The changing of the seasons and drop of temperature in favorite swimming spots throughout Oregon is no major shift for locals and lovers of Northwestern adventure. Aside from hot springs, Oregon water is generally cold. Our piece of the Pacific … Read More
In Through The Nose: Science Finds Nose-Breathing To Improve Memory, A Plus For Addiction Recovery
In through the nose and out through the mouth. Breathing in through the nose and breathing out through the mouth. Taking a deep breath in through the nose, hold, feel your breath, and release out through the mouth. Men in … Read More
Thankfulness In Action
Thanksgiving focuses on two major themes: thankfulness and gratitude. Both thankfulness and gratitude have similarities but there is one interesting difference: gratitude is thanks in action. Likewise, to be thankful is to put gratitude into action. According to dictionary.com, thankful … Read More
Living Fully Is Living Bravely
Does it take bravery to live life? It seems an odd question to ask because living is really the most simple task we are assigned as human beings on planet earth. We’re born. We live. One day, we die. The … Read More
Navigating The Holidays: Happy, Healthy, & Refreshed For The New Year
Happy Holidays from the Tree House Recovery Staff to you! This is a wonderful time of year to reflect, rest, and rejuvenate before the start of a brand new year. Unfortunately, the holiday season can be stressful for us and … Read More
Men And Moral Injury
As men who have lived with active addiction to drugs and alcohol, we know of guilt, shame, and remorse. Addiction took some of us to the darkest places of our lives, encouraging us to act in way we never thought … Read More
Making A Difference in Recovery: You’re More Influential Than You Think
Between the opioid epidemic and deaths by suicide due to mental illness, recovery support is topic of a national discussion. Too often, we feel that we are “just” one person, and the world’s problems are too big for one person … Read More
Mindfulness As Motivation
Is there anything that mindfulness can’t do? New research, information, and insight on the positive benefits of mindfulness are published on a regular basis. The many reasons to practice mindfulness are becoming common knowledge. Mindfulness can: Reduce stress Reduce inflammation … Read More
Are There Any Actual Benefits To Eating Pumpkin?
Autumnal foods and the taste of pumpkin spice isn’t new. Traditionally, we’ve been eating pumpkin pie, full of pumpkin pie spices, for hundreds upon hundreds of years. During the fall season, pumpkin pie is one of many delicacies which receives … Read More
Food For Thought
Food is brain fuel. Food is body fuel. Food is what gives our brain and our body the energy it needs to operate: to think, to function, to move, to process, to excrete, and more. The food that we eat … Read More