With addiction recovery comes healing and replenishment of the mind, body, and soul. It can take years to build strength and resilience over the trauma, difficult circumstances, and substance abuse that overtook our lives. While it isn’t talked about as often, nutrition plays a crucial role in how our body functions and recovers. Research has […]
Author Archives: Alta Loma
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Even as adults, we don’t always know how to handle situations that could be detrimental to our health and well-being. We make mistakes, bad choices, and don’t always use our judgment. If we’re not careful with some things, it could only make matters worse. Loved ones may be reaching out to us, explaining the symptoms […]
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One of every four people in the world will experience a mental disorder at some point in their lives. Around 450 million people currently suffer from these conditions, making mental disorders one of the leading causes of illness and disability worldwide. If you’ve been diagnosed with a mental illness, you are certainly not alone. Receiving […]
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In today’s society, it can be hard to talk about the very raw, very real personal experiences that occur around mental health and substance use. Many people fear the stigma associated with these issues. They don’t want to be seen as “crazy” or “bad” or “weak.” People who are struggling with mental health conditions or […]
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From the very beginning, when we initially struggled with substance abuse and then developed an addiction, our mind, body, and spirit became used to alcohol or other drugs flooding our system. For many people, the addiction helped to numb themselves from the pain and agony they felt about previous traumas, accidents, relationship failures, career blunders, […]
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Most people don’t consider reading as a part of addiction recovery, yet there are many benefits that you can gain from it. Of course, detoxification, therapy, and support groups will always be part of the recovery process – they are what help people to become stabilized, to process their emotions more effectively, and to discover […]
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Addiction recovery is one of the hardest, most rewarding processes of a person’s life. Because it pushes us to re-discover ourselves, we come out stronger than we ever thought possible. Resilience is at the heart of recovery, and part of becoming more resilient is learning how we can love ourselves – through the good and […]
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When people enter recovery, it’s usually after addiction has ruled over their life, affecting their health, their relationships, their career, and just about everything else in a negative way. We should be happy to see our addiction go – but strangely enough, that’s not always the case. Most people associate recovery with feelings of release, […]
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Nobody enjoys being in a bad mood, yet we all experience it. When this happens, pretty much anything can annoy us – and when we’re feeling grouchy, it may be hard to even pinpoint how that bad mood came about. In addiction recovery, it’s important to consider what it means to be in a bad […]
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Relapse is an incredibly scary part of recovery that most people fear because they’re afraid it means they have failed. While nobody enjoys taking a few steps forward just to take a few steps back, the reality is that relapse can provide some valuable insights. For example, relapse can show a person what cues are […]