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You are what you eat. If you are eating impulsively, you’re probably acting impulsively. If you are eating intuitively, you might be living more intuitively in other areas of your life. Eating might not be the first area you consider practicing living by your intuition more than your impulses, because you probably don’t think it

“Keep it simple” is a term heard frequently in recovery. Especially as addicts and alcoholics, we tend to make recovery complicated. Staying sober is relatively simple- we don’t pick up a drink or a drug, no matter what happens. However, maintaining that simple goal every day takes a lot of work. One of the easiest

As a new administration continues settling in at the nation’s capital, the topics of addiction treatment, mental health coverage, health insurance, and the opioid epidemic are becoming one. The groundbreaking Affordable Care Act provided insurance to millions of people who had never been able to afford it before. Additionally, within even that state supported medical

Trust: lying is commonly a part of addiction. A loved one who knows they are unable to stop yet aren’t yet able to admit that fact will resort to lying out of a need to protect their addiction as well as protect you, their family. They know they’ve let you down time and time again.

MDMA made its appearance in the 1980’s and quickly raised eyebrows both as a concern and a fascinating alternative for depression treatment. In recent years, MDMA first fell off the radar then made headlines again. As the electronic music movement grew and exploded into summer long music festivals, reports of death and overdose on MDMA

Choosing the right treatment type can be a make or break for recovery. Unfortunately, most people have to work within their insurance companies’ allowance. Below is a brief description of treatment types, their similarities, and their differences. Inpatient Treatment Types Any level of treatment which includes residential housing is technically inpatient treatment. The stereotypical 28-30

If addicts and alcoholics could control their obsessive impulses to drink and use drugs, they probably wouldn’t have an issue. Scientists are constantly researching the inner workings of the brain to find the specific ways in which impulse control is lost and gained when it comes to drugs and alcohol. According to Medical Daily, researchers

Learning how to date again can be an awkward, but entertaining experience. After spending so much time working on healing yourself, you’re ready to spend some of that time with someone else, in a sober and happy way. Turns Out, You Don’t Need A ‘Social Lubricant’ Remember that time you thought you needed a drink

Seeking Opportunities Not Restrictions In the 2015 remake of Point Break the wildy and reckless adventure character Bodhi exclaims to his comrades, “Isn’t it beautiful?” when he sees “the line” designating the route he will take to overcome yet another impossible extreme sport feat. Leaders look for what is possible as much as they look

Nobody has to go to treatment. Most everybody who is being prompted to do so by their own intuition or the urging of others, probably should. There are dozens of legitimate reasons why people can’t go to treatment including life responsibilities which cannot be turned over to anyone else under certain circumstances. Additionally, there are