Category: Mental Health
Pause for a Moment to Think About the Importance of Pauses
When you think about the great discoveries and inventions that humans have made, things like fire,...
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The Importance of Being Kind to Yourself
Here is an experience you can likely relate to. You are lying in bed ready to drift off when your...
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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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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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- Lean Into Thankfulness Now and All Year Long
The end of the year is full of holidays, and in one way or another, a spirit of gratitude is at the heart of them (Festivus might be the exception). The very first of the major holidays sets the tone with its name alone: Thanksgiving. In fact, whether you love… Read more: Lean Into Thankfulness Now and All Year Long - Do Not Let Alcohol Advertising Chip Away at Your Recovery Resolve
No one is ever having a bad time in an ad for alcoholic beverages—at least not by the end of the ad. If someone in a commercial is down in the dumps during the first moments on screen, they will inevitably be cheered up by the end. Their improved mood… Read more: Do Not Let Alcohol Advertising Chip Away at Your Recovery Resolve - Recovery Lessons from Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars—the popular reality show featuring professional dancers teaching celebrities to dance and compete on live television—has been on the air (or at least streaming) since 2005. As we write this, the show is in the midst of its 35th season. That significant staying power is a hallmark… Read more: Recovery Lessons from Dancing with the Stars - Pause for a Moment to Think About the Importance of Pauses
When you think about the great discoveries and inventions that humans have made, things like fire, the wheel, the printing press, electricity, and many more likely come immediately to mind. We would like to add one to your list that we suspect you did not land on right away. We… Read more: Pause for a Moment to Think About the Importance of Pauses - A Pop Culture Roundup of Recovery Advice
As a rule, you probably do not come to this blog hoping to find deep dives into pop culture. But every now and again, we find that a song, a television show, or a comic book hero can provide some ideas that can be applied to the recovery journey. In… Read more: A Pop Culture Roundup of Recovery Advice