The Aviary Recovery Center Blog
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Animals Can Be Partners in Recovery—Including Our Own Moose and Bear
Recently, Moose and Bear joined the team at The Aviary Recovery Center. You may be relieved to learn that they are not actually a moose and a bear, but rather two adorable canine coworkers. The pups are just a year old and new to our team, but The Aviary’s belief...
Visit One of the Most Beautiful Urban Parks in the World and Support Your Recovery
In the heart of St. Louis is a park known as, well, the “Heart of St. Louis.” Forest Park is an amazing place where nature and cultural attractions coexist in a beautiful and historic setting. Forest Park was home to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as well as to...
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 the library, or maybe you haven’t been in a while. Maybe it has been a long time, indeed. And maybe you have heard—or even thought—that libraries are just not that important anymore. ...
Two Key Components of Our Continuum of Care
Most people, when thinking about the aspects of residential treatment for a substance use disorder, likely focus on two things: detoxification and rehabilitation. And that makes sense. After all, each of those aspects of treatment is so ingrained in our cultural thinking that we refer to them by diminutive nicknames:...
Overcoming Boredom, Loneliness, and Languishing in Recovery
You probably get bored from time to time. You find yourself in a mood when nothing seems interesting or exciting. It seems like every activity under the sun would be a drag, but you also are not too pleased with whatever it is you are currently doing either. You probably...
