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How to Make Prayer a Habit
When was the last time you spent some time in prayer? Saying a quick prayer before a major event or when in crisis may feel natural. Do you pray when things are going well? Praying regularly can stren…
New Year, New You
For many of us, the beginning of a new year signals the shedding of old habits and the adoption of newer paths for growth. As an alumnus of a substance use program, your new year might look different…
How Getting Clean Improves Physical Wellness
The struggle to be physically well these days is a real one. There are plenty of strategies and methods to try. New diets seem to emerge every week with tips about what you should avoid eating. There…
How Faith in a Higher Power Can Strengthen Your Recovery
The first step of our addiction recovery journey involves realizing that our stubborn self-will has led us to put our faith in harmful substances to heal our emotional wounds and that this self-medica…
Why Shame Is the Real Enemy of Recovery
You can't talk about addiction recovery without first addressing the two elephants in the room – guilt and shame. People often lump together guilt and shame as one and the same. The two, however, diff…
Beating the Winter Chill With Winter Activity
In ancient Europe, the Scandinavian people lived long months in nearly total darkness in their northern homes. In some parts of Lapland, winter days are filled with almost twenty hours of dark nights…
Why Addiction Makes Anxiety Worse
Anxiety and substance use can often go hand in hand. Which causes which? Does it start with anxiety, which leads to using substances to cope? Or does it begin with substance use, which then creates an…
Nutrition in Recovery
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, famously said, "Let thy food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food." Since ancient times, we have known the role the foods we consume play in our da…
How Peer Pressure Impacts Addiction
Peer pressure is often something that is considered to affect teens and younger adolescents. The truth is that peer pressure affects people of all ages. It can happen at school, at work, among friends…
5 Strategies to Beat Your Addiction Cravings
Whether you have been sober for five minutes or five years, cravings remain a relatively consistent part of your recovery experience. The good news – by learning how to manage them, you can help prote…
Overcoming Anxiety in Addiction Recovery
It is natural to be a little confused when the term "anxiety" is brought up in addiction treatment and recovery or mental health settings. After all, anxiety is a general feeling of worry or nervousne…
Why Men Struggle to Connect in Treatment and Recovery
Opening up about your challenges with addiction can be hard. You might have feelings of shame or guilt and worry about how those you care about might react. This is a normal concern and can often be w…
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