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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- Aviary Recovery Center Recognized for Fourth Consecutive Year on Newsweek’s America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2026
Eolia, Missouri, August 26, 2026 – For the fourth consecutive year, Aviary Recovery Center has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on… Read more: Aviary Recovery Center Recognized for Fourth Consecutive Year on Newsweek’s America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2026 - Mindfulness and Yoga are Gifts for the Present
Here is something to consider: How often would you say your mind is focused on the present moment? There are likely times when your mind is ruminating about the past or worrying about the future. When your mind is looking backwards or forwards, it is not really present in, well,… Read more: Mindfulness and Yoga are Gifts for the Present - Cracking Open Some Classic Literature for Recovery Notes
In a previous blog post, we suggested that your local library is a wonderful place to find a whole range of resources that can support your recovery. In this post, we are going to do something a little different. We are going to take three classics of American literature—books you… Read more: Cracking Open Some Classic Literature for Recovery Notes - You Can Think of Recovery Like a Crossword Puzzle
Are you a fan of crossword puzzles? Lots of people are. In fact, tens of millions of people in the United States solve crosswords regularly—and you might be surprised to learn that 50 percent of Gen Zers say they do crossword puzzles. That is the highest percentage of any generation.… Read more: You Can Think of Recovery Like a Crossword Puzzle - Do Some Detective Work Around Your Triggers
Are you a fan of mystery fiction? Maybe you like Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot or Sam Spade or V.I. Warshawski or Jessica Fletcher or… Well, we could go on and on. You can find your favorite detectives doing their detecting in books, on television, and in movies. As a… Read more: Do Some Detective Work Around Your Triggers