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Welcome to the Safe Harbor Recovery Center blog! Our blog offers articles and resources for individuals and families affected by substance abuse issues and addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Setting SMART Goals
SMART Goals for the New Year It has become a cliché for people to set resolutions for the New Year only to break them within a few weeks. According to Forbes Magazine, 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions are broken by the end of January. Of all the reasons why these...
Addiction to Ativan: Why It Happens and How to Get Help
What Is Ativan? Ativan (lorazepam) is a type of benzodiazepine (benzo) typically used to treat anxiety, seizures, muscle pain, and insomnia. Taking this drug for these reasons, following the recommended dosing provided by a medical provider, is considered safe. When...
Meditation as a Recovery Tool
When a person first enters recovery, it is often the case that their substance of choice has been their primary coping tool for many years. As a result, any coping skills they once knew may now be rusty from disuse. And the person may lack other life management...
Sober Activities to Consider During the Holidays
A wise friend in the recovery community once told me that you cannot remove something from your life without replacing it with something else and that if you don’t mindfully choose the replacement, you might end up with something that doesn’t benefit you. If you are...
Not All Addictions Involve Substances: Codependency and Achieving Healthy Boundaries
Codependency & Addiction: Not All Addictions Involve Substances Codependency and addiction often appear in the same place. Someone develops an addiction, and someone who loves that person unintentionally nurtures that addiction with codependent behavior. The...
Sober Holiday Planning
The holidays are a particularly treacherous time for people who are new to recovery. A variety of triggers rise up during the winter months. Fortunately, most of these triggers can be planned for and, with some self-awareness, avoided, so you can have a sober holiday....
Signs That a Loved One Is Struggling With Substance Abuse
The holidays are coming, and you might find yourself interacting with a loved one whom you have not seen in a while, especially given how the pandemic has kept many people distanced from friends and family for much of the past two years. With all of the stress caused...
Keep Your Focus on the Process Instead of the Product in Recovery
Think about your favorite work of art. Maybe you love a painting like the Mona Lisa or American Gothic or Starry Night. Maybe you love a Broadway musical like 42nd Street or The Phantom of the Opera or Dear Evan Hansen. Maybe you have a favorite rock album or comic...
Recovery Requires Resilience—And You Can Build Yours Up
Resiliency and recovery go hand in hand. In order to maintain your sobriety over time, you have to be able to bounce back—and grow —from challenges and setbacks. That’s what it means to be resilient. Or as the American Psychological Association puts it: Psychologists...
Recovery During the Pandemic
The pandemic has been challenging for many people around the world, with binge drinking and opioid overdoses reportedly on the increase, and it’s taken an especially strong toll on people who are trying to live in recovery from substance use disorder. Many of the...
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