Why You Should Attend Recovery Meetings

Why You Should Attend Recovery Meetings

When a person decides to give up substances and enter recovery, it can feel like they are required to do a lot. In addition to going to treatment, they are often advised to attend therapy, start meds for their mental health, eat healthier, exercise, find a spiritual...
Addressing Insomnia in Early Recovery

Addressing Insomnia in Early Recovery

Adequate amounts of good quality sleep are key to sustained recovery. Unfortunately, one of the challenges many people face early in their sobriety is insomnia. At Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, we want to give you the knowledge you need to...
How Alcohol Threatens Eye Health

How Alcohol Threatens Eye Health

People sometimes forget that just because alcohol is legal, it does not make it safe. When people do think of the organs impacted by excessive alcohol consumption, they typically think of the liver, but the eyes are also quite vulnerable, especially when the liver is...
Mindful Recovery Practices

Mindful Recovery Practices

When a person is in active addiction, they are often disconnected from the things they are feeling and what is happening around them. This can be a way to cope when they are not sure what else to do. Mindfulness is the opposite of this. Mindfulness is being fully...