Recovery Blog
What Can Biofeedback Therapy Do for Addiction Recovery?
Many people know that therapy is an essential element of the addiction recovery process. Rarely do individuals engage in just one type of therapy during rehabilitation; rather, individuals often...
Writing an Impact Letter to Reach Your Loved One
Watching someone spiral in the throes of addiction is heartbreaking and can turn your world upside down in so many ways. An addicted loved one may have a teenage pregnancy, cause a car wreck that...
5 Tips for Success After Substance Abuse Treatment
It takes courage to enter an addiction recovery center. It’s a tough time in anyone’s life. However, it’s also the start of a life-changing transformation. A renewal of your soul. A chance to regain...
Maintaining Recovery as a Family With an Online Family Program
Recovery can pan out differently for each individual, including their surroundings. An individual's family is their biggest "caretaker" and possibly the primary reason for their derailed recovery....
Current Alcohol and Drug Use Trends in the United States
Alcohol and drug use trends change rapidly from year to year, including the prevalence of substance use as well as attitudes surrounding addiction and recovery. Staying up to date on current trends...
Do Women Get Addicted Faster? A Closer Look at Telescoping
Without proper treatment, the chains of addiction can weigh down every part of a person’s life. But those chains pull at women differently than they pull at men, both inwardly and outwardly. That’s...
The Significance of Maintaining the MAT Approach in Recovery
Although an individual with substance use disorder (SUD) may have completed their treatment program, this does not necessarily mean they have been cured. Addiction is a chronic brain disease that...
Why Should I Consider Residential Treatment Over Outpatient Treatment?
Addiction is a progressive disease that requires professional intervention to overcome. Meanwhile, accepting one's need for treatment is often one of the most challenging obstacles to healing and...
Why Women-centric Treatment Is So Vital for Success
We all know that men and women are different. It doesn’t make one better than the other; they can be equal without being the same. These differences play a major role in addiction and recovery....
The Benefits of Moving Forward With a Transitional Care Plan for Recovery
Completing addiction rehabilitation and an outpatient treatment program can feel highly rewarding. This can be especially so for those who face serious challenges surrendering to professional care....
The Power of Rituals and Routines
Have you ever noticed some activities, like brushing your teeth, take zero brain power? In other activities, it feels like you have to make every decision over and over again, like starting a new...
6 Steps to Surviving Pink Cloud Syndrome
Have you ever heard of pink cloud syndrome in relation to substance abuse? The term describes the idea that in the initial stages of recovery, when you hit major milestones, you can feel a sense of...