The Miracle Question That Can Help Keep Sobriety on Track Articles, From Our Experts>TennesseeBy The RanchAugust 7, 2017By Alisha Irby, MS, Primary Therapist, Men’s Co-Occurring Disorders Program at The Ranch Imagine that one night while you were asleep there was a miracle, and the problem that brought you here is solved. However, because you are asleep, you don’t know that the miracle has happened. When you wake up in the morning, what… Details
There Are Many Paths to Successful Recovery: An Interview With Julie Bakley Articles>Recovery at The RanchBy The RanchAugust 4, 2017Many people in the addiction treatment and recovery community feel that we have to give up the single pathway recovery model and adopt a multiple pathway model that is conducive to the needs of each individual, while also taking into account multiple patterns of addiction. This means using a variety of treatment approaches, recovery philosophies… Details
You Don’t Have to Be Religious to Feel the Power of Spirit in Recovery ArticlesBy The RanchAugust 3, 2017By Julie Bakley, MSW, LCSW, Primary Therapist, The Ranch There are different ways to get sober and live life free from addiction, but many people who quit alcohol or drugs stumble and falter early on in their sobriety. Often this is because they don’t respond to the religious or spiritual aspects of 12-step meetings or… Details
EMDR Therapy for Phobias ArticlesBy The RanchAugust 2, 2017As a way to reprocess and re-categorize past traumatic experiences, EMDR therapy holds great promise for the treatment of phobias. Since EMDR is a relatively underpublicized form of mental health treatment, you may be asking: what is EMDR therapy and can it really help me overcome my most intense, paralyzing fears?
Alcohol Abuse Facts and Stats: The Latest Data ArticlesBy The RanchJuly 31, 2017Misuse of alcohol is extremely common in the U.S., with 138.3 million people ages 12 and older stating they regularly drank alcohol, according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Of those, 48.2% reported engaging in binge drinking the month prior to taking the survey. Not everyone who drinks excessively develops alcohol… Details
Bipolar 2 & Pregnancy: What Medications Are Safe? ArticlesBy The RanchJuly 28, 2017Bipolar 2 involves a pattern of one or more major depressive episodes and at least one hypomanic episode. Although individuals do not experience the same degree of manic symptoms as in bipolar 1, depressive episodes can be severe. As a result, bipolar 2 may be misdiagnosed as major depression because manic episodes are unrecognized or… Details
What Is Equine Therapy Used For? ArticlesBy The RanchJuly 27, 2017“I’ve often said there’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.” ~ Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. President Horses are beautiful, majestic beings, but beyond their physical attributes, they have the ability to connect to humans in a way that is deeply healing. The first mention of therapeutic horseback… Details
Addiction and Dishonesty—What’s the Connection? ArticlesBy The RanchJuly 26, 2017Which comes first, the addiction or the lying? Do addicts drink or use drugs because they are chronic liars, or do they lie to cover their addictions? Why is this particular behavior so connected to addiction?
Living in Addiction Recovery: Great Ways to Fill Your Newfound Free Time ArticlesBy The RanchJuly 25, 2017For Adi, what began as alcohol abuse, marijuana experimentation and cocaine addiction quickly progressed into a full-blown crystal meth addiction. For more than five years, the drug became his world as he turned to it regardless of his current mood. It didn’t matter if he was happy, sad, bored, tired, or alert, crystal meth quickly… Details
Your Brain Composition: How the Brain Becomes Addicted to Gambling ArticlesBy The RanchJuly 24, 2017Problem gambling is a silent destroyer. Unlike those addicted to drugs or alcohol, compulsive gamblers show no outward signs of their dependency. If they do all their gambling anonymously in casinos or alone at home on the Internet, even their closest friends and family members may never realize how out of control their gambling has… Details
