Yoga is often seen as something that women do or perhaps an activity that men do to meet women. In recovery, yoga is a powerful tool for healing that can reconnect the mind, body, and spirit and help to prevent relapse in recovery. Yoga, along...
Trauma is common among individuals who have struggled with substance use disorder (SUD). Society often stigmatizes trauma as a female-based problem that men do not have to deal with. These stigmas are far from true, as men are just as likely to experience trauma as...
Fear is a common emotion that individuals experience throughout their lives. It is so common that it often becomes normalized or even goes unnoticed. As people work their way through life, many will experience fear of the past in the forms of regret, fear of...
After initial treatment for addiction, there is still plenty of healing that needs to happen. Family relationships can be particularly difficult to navigate because not all family members are on the same recovery journey together, and everyone requires different types of healing. While some families...
Depression is often portrayed as someone who is sad, lethargic, and lonely. This may be true for many people, even many people at certain points in their depression. However, depression often looks very different for men. Since it looks so different, men have difficulty identifying...
Some people see being diagnosed with a mental health diagnosis on top of having a substance use disorder (SUD) as a disability, while others see it as a challenge. Certainly, from a clinical point of view, co-occurring disorders can make treatment more difficult to manage....
If the shame does not get you, the guilt will. Guilt and shame are like a two-headed beast of negative thought processes that seem to be ever-threatening and nearly impossible to conquer if you've dealt with substance abuse. Given the way the world views drug...
When you hear the words “childhood memories,” most people think of happy, carefree days spent laughing and playing. For too many people, however, those types of memories may have been limited or may not have existed at all. There are those warm, happy childhood memories,...
When one person uses substances, the focus is typically on them and getting them help. How often does anyone look around that person to assess the needs of their family? Substance use impacts more than just the person who becomes addicted; it impacts everyone around...
There is a vicious cycle involving substance abuse and the trauma of violence in the home or community. Using substances leads to violence, and witnessing or being the victim of violence can lead to substance abuse. The cycle is very difficult to live in and...