Healthy Eating in Recovery — From Your Garden to Your Kitchen
In our series on healthy eating in recovery (previous entries: one, two, three, and four, we have...
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Author: Rob Cline
Healthy Eating in Recovery — Focus on Five Kinds of Food
Healthy eating is important for everyone, but it is especially critical for a person in recovery...
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Healthy Eating in Recovery – Third in a Series
This blog post is the third in our series dedicated to helping you make healthy decisions about...
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Getting on the Same Page – What to Expect from Family Therapy
A Family MatterIf someone in your family is struggling with a substance use disorder, there’s a...
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What if 12-Step Programs Aren’t the Right Steps for Your Recovery?
Alcoholics Anonymous is surprisingly famous for an organization with “anonymous” in its name. AA...
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Just recently, the new REAL ID requirements went into effect (sort of) after years of delay. Under the new rules, you now need a REAL ID—rather than just a driver’s license—to board a domestic flight. Many people rushed to get REAL IDs as the deadline was approaching—just as many people… Read more: Think of Treatment Like a Trip to the Airport - A Growth Mindset Points to a Path for Reaching Goals
Wouldn’t it be great if one day, while you were just minding your own business, you suddenly encountered a big flashing sign that read in bright, clear letters, “This way to your goals!”Maybe it would be the first in a series of signs that would lead you from wherever you… Read more: A Growth Mindset Points to a Path for Reaching Goals - You Want a Holistic Approach for a Whole Lot of Reasons
Not too many songs are built around a single musical note. Even the famous song “One Note Samba” involves a lot more than a single note. A song is a complex combination of melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, and more.The same is true about a person. No single trait can fully… Read more: You Want a Holistic Approach for a Whole Lot of Reasons - The Pink Cloud is Weather. Long-Term Sobriety is Climate.
Sometimes we mistake the weather for the climate. Maybe it is unexpectedly rainy today, so you think a long drought has come to an end. Or maybe it is cool for June, so you are not so sure about all those claims about higher global temperatures.In both cases, you are conflating… Read more: The Pink Cloud is Weather. Long-Term Sobriety is Climate. - New Warning from Surgeon General: Alcohol Causes Cancer
Most everyone knows that cigarettes and other tobacco products are required to have a message on their packaging from the Surgeon General of the United States warning of the potential dangers. When it comes to cigarettes, a number of different messages appear, such as:Surgeon General’s Warning: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer,… Read more: New Warning from Surgeon General: Alcohol Causes Cancer