When addiction runs in the family, you want to be proactive in talking with teens about drugs and what it means for them, but you may not know how to go about it. Today’s blog is a compilation of tips: the grandparent’s guide to talking with teens about drugs. In many families and cultures…
Have you been struggling with anxiety and wondered whether the marijuana you use is not actually helpful to you and that it may actually be the real cause of your anxiety? Today’s blog discusses the impact of marijuana on the body and mind and what you might want to consider the next time you feel…
Online social media sites allow people to connect with one another, both benefiting their mental health and adding yet another arena for challenges to arise. The concept of social networking plays on the basic need of human beings to stay together in groups and form a community to survive. As the technology developed to support…
Cracking open a cold beer or a fresh bottle of wine has become accepted normalcy in almost any and every situation. We drink to celebrate, and we drink after a hard day at work, we drink to help us harness our inner socialite, and some days, we drink just because we can. What if you…
The recovery process is full of temptation: from sugar cravings that threaten to derail your efforts towards physical health to the monumental urges that threaten to steal your sobriety. Anyone taking on the task of recovery should be aware of these threats to the recovery process, no matter how big or small. In addition to…
Today’s idea of eating for mental wellness represents a much different facet of health than we grew up with. In school, it was common for people to receive lessons about food groups and the importance of eating a balanced diet. However, for many, those lessons never materialized into actual practice. From a young age, we…
A well-balanced, healthy diet is vital for good nutrition and excellent health, especially for those in early recovery. Misusing alcohol and drugs can contribute to nutritional deficiencies, so adhering to a healthy diet in recovery can be especially essential to restoring quality of life when receiving treatment and recovering from addiction. Eating foods with little…
Most people are aware that adhering to a nutritious, well-balanced diet can be vital to living a long and happy life. They understand that learning about nutrition and diet will likely be central to the work of eating disorder treatment. Still, they may not realize how essential it is to eat healthy during the process…
Working through any 12-step program can be not only life-changing but, more commonly—life-saving. The twelve steps, combined with a supportive treatment environment, can be the catalyst you need to change your life completely. You may already be familiar with steps one through three: admitting that we are powerless and our lives unmanageable, believing in a…
Depression was already a global issue before the COVID-19 pandemic, but now more than ever, we’ve seen a rise in all types of depression. People diagnosed with some form of depression are hopefully already in conversation about their feelings with their medical or mental health practitioner However, you may still be looking for natural ways…