During the recovery process for addiction, you will spend some very valuable time in sessions with therapists who are there to help you along your way. Finding a therapist that works well with you and meets your needs is essential to the healing process. A good...
Gratitude in Recovery During the early stages of recovery, it’s easy to dwell on the misery we feel. Recovering addicts often think they exist in a solitary sphere. Isolated from all good. If you or a loved one has dealt with addiction, you may recognize the notion of...
Change and Recovery Change is an important part of any addiction recovery process. Without change, we would only continue our addictive habits, unable to break our poor habitual cycles for something greater. Changing our lives, ourselves, and the way we see the world...
Is Meditation Right For You? Whether you’re currently traveling down the winding path of sobriety, or stalled a few miles in; there’s never a simple way to navigate the recovery trail. You may have a goal to find strategies to clear your mind when thoughts of relapse...
At Renaissance Ranch, we’re going to examine each of the 12-steps, and examine both how it can help the lives of an addict, and how LDS principles can be directly applied to these steps. As the saying goes, “Admitting that you have a problem is the first step.”...
Family Is a Powerful Healing Tool Addiction recovery can be a trying experience that will test a person’s willpower, but it it is also an incredibly fulfilling experience that builds us up as people. During addiction, many people have lost so much, whether it be their...
It is always tragic whenever anyone ends up becoming depending on illicit substances and starts a path down addiction. However, this tragedy is especially amplified when it is those who are still children who become victims of addictive behavior. Recently, studies...
You have arrived at the last entry of our 7 part Understanding Addiction Series. Previously, we have discussed LSD, crystal meth, alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy. Today we will discuss prescription drug addiction. Prescription drugs, like Percocet, OxyContin,...
An important part of treatment, both in our facility and after residential treatment is over, is talk therapy. Whether it’s individual therapy, family therapy, or group therapy, effective treatment will depend on effective communication. Below are a few communication...
As an addict, the journey towards recovery from addiction is a long and arduous one. However, the addict isn’t the only person who has to take that journey. Indeed, when getting help from a professional addiction treatment center, family members and friends can play a...
