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Why the Question, “Why Don’t You Drink?” Feels Hard to Answer
When you overcome addiction and get on the road to recovery, you look forward to a sober future. However, to continue...
Summer Is Over: Is Depression, or Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Setting In?
As the colder months begin, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may occur. If you are feeling depression setting in and it’s still...
Transitioning Back into the “New Normal” of COVID-19 While in Recovery
After a year spent adjusting to restrictions and new regulations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might finally feel...
4 Signs My Loved One is Doctor Shopping
Updated on 09/18/23 Sometimes managing mental health and substance use disorders requires medication. While initially, it might help your loved one,...
Trauma Bonding and Its Impact on Addiction Recovery
Coping with past trauma, managing substance use and dealing with forms of neglect or physical abuse can perpetuate behaviors that tolerate...
Decision Fatigue and Addiction Recovery
Making decisions in early recovery, however big or small, can drain your energy. When incorporating your recovery regimen to work into...
First Responders: Getting Help for Behavioral Health
There is no question that there are significant risks in behavioral health consequences for first responders. Approximately 30% of first responders...
Controlling Worry: How to Respond to Signs of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Using CBT
Updated on 01/17/23 Anxiety and worry are typical feelings experienced at different stages of life. However, when anxiety and worry become...
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Holiday Season
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how we operate and move about our day. As the holiday season approaches, it is now...
Motivational Interviewing: Eliciting Behavioral Change
In early recovery and even at intervals after long-term recovery, you might exhibit feelings of combativeness, resistance, self-doubt and frustration. Any...