Acceptance in Recovery: The Spiritual Principle
The spiritual principle of acceptance can seem elusive to many people new to the program of...
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Author: TheAviary
Why are Drugs so Addicting?
Understanding why drugs are so addicting requires an understanding of the brain and how it is...
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Aviary Recovery Center is Awarded on Newsweek’s America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2024
For the second year in a row, Aviary Recovery Center has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of...
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When Hospitalization is Warranted
When Hospitalization is Warranted? Through the years, doctors and experts in the realm of mental...
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8 Aspects of Holistic Treatment
Mind-Body Connection: Holistic treatment emphasizes the interconnectedness of mental and physical...
Read More- When It Comes to Your Recovery, Keep Looking Forward
Here’s a question for you: When you think about the next few days or the next few weeks or the next few months or even the next few years, what are you looking forward to? Maybe something immediately springs to mind. An upcoming wedding (yours or someone else’s). A vacation… Read more: When It Comes to Your Recovery, Keep Looking Forward - Don’t Let New Year’s Pressure Upend Your Recovery
Before we go any further, here is an essential reminder: Your most important goal or resolution for the New Year should be to reclaim and/or maintain your sobriety. That is the goal that makes all your other goals possible. With that said, we want to reflect on the tradition of… Read more: Don’t Let New Year’s Pressure Upend Your Recovery - Tips for Introverts in Recovery
It is always tricky to put people into categories. After all, each and every one of us is unique and complex and inconsistent and changing all of the time. Still and all, it can sometimes be useful to think about differences among people by considering characteristics that seem to provide… Read more: Tips for Introverts in Recovery - Don’t Let Fear of the Unknown Keep You Out of Treatment
During his first inaugural address, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously told the nation, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” It is an inspiring line, to be sure. But in our day-to-day lives, we tend to be afraid of all sorts of things. Spiders or heights or… Read more: Don’t Let Fear of the Unknown Keep You Out of Treatment - Mindfulness and Yoga Can Support Your Recovery
When you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, it is extremely important to stay focused on your ongoing and most important goal: staying sober one day at a time. That is easy to say and hard to do. In fact, with so many demands on our attention, your… Read more: Mindfulness and Yoga Can Support Your Recovery