What is Detoxing? What is detox? Many individuals coming to treatment need to detox prior to attending treatment. Quite simply, it may be because they are unable to stop using in any manner unless they are in a structured environment. Treatment Centres (ours is no exception) require individuals to be
Anxiety and depression are the bad buddies of addiction. In recovery, we look for healthy ways to reduce anxiety and build resilience, without turning to false solutions like alcohol and drugs. Getting sober and living well in recovery means finding true solutions and making good choices every day. Take
Assertive Communication How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt: Part 4 Finally, the best is last in our blog series. Assertive communication in addiction! There is a healthy way to communicate that can improve relationships and situations at home, at work, and everywhere. No method can guarantee success, but this
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt: Passive Aggressive Communication is Common in Addiction FINE. Whatever. These are phrases common in passive aggressive communication, which is the most covert and misleading form of negative communication. Communication in addiction is often passive aggressive; it is a way to control and deceptively
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt Part Two: Negative Communication In communication, as in most things human, “we have met the enemy, and it is us.” Negative communication patterns in addiction abound, and the same is true everywhere we look, every day. Some people have unknowingly developed maladaptive ways
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt Communication in addiction and its value in recovery can be overlooked and under-appreciated. “People start to heal the moment they feel heard,” says Chery Richardson in her Week 41 blog. We understand this in the field of addiction and mental health treatment. For
Addiction is a Family Affair Addiction does not discriminate. Addiction does not negotiate. Addiction takes hostages. People in active addiction use substances (alcohol, prescription drugs, street drugs or any substance that alters reality) or engage in behaviors (gambling, sex, shopping, work, exercise etc…) that have become more important to them
“I know who they are, and at times, I see them.” This is a familiar statement I have heard from family members about their addicted loved ones. It is evidence of how much addiction is a disorder of value and values. We all know that person in our life who
“Addiction does not negotiate” This is a quote from Eric Clapton, and it couldn’t be more true! It’s amazing how many addicts, alcoholics, whatever terminology you wish, attempts to negotiate with addiction, and every single time they lose, outright. Period. It’s impossible to negotiate with something that doesn’t negotiate back.
I am married to an addict in recovery. A recovery warrior. Here is a little piece, a little glimpse of what marriage looks like while one partner is living in active addiction. I’m on my way home after just finishing my 12-hour shift working at a facility for people struggling