Category: Addiction Recovery
Your Recovery Is Not a Competitive Activity
You have likely arrived at this blog looking for information about substance use disorders, their...
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Good Mental Health Is a Key to Ongoing Recovery
What are you doing to look after your mental health? That question might surprise you here in a...
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Cravings Can Be Persistent Like a Barking Dog
In a recent blog post, we wrote about our new doggy co-workers, Moose and Bear. We explored the...
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Head to Your Local Library for Recovery Resources
How long has it been since you visited your community’s library? Maybe you are a regular user of...
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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”...
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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...
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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...
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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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Healthy Eating in Recovery – Second in a Series
This post is the second entry in our series about the importance of healthy eating for a person...
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Healthy Eating in Recovery – First in a Series
How healthy is your diet? It is a good question for anyone, but it is an especially good question...
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Surround Yourself with People Who Support You in Recovery
Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? If you are a Sesame Street fan, you probably remember a...
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Do Not Do Recovery Solo – The Benefits of Getting with the Group (or Groups)
When you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, there is a reasonable chance that you will...
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- Stay the Course When Surprises Arise
We all get surprised from time to time. Some of those surprises are good (a celebration for your birthday that your friends kept secret, for example); other surprises are bad (a car repair bill significantly higher than you were expecting, for example); and some surprises are just a bit odd… Read more: Stay the Course When Surprises Arise - Six Key Characteristics That Set The Aviary Apart
For years and years now, Mobile On the Run convenience stores in the St. Louis area have been running a promotion that offers reduced prices on beverages when the hometown Cardinals score six runs in a baseball game. The campaign has undergone various permutations over the years, but there was… Read more: Six Key Characteristics That Set The Aviary Apart - You Will Experience Less Stress with Less Mess
How stressed out are you feeling right now? It is an important question for everyone—and particularly important for a person who is in recovery from a substance use disorder. If you are like many people, the answer is probably somewhere between a little and a lot—and it might well edge… Read more: You Will Experience Less Stress with Less Mess - Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part Two
This post is the second and final entry in our short series about little habits that can serve you well in recovery. In the first entry, we identified four such habits: Start Your Morning by Setting Yourself Up for a Good Day Get in (at Least) a Little Exercise Pay… Read more: Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part Two - Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part One
People tend to be focused on the big moments in life. You see this all the time in sports. Many baseball fans would rather see home runs than singles. Many football fans would rather see a long bomb of a pass downfield than a short running play that gains just… Read more: Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part One