Try These 7 Mindfulness Techniques
How Mindfulness Techniques Work For Relapse Prevention Mindfulness techniques are used for mental illnesses like anxiety and depression, but they also work in addiction recovery treatment for relapse prevention. While drug and alcohol addiction is rampant everywhere, it’s crucial to understand that no two recovery journeys are ever the same. There are a wide variety […]
Why Relapse Doesn’t Mean Failure
A Compassionate Perspective On Relapse While relapse may feel like failure and the end of the world, self-compassion can be the motivation that changes everything. Here’s why relapse doesn’t mean you’ve failed. When it comes to addiction recovery, setback can trigger a myriad of emotions—from shame and guilt to frustration and despair. But that’s not […]
What’s Your Relapse Prevention Plan
Everyone Needs A Relapse Prevention Plan No matter what you’re recovering from, you need a relapse prevention plan, and we have one to help. Alcoholism and addiction are sneaky. One minute you feel fine, and the next, a trigger might send you into a spin that makes you want to pick up a drink or […]
Focus On Health For Relapse Prevention
When you focus on health for relapse prevention, you create new and healthier pathways in your brain. Suddenly you have new things to think about and new tasks to fulfill. Relapse prevention doesn’t mean just staying away from your drug, or behavior, of choice. Just like recovering from injuries, or a devastating loss, getting back […]
Coach’s Corner: How To Start Running
How to start running is a question we’ve been asked a lot. What if I’m a walker, not a runner How to start running can be an evolution from moving from the couch to the kitchen, to the back yard, to the block, to the marathon. Okay, so you don’t want to run a marathon […]
5 Ways To Stay Motivated After Sober Living
For long term recovery success, you need to stay motivated after leaving sober housing. There’s plan for that. Can you stay motivated after leaving sober living housing? In sober living, you’re in a safe environment, have structure, recovery support everyday, and caring staff. But what happens when you return home? Long term success and relapse […]