Whether you’ve just begun your journey to recovery or you’ve been working hard for quite a while now, there’s no gainsaying the fact that recovery is all about lifestyle. Addiction causes us to lose focus of what’s most important to our mind, body, and spiritual growth; recovery brings us back to that place. Yes, recoveryRead More
Holistic practices such as meditation, acupuncture, art therapy, massage therapy, and yoga have become widely used in addiction recovery treatment centers due to the many benefits they bring clients as they work to restore their mind, body, and spirit. Yoga is an therapeutic practice that provides many benefits, as emphasized by the American Osteopathic Association:Read More
Mental health professionals are known to experience a lot of stress, particularly as they come into a lot of exposure to individuals with complex histories of trauma, stress, illness, and more. Compassion fatigue is a term often utilized in this and other healthcare fields, as professionals can become worn down with emotional thoughts and reactionsRead More
If you’ve been diagnosed with a mood disorder, you can likely relate to the unpredictability that each day brings. Intense highs or intense lows can affect nearly every aspect of life, making work, social relationships, and general functioning quite challenging at times. Thankfully, there are several effective strategies that can be used for treating moodRead More
Millions of people all around the world practice meditation; in fact, Time Magazine highlights that 9.9% of Americans practice meditation, compared to 8% in 2002. Meditation is an ancient practice that originated in China and India. The goal of meditation is to connect with our essential nature – many people find daily living difficult becauseRead More
Sang H. Kim, author of the book titled “Mindful Movement: Mastering Your Hidden Energy” stated, “The ultimate experience of being mindful occurs when we forget about everything, even the mindful self and doing. In that mode we are full of energy, utterly self-generated.” Have you ever heard of the phrase, “running on auto-pilot”? Perhaps you canRead More
Trauma impacts the sympathetic nervous system, the nervous system we use to put our body and brain into high alert in order to survive. We don’t just experience activation of the sympathetic nervous system when we experience trauma. Trauma influences our mind and body for a lifetime. Though every person will experience the effects ofRead More
Whether it’s from stress, overworking, injury, illness or another health condition, chronic pain can significantly take away from one’s quality of life. Chronic pain can limit a person’s ability to perform well on the job, manage responsibilities, participate in social gatherings, and more. As stated in Medical Daily, the 2012 National Health Interview Survey reportedRead More
When it comes to mental illness or addiction recovery, art therapy is defined as a therapeutic process in which a person can freely engage in creative processes while exploring their emotions, reconciling emotional conflicts, fostering self-awareness, and more. The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) emphasizes that art therapy can range from a variety of creativeRead More
Mental health is something that should be worked on every day, but this can be difficult to do when life’s stressors (such as work, school, home responsibilities, family issues, health concerns and more) take over. According to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Stress in America Survey conducted in 2017, nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) areRead More