The Aviary Recovery Center Blog
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 pretty good that you can name the three most famous and beloved characters in DC Comics. They are, of course, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. They are so important...
Healthy Eating in Recovery — From Your Garden to Your Kitchen
In our series on healthy eating in recovery (previous entries: one, two, three, and four, we have written extensively about what foods you should consider eating to make your diet healthier and better for your ongoing recovery. In this entry, we want to focus on a couple of ways you...
Healthy Eating in Recovery — Focus on Five Kinds of Food
Healthy eating is important for everyone, but it is especially critical for a person in recovery from a substance use disorder. In our “Healthy Eating in Recovery” series (part one, part two, part three), we have explored ways to make healthy choices on a meal-by-meal (and snack-by-snack) basis. We have...
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 what you do and do not eat. Eating healthily is, of course, important for everyone, but making good choices around food can be particularly crucial to a person in recovery from a substance...
Getting on the Same Page – What to Expect from Family Therapy
A Family Matter If someone in your family is struggling with a substance use disorder, there’s a good chance that each family member is dealing with the situation in different ways. Maybe one of you wants to cut off all contact with the person who is drinking or using drugs...
What if 12-Step Programs Aren’t the Right Steps for Your Recovery?
Alcoholics Anonymous is surprisingly famous for an organization with “anonymous” in its name. AA and the 12-step program at its heart are what most people think of when they think about recovery from a substance use disorder. The idea of a group of people sitting in a church basement, using...
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 who is in recovery from a substance use disorder. You can read the first entry here {LINK not yet published} to see our suggestions about hydration and your morning meal. This time...
Signs of Addiction
Knowing the signs of addiction is the first step to determining whether or not your loved one has a problem with drugs or alcohol. Since addiction is a disease, early treatment increases the chance for a successful recovery. General Signs of Addiction Sometimes addiction begins in social settings or with...
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 for a person in recovery from a substance use disorder. That is because a healthy diet supports your sobriety. And an unhealthy diet? Well, it can undermine your efforts to stay...
Stages of Change in Recovery
Much research has been about the disease of addiction and its effects. Dr. Mark Gold suggests there are 6 stages of change in recovery and explains how each change directly affects behaviors and characteristics associated with addiction. In his article titled "Stages of Change," Gold explains how the psyche is...
