Prescription painkillers are strong medications that, while they relieve pain and discomfort, often carry the risk for harmful effects or even addiction. When used properly, they’re a tool to help overcome serious injury, but it’s [...]
Addiction is the repeated involvement with an activity or substance despite negative consequences directly related to the substance use or activity. People who suffer from addiction often dream of a sober life. Family and friends [...]
Drugs and alcohol have devastating effects on the human body. These substances are very damaging to the brain, which controls everything we do, feel, and say. The brain is a complex organ that controls how [...]
The temptation to relapse is difficult for someone with an addiction to fight. During recovery, you need to avoid any triggers that could influence a relapse. This includes people, places, and things that relate to [...]
Many picture massage therapy as part of a spa experience. Your face is turned into a salad followed by someone practicing their kung fu ninja skills on your back. For others massage therapy is reserved [...]
“Come back to center,” is a phrase often heard in yoga videos and from studio teachers alike. Embodied in the phrase is the idea that practicing yoga, will help stabilize your life both mentally and [...]
The word spirit is derived from latin and greek terms for breath. Breath is a fitting description because the human spirit is immaterial and unseen. Growing in mind and body is easy enough with nutrition, [...]
You have become a new person! It is normal to begin wondering how long to live in sober living for the optimal benefit. Many sources say at least ninety days, but their are many factors [...]
A non-profit organization in Texas called The Lost Closet exists for one purpose: helping released prisoners with a first step in regaining dignity. They do so by giving them an outfit to replace their prison [...]
Psychologists used to believe that following a 12-step program was the pinnacle requirement for a treatment program to sustain a patient’s recovery. Modern science and psychology is now finding that there are alternative programs that [...]
