Category: Mental Health
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 Sobriety Not too long ago, we wrote about the various ways in...
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Boredom and Loneliness: Two Problems, Similar Solutions
When you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, you’ll need to overcome some obvious...
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Tactical Recovery: Mental Health & Substance Use Treatment for Veterans
Mental Health & Substance Use Treatment for Veterans Those who serve in the armed forces of...
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Victim Mentality VS Actual Victim In Recovery
An Overview Regardless of the context—whether it is concerning substance use, sexual harassment,...
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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. A common approach to a gratitude journal involves writing down three things you are grateful for each day. Many people like to do this in the evening so that they can reflect… Read more: Reflect a Bit in Your Gratitude Journal - 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 have made that decision, you still have to make an essential and related choice: Where you will get that help. We think The Aviary Recovery Center is an excellent choice, and in… Read more: An Introduction to The Aviary Recovery Center - How Addiction Affects your Brain, your Life, and your Family
Addiction is a serious, chronic disease with far-reaching consequences for you and your relationship with loved ones. It also affects your body physically, with both short- and long-term consequences. Drug and Alcohol Addiction and your Brain Drug and alcohol use has a tremendous effect on the brain. The brain regulates… Read more: How Addiction Affects your Brain, your Life, and your Family - Is Your Teen a High-Functioning Alcoholic?
If your teenager is regularly abusing alcohol, it is possible that they are able to keep this part of their life hidden from you. Although addiction can take over a person’s mental and physical health, sometimes it can manifest itself in less obvious ways. Learning more about the indirect symptoms… Read more: Is Your Teen a High-Functioning Alcoholic? - Acceptance in Recovery: The Spiritual Principle
The spiritual principle of acceptance can seem elusive to many people new to the program of recovery. There are words, phrases, and slogans that are commonly used that you may be hearing for the first time. There may be things you have heard for years, but they just haven’t quite… Read more: Acceptance in Recovery: The Spiritual Principle