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The Power of Decluttering Your Recovery Space

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 [...]

By |January 2nd, 2025|Categories: Addiction Recovery, Articles, Mental Health|Comments Off on The Power of Decluttering Your Recovery Space

Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions in Recovery

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 [...]

By |December 12th, 2024|Categories: Addiction, Articles|Comments Off on Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions in Recovery

Breathing and Mindfulness Techniques for Managing Stress in Recovery

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 [...]

By |December 5th, 2024|Categories: Addiction Recovery, Articles, Recovery|Comments Off on Breathing and Mindfulness Techniques for Managing Stress in Recovery

Is CBD Safe For People in Recovery?

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 [...]

By |November 21st, 2024|Categories: Addiction, Articles|Comments Off on Is CBD Safe For People in Recovery?

Who Was St. Joseph, and What Can He Teach Those in Recovery?

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, [...]

By |November 15th, 2024|Categories: Addiction Treatment, Rehab|Comments Off on Who Was St. Joseph, and What Can He Teach Those in Recovery?

November: National Gratitude Month

Gratitude in recovery isn’t just about thanking your loved ones for supporting you as you enter an addiction treatment program. It’s also not pretending that everything is fine. Everything isn’t fine all the time, and that’s normal. Recovery comes with [...]

By |November 1st, 2024|Categories: Addiction|Comments Off on November: National Gratitude Month

What is Serial Dating and How Does it Affect Sobriety?

One tri-state area psychologist and author on dating topics, Paulette Sherman, explains that serial daters are people dependent on early-dating romance. The chase, the novelty, and the freshness of a brand new dating partner excites them in ways likened to [...]

By |October 24th, 2024|Categories: Addiction, Articles, Drug Addiction|Comments Off on What is Serial Dating and How Does it Affect Sobriety?

Breaking Up with Your Sponsor: What to Do When the Relationship Isn’t Working

In Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other 12-Step programs, a sponsor is someone who serves as a voice of reason in your recovery journey. They are established with their own sobriety and have agreed to support your efforts to work the [...]

By |October 21st, 2024|Categories: Aftercare, Articles, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Breaking Up with Your Sponsor: What to Do When the Relationship Isn’t Working

How Addiction Can Affect Marriage

It’s no secret: married couples often experience disagreements, infidelity, financial strain, and, sometimes, tragedy. They can fail to be on the same page or feel like they’re falling out of love. Many factors can influence a divorce. However, research shows [...]

By |October 11th, 2024|Categories: Addiction, Articles, Family Resource, Substance Use Disorder|Comments Off on How Addiction Can Affect Marriage