• The 5 Best Sobriety Gift Ideas, and 3 You Should Avoid

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    If you find yourself struggling with what to get your loved one in recovery, you’re not alone. Recovering from an addiction is likely one of [...]

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    National Recovery Month: Sara Ritchie’s Recovery Journey

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    September is National Recovery Month. Established by SAMHSA in 1989, this observance promotes and supports new evidence-based substance use treatment practices, the community of U.S. [...]

  • Top 4 Benefits of Breathing Techniques in Recovery

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    Breathing is an unconscious habit, one that our bodies do on autopilot because it’s part of our survival system, but did you know you can [...]

  • Why Prioritizing Mental Health in Addiction Recovery Matters

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    Mental health and addiction recovery have long been used in the same conversations due to the nature of both conditions often being connected.  Many people [...]

  • 6 Superfoods to Support Your Recovery During Alcohol Detox

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    Recovering from alcohol use disorder is an intense physical process. The challenges of detoxification, or detox, from alcohol are often greater than anticipated. Making the [...]

  • The Science and Treatment Process of BioSound Healing Therapy

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    Traditional therapy programs like cognitive behavioral therapy are effective, widely-utilized methods of addressing addiction and mental illness. However, because of the complexity of certain cases, [...]

  • What’s the Timeline of Heroin Withdrawal?

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    When someone chooses to reject heroin addiction and pursue recovery, they face two initial stages — withdrawal and detox. Both with unpleasant reputations, the thought [...]

  • Signs and Symptoms of Addiction Withdrawal

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    If you are considering quitting drugs and alcohol use, you may be wondering a number of things, such as — what is withdrawal? Does everyone [...]

  • Mindfulness: What It Is & How It Works

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    What is mindfulness, and what are its benefits? Mindfulness, on the most basic level, is exactly what it sounds like: maintaining a present awareness of [...]

  • How Can I Find Hope During Prescription Drug Rehab?

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    Recovery is a long, grueling and incredibly taxing process, and it can be difficult to keep the end goal in sight. It can also be [...]

  • Refuting the Myths About Medication-Assisted Treatment

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    n>Medication-assisted treatment gets a bad reputation. Many people have this conception that it’s just replacing one addiction for another. You may hear critics say that [...]

  • Can Meditation Help Me Manage Addiction Habits?

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    We all need to escape sometimes. The stress of substance use, atop the stress of daily life, can leave us feeling overtaxed. Addiction affects our [...]

  • How BioSound Healing Therapy Helps Heal Negative Emotions

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    A holistic approach to therapy includes healing of the whole person - body, mind and spirit. As research continues to emerge stressing the importance of [...]

  • Art Therapy: Non-Verbal Treatment at its Best

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    If you’ve hit a plateau in conventional therapy or you’re ready for the benefits of a strong alternative treatment method, or are just looking to [...]

  • 6 Tips to Meal Plan Like a Pro

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    The wide and delicious world of meal planning looks overwhelming from the outside. It seems to require an organized personality and a culinary degree to [...]

  • Coping with Isolation During Recovery

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    As social creatures, human beings don't like to be left alone for too long. Unfortunately, recent events may have left you or someone you care [...]