Regular exercise is a crucial element of any recovery plan. We’ve long known that exercise is good for your physical health; it helps you maintain a healthy weight, reduces blood pressure and resting heart rate, and generally keeps your body … Read More
When Can You Start Dating Again?
Guys always want to know when they can start dating again in addiction recovery. Although addiction affects people of every age, it typically begins between the ages of 18 and 25, the time of life when people are most actively … Read More
When You Don’t Feel Like You’re Good Enough
Shame and poor self-image are common problems for people who have struggled with addiction. Many people with substance use disorders have a history of childhood abuse or neglect. They often carry excessive guilt over some trauma they have experienced. Their … Read More
Why Nature is Good for Addiction Recovery
Recovering from addiction requires effort on several fronts. One is making healthy lifestyle changes including eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting plenty of sleep. A frequently overlooked aspect of self-care is spending time in nature. Not only is spending time … Read More
4 Myths About Alcohol Use Disorder
For as long as there has been alcohol, there have been people with alcohol use issues. You might think that by now, most of the myths about alcohol use disorder would have been busted but many persist. Unfortunately, these myths … Read More
How to Act at Your First AA Meeting
Twelve-step meetings such as AA can be a valuable asset for anyone who wants to recover from addiction. If you’re still in active addiction, attending a nearby AA meeting is a great first step towards sobriety. If you’ve been through … Read More
When in Doubt, Just Get Started
When starting something new, especially something ambitious or difficult, it’s a good idea to start with a bit of research. What do experts recommend? How have other people succeeded? Is there one approach that clearly works better than another? Is … Read More
What if Exercise Makes You Feel Worse?
There are loads of studies supporting the numerous mental and physical health benefits of exercise. For example, one study of more than a million Americans found that regular exercise reduced the burden of mental health issues by at least 20 … Read More
Energetics: Yin and Yang, Masculine and Feminine, Balance in Body and Mind
You’ve probably heard of the yin yang symbol, which is an ancient Chinese symbol for the union of opposites — the masculine and feminine energies that are present in all of life. Yin is the feminine life force of receptivity, … Read More
Science-backed Facts about Nature, Mental Health, and Recovery
When we spend a day in the woods or an afternoon at the beach, we feel better. Something shifts. Connecting with nature is the original and most available way to improve our mental health. When we feel disconnected from nature, … Read More