You will actually feel some instantaneous release: The moment that we reach out and ask for help isn’t always a happy one. Typically, we are at our “rock bottom” and we are exhausted with life. Distressed, in pain, and at our wit’s end, it often feels as though asking for help is the last thingRead More
The benefits of healing touch through massage therapy are unparalleled. Massage is sometimes seen as a luxury treatment and not accessible for most people. People who make the courageous decision to attend a residential treatment program for trauma, addictions, or related mental health issues will likely encounter massage therapy as a regularly offered part ofRead More
Going to a long term residential treatment program for trauma, addictions, and other mental health related issues includes a personalized treatment program. A team of clinicians, doctors, and psychiatrists decide which evidence based treatment methods will best help each individual who comes to treatment. At The Guest House Ocala, we understand that everyone has aRead More
You may be accustomed to meeting friends (and that term is used loosely here) in bars, crack houses, or shooting galleries, but now that you’re in recovery, it’s time to meet people who will become your tribe. We know it’s hard to change your life as much as you need to in order to stayRead More
The art therapy patients in the study had a tremendous effect. Doctor Christina Blomdahl, PhD, of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden released her findings. Healio reports on a press release by Dr. Blomdahl in which she explained the beautiful results of her findings. “The focal point was that people felt like they were meeting themselves;Read More
Yoga, in sanskrit, means union. Some yoga practitioners would argue that the kind of yoga we do in studios and classes isn’t even what “yoga” is defined as. Yoga is anytime we find union with ourselves and union with our breath. The practice most people define as yoga is a series of stretches and posesRead More
Imagine living in a world where every weather report felt like a threat. A meteorologist’s prediction about precipitation causes heart palpitations. Panic. Paranoia. What if the rain doesn’t stop? What if the house falls apart? How will we survive again? This is the current state of reality for many people living on the island ofRead More
You’ve just met someone new and they make you feel like the most important person in the world. It seems as though they have picked up on your every need, want, and desire. Effortlessly, they fulfill these needs above and beyond what you could possibly expect. You feel like you have arrived. If there wasRead More
Love addiction typically manifests when someone has experience abandonment and neglect in life, usually from their primary caregivers. Signs you might be addicted to love: You have experienced significant or repeated abandonment in your life that causes you to cling to others. When you are not in romantic relationships or very close friendships you feelRead More
Trauma has no warning. There are, however, warning signs that someone we know and love has experienced trauma we aren’t aware of. They are in Shock: Shock is both an emotional and a physical reaction to trauma. Physical shock should be addressed immediately, responded to with a call to 911. When someone enters physical shock,Read More