Tag: support

Softening the Weight of Anxiety

April 15, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Mental Health

Anxiety can feel like a blanket, only instead of comforting you, it suffocates you. It can feel heavy, dark, isolating, and can leave you wondering if it will ever leave. Although anxiety may feel like it is consuming your life,… Read More ›

Why Connection Is Essential for Healing

April 5, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Mental Health

Healthy connections with others can be something you desire just as much as you resist. This is usually the case with all things that are desired most because it is common to experience fear surrounding that which you most want.… Read More ›

What are Trauma Responses?

March 28, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff PTSD

Most people have experienced some form of trauma in their life. Regardless of what type of trauma you have encountered, it is valid and you deserve proper healing. There is not a trauma that is “better” or “worse” than another… Read More ›

Cultivating the Ability to Be Alone

March 22, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Mental Health

Healing journeys can be lonely. Whether you are healing from addiction, mental illness, or something else, it can feel as if nobody understands what you are going through and how exhausting the process is. As lonely as healing journeys can… Read More ›

Allowing Yourself to Receive Support

January 1, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Mental Health

One of the most challenging things to do, especially if you identify as a “giver” more than a “taker,” is allowing yourself to receive support. Letting your guard down, allowing others to support you, and being vulnerable can be uncomfortable… Read More ›

How to Support a Loved One Struggling With Anxiety

October 11, 2021 Avalon Malibu Staff Mental Health

Do you have a loved one who is struggling with anxiety and are unsure how to help them? What anxiety feels like, and the impact it can have on a relationship is different for everyone. How best to support someone… Read More ›

Using Gratitude to Aid Your Recovery

June 4, 2021 Avalon Malibu Staff Emotional Happiness Healthy Living Recovery

Inside all of us resides a secret weapon for healing and fostering a positive mindset, known as gratitude. When you practice gratitude, you allow yourself to notice and feel appreciation for all you have in life, not limited to material… Read More ›

How to Deal When A Loved One Relapses, Again

April 28, 2021 Avalon Malibu Addiction Recovery Relationships

No matter how many times you’ve been warned that relapse is part of recovery, the sting of a loved one repeatedly relapsing hurts every time. When a loved one is in recovery and your full attention is on their recovery… Read More ›

How To Help Someone Who Doesn’t Want Help

February 15, 2021 Avalon Malibu Treatment Addiction

You can feel helpless watching a loved one struggle with an addiction or poor mental health as they refuse to seek the proper help. It’s easy to get caught up in wanting to try to fix their problems yourself instead… Read More ›

Confronting Addiction as a Family

February 11, 2021 Avalon Malibu Addiction Recovery

Addiction can be an isolating and debilitating experience. However, it still affects the people in one’s life — friends, workplace peers and especially one’s own family. While a person may want to address their struggle with an addiction to drugs… Read More ›