Recipe of the Month: High Watch Cheesecake
Yield: One 9 inch Cheesecake 14 Servings | 20 Minutes INGREDIENTS Graham Cracker Crumbs 1 3โ4 Cups Sugar 3 Tbs Salt Pinch Unsalted Butter (melted) 4 Tbs (1/2 stick) DIRECTIONS for the crust 1. To make the crust: Butter…
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In AA we hear the phrase โkeep it greenโ quite often. It is an important concept to maintain a beginners mind and remember where we came from no matter how long weโve been sober for. The great thing is there…
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Sobriety is an amazing journey, but the journey does not end when you put down the substance. One of the very first things I learned during my time at High Watch was during a Living Sober group. The group leader…
Read MoreHow Creativity Can Help With Recovery
People often labor under the delusion that using or abusing substances like drugs or alcohol help them โopen their mindโ or help them be โmore creativeโ. Unfortunately, this is not true. For instance, the quote โwrite drunk, edit soberโ, erroneously…
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While 2020 was a difficult year for almost all of us, it was also the year I received the greatest gift of my sobriety, my son Aidan. I had always wanted to start a family but had given up hope…
Read MoreHearst Connecticut Media Group Names High Watch Recovery a Winner of the Hearst Connecticut Top Workplaces 2020 Award
(Kent, CT)ย โ High Watch Recovery Center has beenย awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honorย by Hearst Connecticut Media Group. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of…
Read MoreiCAAD Online 2020 and its Significance Amid COVID-19
RehabPath was one of the sponsors and exhibitors for this year’s iCAAD Online 2020, the world’s biggest conference on mental health and addiction. They wrote up a great article on the event, the exhibits, and some of the things that…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Feeling Isolated in Recovery
These are difficult times for all of us, and in recovery it can seem like things are spiraling backwards. Addiction is a disease of isolation, and being forced to physically isolate can have us stuck in our own heads again…
Read MoreMaintaining Your Sobriety During Stressful Situations โ Like the Coronavirus Outbreak
Stress is ranked by most studies as among the most frequent causes of relapse. Many people in recovery turn back to their substance of choice when they are feeling overwhelmed with sudden, stressful events. Todayโs outbreak of COVID-19 is similar…
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