How To Find The Right Treatment For Dual Diagnosis
Tips For Finding The Right Treatment For Dual Diagnosis Not all treatment programs accept dual diagnosis clients. Here’s why. Dual diagnosis, also known as co-occurring disorders, is a diagnosis of both a mental health disorder and a substance abuse disorder. It is a complex condition requiring specialized treatment and adequate recovery. Finding the right treatment […]
Recovery Fitness Is A Lifestyle Not Just Exercise
What the hell is recovery fitness? I think recovery fitness is a healthy attitude about your physical goals as part of your life in recovery. Recovery fitness certainly isn’t just running, lifting, or exercise, although exercise is an excellent way to get those feel-good hormones going again. Exercise is what many people in recovery turn […]
Quiz: Test Your Recovery Knowledge
Recovery is complicated. Can you separate fact from fiction?
6 Ways To Overcome Sober Weight Gain
Sober weight gain was a shock to me. When I got sober, the last thing I expected was gaining a load of weight and insatiable food cravings. If that was advertised as a side effect of sobriety, some of us may not sign up. But the reality is that sober weight gain and hunger for […]
Keep Calm When Disaster Strikes
Now is the time to keep calm. We’re not in control of so many aspects of our lives at the best of times. We can’t control what the other people in our lives are going to do, things can go wrong at work, and then there’s the weather… There’s a lot to manage in normal, […]
The Toxic Past: A Survival Guide
A Toxic Past Can Be Survived The toxic past returns to haunt us all, but there is hope for recovery. I started crying the other day while I was hiking. It just happened, and before I knew it, tears were rolling down my face. I finally stopped and took off my glasses to wipe my […]