Certain comments about weight, appearance, food, and eating might offend and trigger some individuals in eating disorder recovery, and may not even bother others. Foods, conversation, environments, and individual people can all be triggers for eating disorder recovery- on the outside. On the inside, triggers could be certain thought patterns or physical feelings. Holidays areRead More
Just keep putting one foot in front of the other, and the rest will take care of itself. This is a solid piece of advice in recovery, especially when you’re newly sober and you’re fighting to stay that way. After detox, our minds are a battlefield of what we knew and what feels comfortable—drinking andRead More
If anyone could listen in to our internal dialogues during a holiday dinner, would we be embarrassed by what they heard? When we are living with a mental health condition like addiction, trauma, or related issues, we might experience shame at the idea of someone listening into what we are thinking. Everyone is prone toRead More
Mindful conversation about food during the holidays is not something families should practice if a loved one is recovering from an eating disorder. Language has an impact on the way we see ourselves, see our food, and see our worth. How we discuss food and body influences us more deeply than we may realize. MindfulRead More
As human beings, we are all different, each with our own unique qualities that vary from  one person to the next. As addicts and alcoholics, the disease of addiction within us is the same. Addiction is addiction, and if you think you’re different from everyone else, you are placing yourself on a pedestal that youRead More
If you have lived with the reality of trauma, you have opened this article with eager excitement hoping for a cure to turn trauma off in your mind. Living in recovery from trauma is a lifelong mission to create safety, to mitigate the symptoms of a disordered nervous system, and to stay gratefully grounded inRead More
This article will discuss sexual misconduct. If you are triggered by any of the content in this article, please close the window and call a trusted individual. If you are ready to seek treatment to work through the trauma of your past, call The Guest House today. In October of 2017, the news became aRead More
Becoming a parent doesn’t mean that PTSD goes away. Sometimes, having kids can bring out more of our PTSD than we are prepared to deal with. You need to remember that it is okay to let everyone in your family, including your children, know your needs. Parents tend to accept a position in their livesRead More
In 2016, the CDC, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, released data on the opioid epidemic. For an entire year, the number was haunting. 52,000 people had died of an opioid overdose in 2015. Quickly, the concern regarding the opioid epidemic skyrocketed. Also in 2016, Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, became more well known. BeforeRead More
Many people are insecure about their body and their body image. Most of mainstream media, advertising and the fashion industry makes a point of making sure that is so. Though some authorities argue that the media and the fashion industry don’t have an actual effect on the way people feel about themselves, most other mentalRead More