Trauma Informed Care A lot of addiction treatment programs claim they provide trauma informed care practices. Mostly because studies show that up to 59% of young adults who receive treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) have experienced some form of trauma. Since...
Mindfulness In Your Recovery The concept of mindfulness has many meanings, both in and outside of the recovery community. But simply put, it’s a mental state of being aware of the present moment while acknowledging thoughts, body sensations and emotions. For some time...
Grief And Substance Use Most of us at one time or another have experienced grief. This emotion is encompassed by a profound sense of loss and sadness and can be incredibly difficult to process in safe ways. If we don’t already have good coping mechanisms in place,...
How To Complete Your Goals One of the most difficult things for the average person to do in life is set goals and do whatever they need to achieve them. We all hear stories about how some exceptional person set their sights on a goal and actually followed through on...
What’s An Intervention? Some people in the recovery community believe you need to hit “rock bottom” before you’re ready to go to treatment. Unfortunately, this ideology leaves you susceptible to the pitfalls of addiction for a longer period of time. In essence,...
