Tag: recovery
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Sober Date Ideas and Tips For Those in Recovery
For those recovering from a drug or alcohol addiction, dating can be a complicated and confusing world. When you finally decide to start dating again, there are several things you should consider before taking the first step towards a relationship.
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Get Help for Addiction and Mental Health During the Holidays
The holidays tend to shine a spotlight on issues that may be easier to downplay during other times of the year. With all the memories and challenges that seasonal festivities can bring up, the last thing you want to lose is your sobriety during the holidays.
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Becoming Me: My Eating Disorder Recovery Story
A The Meadows Ranch alum discusses her brave journey towards eating disorder recovery and how our treatment program helped.
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Why the 12-Step Approach Still Works
In the world of recovery programs, however, there are a number of reasons why the 12-Step approach has stood the test of time and varying trends along the way. For nearly 100 years, this proven method has helped those who struggle with addiction to not only get well, but stay well.
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Investing in Aftercare
Picture yourself on the heels of completing an addiction treatment program. Your willingness to participate, the important help you’ve received along the way, and your hard work in seeing it through have all led to a healthier you. Now what?
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Healthy Intimacy In Recovery
If you’re finding your way free from addiction, building intimacy in recovery may be one of your goals. If it isn’t, you may be wondering why it’s such a big deal. If you take a look at how addiction may have disrupted your existing relationships or made it nearly impossible to form healthy new ones,…
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Podcasts and How They Help
Whatever you’re interested in, no matter how niche, there’s probably a podcast (or several) that will appeal to you. And unlike, say, social media, one of the benefits of podcasts is the generally positive tone in the facilitation of discussion that helps and informs.
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Introducing Recovery Replay
The fact that everyone seems to have a podcast these days is not lost on Dominic Lawson. As the host and producer of Beyond Theory podcast for Meadows Behavioral Healthcare (MBH), the recovery podcast vet has discovered something extraordinary about the decidedly old-school medium: the ability to tell a complete, three-dimensional narrative. This approach has…
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Journaling as an Act of Self-Care
Explore how journaling can be a powerful act of self-care, helping you process emotions, reduce stress, and boost mental well-being.
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7 Ways to Be Thankful: The Contentment Connection
Keep Your Social Media Positive As you’re being mindful of things to be thankful for, gratitude is a message worth sharing. Find your way to express it authentically online. Maybe it’s a quote from a book that meant something to you. A snapshot from a place that really wowed you, or a selfie featuring a…
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National Recovery Month: Recovery Is for Everyone
By Anna McKenzie What Is the Goal of National Recovery Month? National Recovery Month is as much about celebrating individuals in recovery as it is about generating awareness of the need for addiction and mental health treatment. The opioid epidemic is one example of how addiction has significantly affected our society. According to the Department…
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Accepting the Past as an Asset in Recovery
What if I were to tell you that all aspects of your past would be used as an asset? Would you believe it, or would you instantly regret it and want to change it? I have a love/hate relationship with the word “acceptance.” As a stubborn addict, I am not supposed to agree with everything,…