Addiction Blog
4 Reasons to Read During Recovery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If you love to read, you’re in luck. Being a bookworm has been linked to a host of brain and body benefits, including protection ...
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More Reasons to Try Transcendental Meditation
Meditation is making its way into more and more addiction treatment programs – and it seems like everyone is talking about its advantages when it ...
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Intervention Do’s and Dont’s
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thinking of staging an intervention for your loved one? Before you begin, it’s important to keep in mind the following tips on how to go ...
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Curb Comfort Eating in Recovery
Staying on the sober path is an emotional journey, so it’s not too surprising that many people turn to food to help them cope. This ...
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Role of meditation and grey matter
In a recent article, in Psychiatry Research, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard documented the benefits of meditation on the grey ...
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Surrender
The word “surrender” is often associated with defeat, loss, relinquishing your power and other hard to accept concepts. In many contemporary spiritual programs, the process ...
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Addiction and Older Individuals
We know there are two developmental periods of the person’s life that is at greater risk for addiction. The older individual, age 55+, is at ...
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Why Sleep Matters
Working on fixing your sleep habits is an essential part of your recovery. And, like exercise, the health benefits are bountiful. Sleeping restores your mind ...
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Could You Be in a Codependent Relationship?
Are you addicted to an addict – it’s a question you may need to ask yourself if you are a family member of or are ...
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Professional Women and Addiction
Despite studies showing that women with substance use disorders have a faster course towards severity than men with addictions, most treatment programs in the U.S. ...
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