Mental Health
Recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is an incredible achievement that requires immense courage and dedication. However, the journey to sobriety is often accompanied by a range of emotional challenges, including the resurfacing of past traumas. In this blog, we will explore the complex relationship between trauma and SUD recovery, shedding light on the impact…
Adolescence is a critical time for the development of independent adulthood. It’s a period where attention to mental, emotional, and social needs becomes amplified as teens undergo significant changes and experience a desire to foster their own identities. It also sets the stage for behavioral patterns that may persist into adulthood if not addressed and…
Eating disorders are about so much more than food. Underlying symptomatology such as low self-esteem, past trauma, substance use or mental health symptoms play a critical role in the formation of an eating disorder and how they manifest. These can present as co-occurring disorders, or simply motivators towards eating disorder behaviors. What’s a co-occurring disorder?…
Hat’s off to another New Year in recovery! Whether it’s your first New Year recovering from substance use, mental health disorders, or an eating disorder, or your tenth, each new year offers us the opportunity to reinforce and enhance our recovery practices. Everyone’s heard of New Year’s Resolutions, which means everyone knows data shows most people…
The Transtheoretical Model, also known as the Stages of Change, is a conceptual framework clinicians who work in the substance use field use to identify best interventions for how to work with those in recovery. These stages of change are: Precontemplation (Resistant & Unmotivated) Contemplation (Working up to Change, Hyper-aware of Cons of Change) Preparation…
The holidays claim to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for those with an eating disorder these seasons present new and difficult challenges for staying on track with recovery. Why is that? First and foremost, the holidays are an emotionally taxing time for those who don’t have an eating disorder. Family drama,…
Alcohol & mental health. They really go hand-in-hand, and can cause a “chicken or the egg” type scenario. Is my alcohol use affecting my mental health? Or is my mental health spurring alcohol abuse? The answer is individualized based on specific circumstances, while understanding the relationship between alcohol abuse or an alcohol use disorder (AUD)…
Establishing and maintaining healthy routines helps bring a certain sense of stability and consistency into your life. This is especially important during your recovery. Many treatment programs initiate a structured routine so that way it’s harder to veer off course and fall back into old habits. In fact, statistics show that the more structured someone’s…
Recovery is a journey and will take learning some new behaviors to make it successful. Setting boundaries is key to putting yourself and your mental health first. This is especially important during your recovery. Setting boundaries often looks like saying no to anything that might hinder the progress you’ve made or hope to make. Saying…
Anorexia, or anorexia nervosa, is an eating disorder that revolves around a fear of gaining weight or a distorted perception of your weight. It is often characterized by abnormally low body weight. Anorexia can severely impact your life and health. While on the outside, it looks like anorexia is a problem with food, in reality,…