Habits are behaviors that become natural and automatic. You may not even realize a habit because it becomes so routine. Healthy habits include eating when…
A lot happens to your brain during the use of a substance and the recovery from the substance. There are changes that occur in your…
Setting goals during your recovery is extremely important. Without goals, you’re just floating along and not sure what you should be doing. Concrete goals help…
No one is immune to mental illness. It can attack out of nowhere and plague you for much longer than you thought possible. Depression and…
Anxiety is something that everyone deals with, even if you do not have a diagnosed anxiety disorder. Anxiety is normal and healthy. It helps us…
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is what treating professionals look at when diagnosing someone with a mental illness or substance use…
Triggers can pop up seemingly out of nowhere. If you know you have a loved one that has certain triggers, it’s important to be mindful…
Some people need extra support than others. This can be the case with people who are dealing with great amounts of trauma. Although their wounds…
Mental health and addiction are often plagued with stigma. Many people don’t understand the struggles of someone in mental health or addiction treatment. However,…
Once we perform the same task over and over and over again, it becomes habitual. The repeated action can be hard to break. You might…