Visualization is a great technique for meditation, goal-setting, and recovering. Creating a vision for your recovery can help you connect to your reason for enduring the treatment process. Who Do you know who you want to be when you grow up? Many people who might be labeled grown ups still aren’t entirely sure. Don’t worry,...Read More

The first step toward getting past any relapse is to admit a mistake because mistakes happen. In addiction and alcoholism relapse can happen- they do not have to. Those who have been recovering will be dealing with anger, shame, and guilt over their setback. Adding to that guilt by dwelling on the mistake of a...Read More

Drug addicts stop doing drugs for their recovery. Alcoholics stop drinking for their recovery. Sex addicts stop having sex which creates unhealthy patterns of behavior for their recovery. Shopping addicts learn to manage their budget and shop in a way that is healthy. Eating disorder recovery doesn’t involve not eating but learning how to regulate...Read More

What Are Alternative Therapies? Alternative therapies include animal therapy, meditation, music or art therapy, wilderness therapy, or exercise. Alternative therapies are becoming more mainstream, as providers and clinicians discover people respond to different types of treatment in different ways.  Included below are five alternative therapies that you might experience during treatment. 1. Animal-assisted therapy Many...Read More

Following treatment, one can begin to experience positive changes in physical, emotional, and psychological health.  Here are eight ways life can change following treatment. 1.    You will experience emotional regulation.  Your emotions will be less exaggerated and you might feel that you have some control over your emotions.  This is an important consideration because when...Read More

Are There Mindfulness Tools For Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a condition in which the person experiences extreme highs and lows, such as hyperactivity or depression, which can last for weeks or months at a time. This disorder can affect every aspect of someone’s life, and often interferes with their school, work, relationships, and social...Read More

Can the 12 steps help with mental health recovery? Like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), there are 12-step groups that are designed to offer support for individuals suffering from a mental illness. The 12 steps are replications of those in AA, and are centered around spirituality and helping individuals understand themselves and their illness while forming a...Read More

What Is Holistic Health?   Holistic health is a term used to describe a whole person in terms of caring for the mind, body, and spirit.  If you have visited a physician lately, you might have noticed that the doctor or nurse practitioner asks about symptoms and overall general physical health.  You might be given...Read More

Music Therapy and Trauma Treatment   Music therapy has been used to treat victims of trauma for many years.  Music therapy interventions are provided by professionals who use music to assist those who need to recover from a traumatic event.  Music therapy can address an individual’s physical and psychological issues through a non-invasive medium.  Individuals...Read More

What time you go to sleep and how well you sleep can have an impact on how well you function the next day. This is not news for most people. Going to bed at an unreasonable hour and getting a small amount of sleep puts strain on cognitive functioning like paying attention, retaining information, and...Read More