by Jackie Hammers-Crowell | Feb 26, 2022 | Mental Health, Recovery
You don’t want to meet with your counselor. Your sponsor isn’t really helping you. Your recovery group is just a bunch of people whining about their problems. It’s been days (or maybe weeks) since you meditated, exercised or read anything recovery related. You have...
by Safe Harbor Recovery Center | Nov 28, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health
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...
by Rob Cline | Oct 28, 2021 | Mental Health, 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...
by Jackie Hammers-Crowell | Sep 28, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health
When I was aging out of the foster care system, I remember hearing that kids like me were more susceptible to every possible bad outcome a young person could experience, including unwanted pregnancies, homelessness, domestic violence, incarceration, and substance...
by Jackie Hammers-Crowell | Aug 16, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health
Treatment and the early stages of recovery are a time when many people start to take inventory of their lives. It’s important to recognize the blessings and strengths one possesses, but it is also valuable to recognize the areas that need improvement. For many people...
by Rob Cline | Jun 10, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health
It is probably impossible to overstate the importance of sleep in our lives. Adequate Rest Getting adequate rest—at least seven hours of sleep each night—is a lynchpin of both our physical and our mental health. It is also essential to our cognitive functions, which...
