Author: Rob Cline

A gratitude journal can be a powerful tool for a person in recovery from a substance use disorder. A common approach to a gratitude journal involves writing down three things you are grateful for each day. Many people like to do this in the evening so that they can reflect… Read more: Reflect a Bit in Your Gratitude Journal

Making the choice to get help for a substance use disorder is a wonderful thing. But after you have made that decision, you still have to make an essential and related choice: Where you will get that help. We think The Aviary Recovery Center is an excellent choice, and in… Read more: An Introduction to The Aviary Recovery Center

Addiction is a serious, chronic disease with far-reaching consequences for you and your relationship with loved ones. It also affects your body physically, with both short- and long-term consequences. Drug and Alcohol Addiction and your Brain Drug and alcohol use has a tremendous effect on the brain. The brain regulates… Read more: How Addiction Affects your Brain, your Life, and your Family

If your teenager is regularly abusing alcohol, it is possible that they are able to keep this part of their life hidden from you. Although addiction can take over a person’s mental and physical health, sometimes it can manifest itself in less obvious ways. Learning more about the indirect symptoms… Read more: Is Your Teen a High-Functioning Alcoholic?

The spiritual principle of acceptance can seem elusive to many people new to the program of recovery. There are words, phrases, and slogans that are commonly used that you may be hearing for the first time. There may be things you have heard for years, but they just haven’t quite… Read more: Acceptance in Recovery: The Spiritual Principle