The power to overcome addiction comes from within oneself, starting with a desire to get healthy and well once and for all. Looking to the past only robs people of the future. Now is the time to focus on the future and use some tools to overcome addiction, once and for all. No Excuses It Read More…
Exercise Your Way to a Better Mind-Body Connection
Fitness is a different concept than an active lifestyle. Activity means moving around and burning calories while doing a certain task. Fitness yields much higher returns and benefits, including endurance, heart health, muscle strength and greater coordination. Exercise is connected with improved mental and physical capabilities. Learn more about the ways exercises benefits an improved Read More…
Practice Presence with These Mindfulness Techniques
The mind is constantly pulled in one direction or another, scattering thoughts and emotions which leave people feeling stressed and anxious. Finding the time to rest in quiet is essential to wellbeing in order to cultivate mindful spaces for positive mind-body balance. For busy individuals, it helps to find techniques which empty the mind and Read More…
Lose Control and Regain Your Life: 3 Ways to Get Started
People who experience psychiatric symptoms or have had traumatic experiences feel power and control over life is lost. Taking back control of one’s life may have taken over when symptoms became severe. Family, friends and health care professionals may try to support but it feels like a further loss of control. Learn how to regain Read More…
3 Ways to Build a Positive Mindset
A positive attitude goes a long way towards making everything easier. When a person has a positive attitude, the ups and downs of life are easier to deal with. Cultivate positivity by building a mindset focused on the three basic principles. Remain in Control Attitude does not emerge from what happens to a person but Read More…
Hydrotherapy Can Help Ease Your Pain
Constitutional hydrotherapy is a special technique in which alternating hot and cold compresses are applied to the torso and abdomen which greatly improves recovery from various illnesses or disorders. The goal is to stimulate the body’s own natural ability to heal itself. Learn more about how hydrotherapy can help ease both acute and chronic pain. Read More…
Building Blocks of a Solid Recovery Plan
Solid recovery building blocks are a necessary part of develop a plan that will stick. The foundation keeps a house from falling down and the same can be said for the essential building blocks necessary for a healthy recovery. Learn how to get started with some simple steps. Start with a Doctor Consult with a Read More…
Why Your Sponsor is Not Your Enabler
Selecting a sponsor for the first time can be a challenging experience. Many people in recovery from alcohol addiction are afraid to place trust and confidence in a new person, build a relationship and focus so much energy into that individual. Learn how to let go of fear while ensuring the sponsor does not become Read More…
Letting Go of the Past to Focus on the Future
Difficult stories are a reflection of the lives people live on a daily basis. Suffering is a part of everyone’s life to some extent, some experience more than others. It may feel disingenuous to just let it all go and focus on the future but, in fact, it is helpful to focus on the positive Read More…
4 Sober Truths About Giving Up Alcohol
Giving up alcohol is not an easy decision but it is one of the best decisions a person can make for increased overall health and vitality. Many reasons exist why a person gives up drinking but some hard truths also go along with sober living. Find out why the four sober truths about giving up Read More…