Gardening as Part of Holistic Recovery
Holistic recovery, in its greatest sense, means so much more than maintaining sobriety after addiction. Recovery is about identifying and reclaimin…
Perfectionism and Addiction: 4 Hidden…
Perfectionism and addiction may appear to be polar opposites. The stereotypical perfectionist, whom we picture with a perfectly organized desk, hou…
Mindfulness and Addiction: 6 Exercise…
Mindfulness and Addiction Recovery There is increasing evidence that mindfulness and addiction recovery go hand in hand. Mindfulness, or the practi…
Mindful Eating to Support Addiction R…
What is Mindful Eating and how can it help support addiction recovery? Mindfulness is the practice of listening to your body and mind, finding peac…
How to Create a Recovery Self-Care Plan
Why Writing Down a Self-Care Plan is Essential in Addiction Recovery Making room for self-care practices in addiction recovery is not only helpful,…
A Mindfulness Exercise on Gratitude f…
A mindfulness exercise on gratitude. Consider trying this practice by reading it aloud as you sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner. Take a moment t…
Aimless Wandering: a Mindfulness Prac…
We hear a lot about mindfulness in early addiction treatment. Simply put, mindfulness is the art of “making friends” with your experience, whatever…
How Meditation Helps Addiction Recovery
Mindfulness Training in Recovery Ten years ago, I never imagined that I’d ever be touting mindfulness meditation as a key component of treatment fo…
Five New Years Resolutions for Early …
New Year’s resolutions can be tricky. Yes, we want to grow. Of course we do! Why else would we be on the recovery path if not to better ourse…
