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Staying on Top of your Recovery Journey . . . During a Pandemic and Social Distancing

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The COVID-19 worldwide pandemic is a time of uncertainty that has increased anxiety for many people. Anxiety can result in many uncomfortable feelings that are felt throughout your body. Anxiety often creates behavioral paralysis and those affected are disengaged from routines and obligations. With COVID-19 the subsequent social distancing compounds feelings of dread and anxiety which makes

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Fear, We All Feel It But How Does It Relate To Becoming Free Of Addiction?

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Every human has experienced fear, it is a powerful emotion and directly relates to our survival. But when we feel fear, our ability to be rationale is affected our brains develop something called lizard brain.  How does fear show up in our bodies?  Our breathing may become labored, we may not be able to think

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Coping Strategies For Handling The Anxiety That Uncertainty Brings

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Suffice it to say, there is nothing like a global viral pandemic to throw a wrench into our day-to-day lives and routines! Because the COVID-19 situation is changing daily and because it is so fluid, it creates a lot of uncertainty around the future. Life feels out of our control. As humans, there is nothing

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Holidays are Stressful for Everyone and Especially for Those in Recovery Plan…for Success with Strategies to Safeguard Against Relapse

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Holidays are “The season to be jolly.” The reality is that an overwhelming number of people don’t feel jolly during the holidays. Why do so many people feel empty and stressed out when the holiday season is supposed to be filled with family, festivities, and fun?  It turns out that the biggest source of holiday

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Achieving Health and Wellness through your Recovery from Substance Use Disorder

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People with substance use disorders in recovery need support to successfully manage their conditions and achieve wellness in their lives. Wellness is often taken for granted. It is important to create wellness habits as tools to be used to successfully obtain and maintain sobriety. Recovery is where people improve their health and wellness, become self-directed,

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Can Travel be the Ultimate Test of Your Sobriety? Tips for Sober Travel

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Whether for pleasure or business, traveling can be challenging for those working hard to stay sober. Traveling can feel like the ultimate test of your sobriety.  With a little planning and foresight, you can minimize the risk and enjoy travel keeping these tips in mind: Become familiar with your destination When researching a vacation destination,

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Finding True Happiness Inside of Substance Abuse Recovery

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“Happiness is an inside job”- Abraham Hicks Substance abuse often starts as self-medication against internal struggles. At some point, we may extend this concept into other parts of our lives—just as we may have relied on the comfort provided by drugs, we may also rely on the comfort provided by people or things. Depending on

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Find Your Purpose in Life and Recover from Substance Abuse

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Having a purpose provides a positive focus to fill the void that substance abuse recovery uncovers. But why is it so hard to identify your life’s purpose? When we were young, we weren’t taught to reflect on our purpose in life.  Discovering your life’s purpose takes real self-examination and awareness. You know you are getting

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What is Recovery?

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Defining Recovery can be Challenging. There are Several Reasons for the Challenge: No person or organization has been designated the authority of recovery. From what a person is recovering from appears to influence the way some define recovery. The definition can be subjective and often based on personal experience. Whether or not abstinence is required

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