Posts Tagged ‘addiction recovery’
Communication is Important in Long term Recovery
“We all know how important communication is to relationships in general, but when you’re in a relationship with someone in recovery, it’s absolutely vital,” writes today’s guest author, Nadine Herring. Nadine is the owner of Virtually Nadine, a virtual assistant company that provides online administrative support and social media management to addiction specialists and social service…
Read More#14Days on the Wagon – Accept the Challenge
Join CBS News.com’s #14Days on the Wagon challenge beginning Monday, October 6. And what is this challenge? The challenge is to give up alcohol and “any non-medically necessary drugs” for the next 14 days. As Parvati Shallow explains in the short video below, this is to help you experience the “real effects of healthier living and feel a little…
Read More7 Sound Bites to Update 2014 Conversations Around Addiction
If you are like the millions of Americans, you may have some long-held beliefs about addiction; beliefs like, “he has to hit bottom in order to get help,” “fix the addict and the family will be fine,” “no way is alcoholism is a disease – cancer is a disease – all s/he has to do…
Read MoreSpirituality to Help With Addiction and Trauma Recovery
Spirituality can be a significant “tool,” if you will, to help a person succeed in recovery from addiction and trauma. Why? Addiction and trauma often go hand-in-hand. This is due, in part, to the brain changes caused by trauma that in turn prompt a person to turn to a substance to alleviate the emotional pain…
Read MorePaleo Lifestyle and Addiction Recovery
Paleo Lifestyle and Addiction Recovery – what is the Paleo Lifestyle and what does it have to do with addiction recovery? The following is a guest post by Dr. Herby Bell. Dr. Bell is a Chiropractor, Recovery Coach and owner and director of Recovery Health Care, an integrated approach to addiction treatment in Redwood City,…
Read MoreWhy Recovery Is THE Answer
Recovery – not just sobriety – is the key to the emotional health that makes it possible for a person to truly enjoy life. The following is a guest post by Sandy Fifiled. She and her husband, Bill Fifield, are passionate artists, authors and speakers. Their life together began as an equal artistic partnership that…
Read MoreRecover to Live – An Interview with Author Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Recover to Live – I recently finished reading Christopher Kennedy Lawford’s latest book, Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction, and am thrilled with how he’s presented the science of the chronic, often relapsing brain disease of addiction and the myriad of issues that accompany this disease: the impacts on families and society,…
Read MoreRecovery Coaching Explained
As Cathy Taughinbaugh explains, recovery coaching can be fore the addicted person or the family members, such as parents, who love them. Cathy Taughinbaugh is a Life and Recovery Coach, former teacher and mother of a crystal meth addict who has been in recovery for over 7 years. She writes on addiction, recovery and treatment…
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