Mental Health

Addiction recovery has many ups and downs, strong emotions and work on the part of the individual in recovery. While good parts of recovery may feel amazing, the bumps can often feel overwhelming. Even with best intentions of avoiding relapse, it can get frustrating to relapse in spite of efforts made to quit. Steps to [...]

Generalizations Generalizing is a way of trying to make it seems as though everything happens all the time to everyone, everywhere. Statements about generalizations regarding time (this always happens) to generalizations about people (everyone is like that) damage our compassionate perception about ourselves and others. Thinking this way when we are living with anxiety also

Compassion is the best way to approach a loving relationship with someone who is struggling with depression. Don’t take anyone’s mental illness as a personal offense When we word it that way, it seems silly to think that someone’s mental illness could have anything to do with us. Yet we often lose sight of the

Recovery is a promise that you’ll be able to handle life on life’s terms. Unfortunately, life’s terms aren’t always pleasant! Maintaining serenity and sobriety in between is key. Here are 3 ways to get out of a funk in recovery and set your perspective back into a healthy place. List Everything That’s Wrong You might

Art therapy can take many different forms. From simple drawing and coloring to working with clay, the expressive arts have spiritual themes which promote growth in other areas of treatment and therapy. Centering Working with a pottery wheel, for example, requires a focus on the idea of centering, and a literal practice of centering. The

Writing therapy is more of a holistic practice than many people realize. Writing requires mental activity, physical activity, and has a spiritual benefit. Proven to reduce stress and lower anxiety, writing therapy offers us a way to look deeper into our feelings and find clarity in the events of life we find confusion. Supporting our

Emotions do not have to be our demise. Our emotions can be empowering parts of who we are in our lives of recovery. Here are four steps for taking a look at your emotions and becoming empowered by them. Own It The first step in becoming an emotionally authentic person is to own your emotions.

It takes a lot of hard work in therapy and treatment to confront toxic behaviors and reprogram the brain to act differently. Empathy and compassion are important for understanding others’ toxic behaviors, recognizing that you have been in a toxic place in your life as well. However, it is also important to not let empathy

Learning to set goals and map out how to achieve them is an important life skill for long term recovery. Those in recovery are commonly challenged in their ability to set and achieve goals. These are three common reasons why. Working with a therapist, sponsor, or mentor is important for objectively looking at goals, how

In the early stages of recovery, life can be overwhelming. Talking about feelings, going to meetings, focusing on spiritual development, can become too much. “Recovery burnout” is a real experience many in recovery have which leads them to become unmotivated. Leading a busy life of recovery can leave little room for self-care and self-maintenance. Burning