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The Holidays May Be Different This Year – but Thankfulness Should Still Be a Priority
Given the ongoing public health emergency, many experts are now suggesting that we must prepare for a very different holiday season in 2020. Big family gatherings—the kind we either love or hate—are potentially dangerous, especially to the older members of the family...
Don’t Nag and Don’t Despair – Helping Someone Get Into Treatment
Never Easy Have you ever tried to talk someone into doing something they really did not want to do? Maybe you have tried to cajole your spouse or partner into helping with a boring but necessary task around the house. Maybe you have tried to convince your toddler that...
Seeking Safety May Be What You Need to Address Trauma and Addiction
We all crave safety—for ourselves, for our loved ones, and for our community. But safety can mean more than being physically protected. Sometimes we feel unsafe when no outward threat is present or when we feel incapable of taking care of ourselves. This is...
Is Working From Home Revealing Some Substance Use Disorder Warning Signs?
Working From Home As of this writing, the state of Indiana is in stage four (of five) of its reopening plan following the shutdowns caused by COVID-19. That means a lot of folks who have been working from home may be headed back into the office. But the guidelines...
Rock Bottom Should Not Be Your Top Indicator of a Substance Use Disorder
Do you have an image of a drug addict or an alcoholic in your head? When you imagine this person, what do you see? Maybe they have lost their home and family. Maybe they can’t hold a job. Maybe you imagine them waking up and not knowing where they are or how they got...
Yo, Go Get the Benefits of Yoga in Recovery
Yoga is an ancient practice that first got a foothold in the United States in the late 1800s. By the 1970s, yoga was firmly established in American culture—with some people swearing by it and others feeling much more dismissive (you might remember the fella from the...
A Substitute Addiction Is Still an Addiction
Addiction can be a tricky thing. We are used to thinking of addiction in terms of substance use disorders—that is, addictions to drugs and/or alcohol. But substance use disorders are not the only kinds of addiction. Some people who have gone through treatment for an...
The Importance of a Continuum of Care in Recovery
The Basics Imagine you are trying to learn a new skill. Maybe you have decided to take up the saxophone. There are lots of things to learn in order to get started, so maybe you find a teacher who can show you the basics. You learn how the horn goes together, how to...
Write Your Way to Ongoing Sobriety with a Recovery Journal
What do you think of when you think of a writer? Maybe you imagine Hemingway at the bull fights. Or J.K. Rowling dreaming up her boy wizard. Or Stephen King thinking of some gruesome new way to horrify us. You might imagine someone alone in a room scribbling madly or...
Clark State Forest – A Resource (and a Metaphor) for Your Recovery
As is perhaps appropriate for a facility called Wooded Glen, our recovery center is located near Clark State Forest. Formed in 1903, Clark State Forest is the oldest state forest in Indiana. Today, the forest consists of nearly 24,000 acres and seven lakes. Summertime...
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