Through Meditation
Although you do not have to meditate to be mindful, meditation is a great way to bring mindfulness into your life. Beginning a meditation practice may feel challenging at first, but it can become more comfortable over time. Benefits of… Read More ›
Determining When It Is Time to Fire Your Therapist or Sponsor
Therapists and sponsors play essential roles throughout the entire addiction recovery journey. They provide support, information, and a caring shoulder through even the toughest days, helping to guide through crucial turning points in each individual’s life. It’s crucial to find… Read More ›
The Basics to Using Shadow Work in Addiction Recovery
We all have that side of ourselves, the parts of our personalities or life experiences that we don’t want to look at or want others to see. Maybe we’re afraid of how it makes us feel or how others could… Read More ›
Instant Gratification: Cutting The Underlying Thread In Addiction
Turning off the voice inside our heads that tells us we need our next quick fix is made much more complicated by the world around us continually reinforcing that instant gratification is entirely normal. Everything is available to us at… Read More ›
Spring Clean Your Mind With Meditation and Visualization
Springtime signifies a season of rebirth and new beginnings, popularly used as a time for cleaning our homes and reorganizing our belongings. Realizing that the environment we create might reflect our internal state of mind can help us understand that… Read More ›
How to Apply Mindfulness to Process Addiction Therapy
Addiction doesn’t always involve substance abuse. Sometimes, people become addicted to self-defeating and risky behaviors, like gambling, shopping, or over-eating. This type of addiction is called “process addiction.” These behaviors are often developed during early childhood as a way of… Read More ›
Creativity-Focused Complementary Treatments for Recovery
Complementary therapies reinforce cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), 12-Step programs, group therapy, and other professionally facilitated forms of treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and comorbidities. These activities engage the mind, body, and soul in unique ways, allowing for creative self-expression and… Read More ›
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