Category: Mental Health
Tips for Introverts in Recovery
It is always tricky to put people into categories. After all, each and every one of us is unique...
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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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Be Grateful, Mindful, and Hopeful in Recovery
Have you heard of the “negativity bias”? In the aptly named article “What is Negativity Bias?,”...
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Change Your Personal Talking Points with Affirmations
Have you ever noticed how interviews with athletes after a game are all pretty close to the same?...
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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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Focusing on the Positive Has a Positive Impact in Recovery
Take a moment to think back on the last couple of days in your life. We are hopeful things have...
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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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When Hospitalization is Warranted
When Hospitalization is Warranted? Through the years, doctors and experts in the realm of mental...
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The Importance of Your Mental Health in Recovery
From time to time, we all experience unpleasant emotions. We might feel sad or lonely or angry or...
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Setting Boundaries Strengthens Your Recovery
Think of your favorite sport. Odds are good that the playing area for whichever sport you...
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Prompts for Your Recovery Journal
Journaling is a Great Way to Support SobrietyNot too long ago, we wrote about the various ways in...
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- Revisiting Some Busted Myths About Substance Use Disorders
Some time ago, we wrote a series of blogs focused on various myths about substance use disorders. We used the popular science show MythBusters as our model, and over the course of three blog entries, we considered some of the things you might hear people say—they might even say these… Read more: Revisiting Some Busted Myths About Substance Use Disorders - Help for the Helpers – Advice for Getting a Loved One Into Treatment
Discovering that someone you love is struggling with a substance use disorder can be a very emotional experience. You might feel angry with your loved one or with the person who introduced them to drugs. You might feel a sense of panic because you are worried that your loved one… Read more: Help for the Helpers – Advice for Getting a Loved One Into Treatment - 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 various ways in which animals can be helpful to a person in recovery from a substance use disorder. As we noted in that post, animals can provide a useful reflection of a… Read more: Cravings Can Be Persistent Like a Barking Dog - Anticipation and Impatience are Both Part of Recovery
Sometimes, your recovery journey might inspire the same sorts of feelings you experience when you have to wait in a long line. In 2015, Bloomberg reported that Americans 37 billion hours waiting in line each year. That, of course, is a cumulative number, but when you are the person doing… Read more: Anticipation and Impatience are Both Part of Recovery - Sometimes a Substitute Can Set You Back
Sometimes a substitute is just what you need. If you are a teacher who has to miss a day of school, a substitute teacher is needed. If you are an athlete who needs a breather, a substitute player is needed. If you are a vegetarian who wants to eat a… Read more: Sometimes a Substitute Can Set You Back