Getting on the Same Page – What to Expect from Family Therapy
A Family Matter If someone in your family is struggling with a substance use disorder, there’s a...
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Category: Addiction
Signs of Addiction
Knowing the signs of addiction is the first step to determining whether or not your loved one has...
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Cold Turkey: Good for Sandwiches. Bad for Recovery.
We Admit This Post is Making Us HungryOne of the great joys of what might be called “the big food...
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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...
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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,...
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Pick a Path for Dealing with a Substance Use Disorder
Maybe you have read a book—or a number of books—in the popular “Choose Your Own Adventure” series....
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Reflect a Bit in Your Gratitude Journal
A gratitude journal can be a powerful tool for a person in recovery from a substance use disorder....
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An Introduction to The Aviary Recovery Center
Making the choice to get help for a substance use disorder is a wonderful thing. But after you...
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How Addiction Affects your Brain, your Life, and your Family
Addiction is a serious, chronic disease with far-reaching consequences for you and your...
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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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Accept No Substitutes When It Comes to Addiction
Advertisers love to tell potential customers that they should “accept no substitutes!” You can see...
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Thumbs Down to Too Much Time on Social Media
Maybe you shared a meme today. Or maybe you reposted a funny one-liner you came across. Perhaps...
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- Recovery Superpowers: Truth, Resilience, Kindness
Even if you think of yourself as a Marvel Comics fan (or not a comics fan at all!), the odds are pretty good that you can name the three most famous and beloved characters in DC Comics. They are, of course, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. They are so important… Read more: Recovery Superpowers: Truth, Resilience, Kindness - 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 written extensively about what foods you should consider eating to make your diet healthier and better for your ongoing recovery. In this entry, we want to focus on a couple of ways you… Read more: Healthy Eating in Recovery — From Your Garden to Your Kitchen - 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 from a substance use disorder. In our “Healthy Eating in Recovery” series (part one, part two, part three), we have explored ways to make healthy choices on a meal-by-meal (and snack-by-snack) basis. We have… Read more: Healthy Eating in Recovery — Focus on Five Kinds of Food - 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 what you do and do not eat. Eating healthily is, of course, important for everyone, but making good choices around food can be particularly crucial to a person in recovery from a substance… Read more: Healthy Eating in Recovery – Third in a Series - Getting on the Same Page – What to Expect from Family Therapy
A Family Matter If someone in your family is struggling with a substance use disorder, there’s a good chance that each family member is dealing with the situation in different ways. Maybe one of you wants to cut off all contact with the person who is drinking or using drugs… Read more: Getting on the Same Page – What to Expect from Family Therapy