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12Aug

Relapse Prevention Skills

Find Helpful Relapse Prevention Tactics Breaking the cycle of addiction doesn’t happen overnight. For some, overcoming a substance use disorder can take years of ups and downs. Because recovery is...

12Jul

How Psychotherapy Improves Mental Health

Psychotherapy, also called talk therapy, is a therapeutic method used to help people through a variety of different mental health concerns, including substance use. This can help to control...

05Jul

10 Easy Ways to De-Stress in Addiction Recovery

Stress management is critical for maintaining lasting sobriety. While in treatment, you probably learned several new coping mechanisms and stress responses for life’s challenges. When done properly, these can...

13Jun

Using Nature as Therapy

In addiction recovery, it’s important to keep your routine from becoming stale. Many times, you’ll see recommendations for alternative therapies: equine-assisted counseling, new approaches to individual psychotherapy, and even...

04May

The Importance of Fellowship in Recovery

A fellowship could be any type of support group that you join in recovery. You’ve probably heard of some of the more well-known organizations, like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous,...

15Mar

Early Recovery: How to Build Healthy Habits That Stick

Addiction affects every aspect of your life, from physical wellbeing to mental health and relationships. When you’re in the grip of drugs and alcohol, your priorities turn upside-down. It...

12Mar

Cross-Addiction and Relapse

With an increasing use of alcohol and other drugs, Marty somehow survived his college years and graduated. But, after screwing up several job interviews because he was high or...

23Oct

I’m Interested in Treatment, What do I do now?

You’ve looked through our website, read reviews, and talked with family and friends. There is no more question, no more pushing it off another day; you need help. You...