May is for Motivation: Revisit Your Recovery Goals
May is for Motivation: Revisit Your Recovery Goals As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers! Spring is a brand new season filled with blossoming potential. It’s also time to do some spring-cleaning and clean out any cobwebs of complacency with your recovery. Revisit the recovery goals you set at the New Year or […]
Maintaining Your Sobriety at Social Events
Sobriety at Social Events As the weather warms up, social calendars tend to include events with ice cold this, mojito that, pineapple-infused zombie something. Throw in a couple ice cubes of awkward, frozen or, irritated and it’s a real hoot. Or, not. Memorial Day, 4thof July, Labor Day, weddings, backyard BBQs, graduations, all create reasons for […]
Sex Addiction Q&A
Sex Addiction Q&A with Jamie Mantell, LMFT Preface by Jamie Mantell, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at D’Amore Healthcare in Orange County, California: “Based on my education, training, and experience, I’ve consistently approached the subject of sex addiction with the understanding that it is a very private experience for patients. Sex is a […]
8 Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress During Recovery
Coping With Stress in Recovery It’s really late, and you can’t sleep. It’s impossible to relax. Your mind is racing with thoughts about the past day, week, year. Stress and anxiety are hard to deal with for anyone, but they’re especially hard if you’re used to coping at the moment with drugs or alcohol. If […]
