How Can Exercise in Recovery Support My Sobriety?
Of all the tools we gather to help us stay sober, exercise in recovery might be one of the most helpful and supportive for our sobriety. Although seemingly simple, a regular exercise routine can actually be a powerful and effective tool for self-care, holistic healing, and transformation. Managing Depression and Anxiety: Exercise in Recovery As […]
Prioritizing Self-Care in Recovery
Throughout the process of recovering from addiction, we often tend to put our health and wellness on the back burner. We’re juggling so many different things that we forget to prioritize self-care in recovery. Our determination to complete treatment and to attend meetings can become a source of pressure and stress. We feel a sense […]
Talking to Loved Ones About Our Addiction
Of the many courageous steps we take in recovery, one of the most difficult is talking to loved ones about our addiction. This process can be especially emotionally charged when we’ve had conflict or misunderstanding with those loved ones in the past. Whether we first realize that we have a problem or we have to […]
Coping With a Loved One’s Overdose
When someone we love struggles with addiction and then tragically suffers an overdose, we’re left reeling from the grief. We’re confronted with difficult questions that feel impossible to answer. Was their overdose intentional? Did they intend to take their own life? Was it an accidental overdose? Should I have seen this coming? A loved one’s […]
How Spending Time in Nature Can Support Our Recovery
Many of us recovering from addiction have learned just how helpful and effective it can be to find holistic ways to support our recovery. Some of the most powerful are also the simplest, for example, finding stillness and wholeness by spending time in nature. Connecting with the natural world around us can bring us a […]
How Having a Pet Can Help You Stay Sober
As we’re recovering from addiction, there are many life changes we can implement to help ourselves stay sober. One of these life changes that can support our sobriety and bring us immeasurable joy is having a pet once we are stable enough in our recovery to care for it safely. Animal-assisted therapy has been shown […]
What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy?
There are many well-known therapeutic modalities used to help those of us struggling with addiction and mental health challenges, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). A term we might be less familiar with when it comes to therapy is trauma-informed therapy. What is trauma-informed therapy, and how can it support us in […]
Symptoms of Withdrawal in Recovery
One of the biggest challenges we face when recovering from addiction is our experience with withdrawal symptoms. Each of us will experience our recovery differently, just as each of us has a different addiction story. The symptoms of withdrawal we experience may be unique to us and our addiction journey. There are some very common […]
How Grief and Loss Can Impact Our Addiction and Journey of Healing
Grief and loss are universal experiences, but many of us recovering from addiction face additional challenges unique to our addiction journeys. How we experience loss in our lives and how our addictions develop can be interconnected. Our addictions and other trauma-related mental illnesses can be complicated and exacerbated by our experiences with grief and mourning. […]
Should I Continue to Attend 12-Step Meetings Following Treatment?
Attending 12-Step meetings and following the 12-Step principles is an important component of many professional treatment programs like those at Athens Area Commencement Center. Many of us find that the things we learn in 12-Step meetings inspire us and encourage us to stay the course of our recovery. 12-Step meetings are, for many of us, […]