Addiction Blog
Curb Comfort Eating in Recovery
Staying on the sober path is an emotional journey, so it’s not too surprising that many people turn to food to help them cope. This ...
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Role of meditation and grey matter
In a recent article, in Psychiatry Research, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard documented the benefits of meditation on the grey ...
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Surrender
The word “surrender” is often associated with defeat, loss, relinquishing your power and other hard to accept concepts. In many contemporary spiritual programs, the process ...
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Addiction and Older Individuals
We know there are two developmental periods of the person’s life that is at greater risk for addiction. The older individual, age 55+, is at ...
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Why Sleep Matters
Working on fixing your sleep habits is an essential part of your recovery. And, like exercise, the health benefits are bountiful. Sleeping restores your mind ...
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Could You Be in a Codependent Relationship?
Are you addicted to an addict – it’s a question you may need to ask yourself if you are a family member of or are ...
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Professional Women and Addiction
Despite studies showing that women with substance use disorders have a faster course towards severity than men with addictions, most treatment programs in the U.S. ...
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6 Ways Your Body Signals You’re Stressed Out
Not one part of your body is immune to stress. It can impact your physical as well as your mental health, including your emotions, behaviors, ...
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Signs of Work Addiction
Though it’s not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which is the handbook or “mental health bible” ...
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How a Healthy Marriage Can Help You
A new Swedish study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that marriage may reduce your risk of alcohol use disorder, especially if you ...
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