For a parent, addiction and recovery bring additional challenges starting with how to talk to your kids about what is happening and how they feel in order to help them cope. Here are a few important points to consider when you’re ready to begin the process. Talking to your kids about your addiction and recovery…
DetailsSince even medical science cannot provide answers that apply universally to those living with addiction, it is still a matter of dealing with the individual rather than relying solely on any group approach. While this ensures the best course for each person seeking their road out of addiction, it requires separating dogmatic beliefs from science…
DetailsWhen looking at different treatment options, it is important to know what will and won’t work for you. At Archstone Behavioral Health, we have a thriving Jewish community and recognize their needs are different than our average client. Although we do not focus on the Faith specifically in our treatments, we do provide a community…
DetailsFor the person with a loved one recovering from addiction, the hardest thing to do is to know how to provide positive support to help them on their journey. For the person going through recovery, one of the most difficult things is to know how to accept that support. Oftentimes, they can both begin fulfilling…
DetailsBecause of the duality of emotions that are part of the holiday season, (happiness/sadness, calm/stress, comradery/isolation etc.), it can be the most difficult time for those in recovery. The struggle to resist temptation to revert to old ways can be a challenge, but there are a number of things that the person in recovery as…
DetailsAs you go move forward on your recovery journey this holiday season, parties and get together with family and friends abound where alcohol may be present. You may have reached the stage where you can handle being around the substance, but you want to have a festive and fun beverage too. What could be better…
Details“When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.” ~Honore de Balzac The origins of self-doubt can come from our inner voice or it can come from outside influences such as toxic people that have too much influence in our lives. That negative influence can feed your inner voice, which in turn feeds…
DetailsIf there’s any way to prove that addiction is an illness that can happen to anyone, regardless of age, class, location, or background, is the fact that some of these celebrities have gone through the same thing that many of our clients are currently struggling with. These three celebrities shared their views with others on…
DetailsThe journey from addiction to recovery is an arduous one that requires every positive support available to help ease the transition. Friends, loved ones, and therapy coaches will do all within their power to be there with the right words that can bring comfort or steel resolve. These ten quotes are among the many that…
DetailsIt is broadly accepted by the general population and health professionals that exercise is a key component of health at every stage of life, While its health benefits in staving off chronic health conditions and acute illnesses is well known, it is now becoming a key part of therapy for recovering addicts. When it comes…
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