Nutrition As Part of Recovery
Many factors contribute to lasting recovery from addiction. St Joseph is dedicated to helping our residents improve their overall health and wellness,and that includes physical well-being. You may be surprised to learn that other aspects of a healthy lifestyle—such as [...]
Kurt Angle, Greatest Wrestler of All Time and St. Joseph Institute for Addiction Alumnus
St. Joseph Institute would like to share a recent interview by Kurt Angle, alumnus of our inpatient program. During this candid conversation with ESPN Radio, Kurt reveals the extent of his addiction, as well as the pains and triumphs of finally [...]
Practicing Recovery: Meditation
At St. Joseph’s, we appreciate that the road to sustainable recovery can be long, winding, and unique for each individual. There is one strategy that all people suffering from addiction can add to their arsenal – something that we incorporate [...]
Allowing Change by Allowing Room for Not Knowing
How do you react to change? Do you seek it, always hoping for something new and exciting? Do you dread it, structuring your life to avoid or delay it? Do you deny it altogether? We all know that change is [...]
Components of the True Self: Will
The fourth component of the True Self is Will. Will works with feelings, reasoning mind, and intuitive mind. It takes the information from these three sources and uses it to make decisions. We exercise our will when we choose. When [...]
St. Joseph Institute merges with Summit Behavioral Healthcare
A trip down the aisle – finally St. Joseph Institute merges with Summit Behavioral Healthcare Addiction treatment in Pennsylvania and across the country has been characterized by an aggressive Pac-Man game for almost a decade. Independent facilities have disappeared into [...]
Components of the True Self: Intuitive Mind
The third aspect of our True Self is our intuitive mind. While our reasoning mind takes a more active, conscious role, our intuitive mind is deeper and more subtle. Our intuitive mind works with both our unconscious and with the [...]
Family Recovery: Creating Recovery Contracts
Families with an addicted loved one need to create and enforce healthy boundaries. As part of St. Joseph Institute’s Family Program, we encourage families to develop a written contract with their loved ones to establish ground rules and facilitate a [...]
The Five P’s of Successful Recovery
It’s important that we understand recovery from drug and alcohol addiction as a complex and challenging journey, one that takes dedication and time. For many people who struggle with addiction or who love someone who struggles with addiction, the promise [...]
An Addict’s New Year’s Resolutions
How many times have you made New Year’s resolutions, determined that this year will be different and you will be better? We make resolutions because we don’t like ourselves the way we are. We don’t like our tiredness, our fatty [...]
