Recovery is a journey that challenges and strengthens you in unexpected ways. Along the way, one vital tool you can rely on is self-care. No, not bubble baths or shopping sprees—though those might help some people! Self-care is all about nurturing your emotional, physical, and mental well-being, especially in residential recovery at St. Joseph Institute. [...]
Today we’re diving into the story of how Pennsylvania native, A.J. Daulerio, knew he needed help for substance use disorder (SUD). Daulerio suffered from addiction to multiple substances for years and told a prominent podcaster that he had no other option but to enter treatment due to several key moments: Despite achieving a high level [...]
When should you reward yourself for reaching sobriety goals? How do you structure your routine to kick start motivation back into action when cravings strike? These are questions that many patients have in our Port Matilda residential addiction treatment program. Luckily, understanding how rewards and incentives work for the brain in recovery may support your [...]
Here at St. Joseph Institute, we often hear intense substance use stories. But not all of them are sad. Some stories are funny and provide helpful tips for navigating legal substance use for people in Port Matilda, Wexford, and beyond. This particular story involves a beloved grandmother, THC gummies, and a guide for understanding the [...]
Teens might make impulsive choices. Perhaps during a night of partying, fueled by alcohol or drugs, an adolescent comes home in a police car—or winds up breaking a bone. Sometimes substance abuse extends into adulthood, and a grown person becomes too rowdy during a night out, embarrassing themself or their friends. When substances drive actions, [...]
Have you ever noticed that the tendency to hold onto physical stuff can mirror the inability to let go of substances? You may at this very moment be staring at a cluttered space, filled with items you’ve collected over years of living with addiction. And just like gripping the false escape that substances provide may [...]
The winter holidays can be challenging for many of our patients in residential recovery for alcoholism and substance abuse. A time of designated gift-giving, merriment, family time, and cozy atmospheres can bring with it triggers, stress, seasonal affective disorder symptoms (SAD), and relapse episodes. It can also be a time of profound reflection, reset, and [...]
When our clients arrive in Port Matilda to begin residential addiction treatment with us, they have to take the first few hours, days, and weeks one at a time. Jumping from chronic, active substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms to managing withdrawal symptoms during detox services is a curveball in itself. Everything must be taken in [...]
CBD is the most commonly used name for cannabidiol, a product of the cannabis sativa plant that doesn’t actually give you a high. Understandably, there’s some confusion about how a cannabis product can not cause intoxication, but think of this way: Cannabis Sativa is the mother of two daughters called Cannabis and Hemp. Cannabis is [...]
If you are completing residential addiction treatment with St. Joseph Institute in Port Matilda, you may be looking for sources of inspiration and hope to sustain you as you return home. At St. Joseph, we approach recovery with evidence-based methods, and we help our residents foster faith and spirituality. Our facility is named after the [...]
