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Healing Addiction – A look at How Elder Holland's General Conference talk, "Like a Broken Vessel”
In the October session of the 2013 LDS General Conference, we enjoyed hearing from leaders of the Church on several spiritual topics. One stood out to me most as relevant to the trials of our times. "…
What to Eat in Recovery
Addiction recovery is an emotional and spiritual struggle, but it's a physical one as well. Your body has been broken down throughout your illness, and it needs to be equipped with the proper tools in…
Faith-Based Recovery
We've said a thousand times that addiction treatment can only be successful if the entire person is treated, not just the person's addiction. This is because addiction is a disease that affects every…
Overcoming Mistakes
Past mistakes can weigh on a person in recovery and can make you lose hope in your ability to overcome your addiction. You may begin to feel like you've always made mistakes, and you always will. But…
Making Recovery Comparisons
When you're working with others in recovery who are going through similar struggles to you, it's easy to compare your recovery process to the processes of others. There are times when comparing yourse…
Keeping Promises About Addiction Recovery
- We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
Addiction and Gender-Based Stereotype
There are many factors that contribute to addiction. Some of them are similar across genders, but some are gender specific. Society's different expectations for men and women, the way men and women ha…
Common Pitfalls to Avoid While Supporting an Addict
Anyone who loves an addict knows supporting them can be a tricky thing at times. There's a fine line between helping and hindering when it comes to addiction, and it can be difficult to know which sid…
Drug Addiction Myths
Addiction recovery is a difficult, life-changing process and addicts need all the support they can get as they work to heal themselves. Unfortunately, many of the myths that surround drug use and addi…
Removing Blame for Recovery
There are many stumbling blocks on the road to recovery that need to be addressed. One of these roadblocks is blame. Blame is placing fault or responsibility for a problem on a person or a circumstanc…
Aftercare – Continuing Patterns of Rehabilitation and Support
The weeks immediately following your discharge from a residential drug rehabilitation program are crucial to your long term success. This is the time when you will put your new sobriety skills to the…
Keys to Rehab Success
Entering a drug rehabilitation program is a big step and it takes a lot of courage to make the leap. With all of the time, resources, emotion, and effort that will be invested in rehab, you want to ma…
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