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How to Achieve an “Attitude of Gratitude” in Recovery

April 29, 2019

โ€œAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.โ€ These wise words were from John F Kennedy and got us thinking about how to actually live…

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Moving Past Shame in Addiction Recovery: Choosing to Move Forward

April 28, 2019

Shame is defined as, โ€œa painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.โ€ Shame is a powerful emotion that can cause people to feel worthless, defective, and damaged beyond repair โ€“ and for…

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An Attitude of Gratitude in Recovery

April 22, 2019

Practicing daily gratitude has benefits that can help you maintain your recovery. It helps to reduce stress and illness and improves sleep and social connection. When you are focused on what you are grateful for you start to appreciate what…

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Empathy in Recovery

April 15, 2019

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, Empathy is โ€œthe ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situationโ€. This means you are able to identify and understand another…

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How Can You Get An Addict Into Rehab?

April 8, 2019

Have you ever seen a wounded wild animal? Perhaps youโ€™ve seen something caught in a trap or in a fence, thrashing wildly to get free, but lashing out at anyone who comes near to try and help it? This analogy…

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Gifts to Give Someone with Anxiety

March 29, 2019

If you do not have anxiety, it may be hard to understand what your loved one is going through. Whether it is your loved oneโ€™s birthday, a special occasion, Christmas, Chanukah, anniversary, or any other holiday, this present you give…

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Learning From Amanda Bynesโ€™s Struggles with Addiction and Mental Illness

March 27, 2019

Amanda Bynes had a promising career as a child star with a lot of promise. What looked like bizarre behavior on Twitter and her series of arrests were just a cry for help for her mental health disorder. Bynes showed…

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How to Help Your Depressed Child

March 25, 2019

Childhood depression can often be mistaken as just child-like hormones as a part of growing up. According to the Child Mind Institute Childrenโ€™s Mental Health Report, 60% of children with diagnosable depression are not in treatment. It is important not…

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The Addictive Qualities of Fortnite

March 21, 2019

Fortnite is one of the most popular video games in the world with over 125 million members playing. There have been reports of parents sending children to rehab as a result of their non-stop playing. In order to better understand…

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Journaling Methods to Help with Anxiety

March 17, 2019

Anxiety means having a lot of troubling, worrisome thoughts racing in your head. If you do not find a healthy outlet for those thoughts, you might feel like you are going to explode one day. ย By using different journaling methods…

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