The Role of a Family Mediator

Mediation may seem like a strange term to use when talking about addiction and intervention, but it can play a key role in the process. In a legal sense, mediation is a formal process for resolving disputes with two or more parties, producing concrete effects or action steps. Mediators can be helpful in a variety […]

Relapse Prevention Techniques

It can be very difficult to sustain any type of permanent lifestyle change, and in addiction treatment, a return to substance abuse is all too common. It is important to understand the difference between one-time use or a lapse and a full-blown return to addiction, which is considered a relapse. Relapse is not a failure, […]

Maintaining a Fitness Plan Throughout Recovery

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is paramount to success in recovery. This includes improving mental health as well as physical well-being. The physical body should not be overlooked in the recovery process. Mind and body are linked, and when you feel better physically, you usually start to feel better mentally. Physical health includes getting enough rest, […]

Nutrition Plans in Addiction Treatment

Proper nutrition can aid the body and mind, and it can enhance the healing process. For example, certain diet plans and foods can aid an addict in recovery by helping their metabolism, mental health, and organ function. Balanced and healthy diets can make you feel better, improving both your health and mood, and decreasing cravings […]

Is Motivational Interviewing Right for You?

Motivational interviewing, also known as Motivational Enhancement Therapy or MI, uses a stages-of-change approach that has been proven effective in treating alcohol addiction and substance abuse. It is a client-centered, goal-oriented approach to counseling, with the objective to increase a person’s intrinsic motivation for behavior change through the exploration and resolution of ambivalence, according to […]