Category Archives: Addiction and Recovery

  • Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
    Thursday, January 21st, 2021

    Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)

    Recovering from an addiction is a process. Rarely does someone who enters recovery move immediately from Point A to Point B. Addiction recovery is an exercise in strength. Someone...
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  • Self-Check-In: Understanding Emotions in Recovery
    Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

    Self-Check-In: Understanding Emotions in Recovery

    Self-Check-In: Understanding Emotions in Recovery The past year has certainly presented enough challenges to create a winding journey of uncertainty and overwhelming feelings. Yes, it’s ok not to be...
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  • What is Emotional Sobriety?
    Friday, December 11th, 2020

    What is Emotional Sobriety?

    Emotional sobriety is a key element in the process of long-term recovery. It moves an individual from simply abstaining from addictive behavior to creating a lifestyle that reaches deeper...
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  • Personality and Addiction: Is There a Connection?
    Friday, November 27th, 2020

    Personality and Addiction: Is There a Connection?

    Drug addiction affects millions of Americans each year. With such a staggering number of individuals experiencing addiction, one would think there was a correlation between personality type and the...
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  • Sober During the Holiday Season 2020
    Tuesday, November 10th, 2020

    Sober During the Holiday Season 2020

    It’s challenging enough to stay sober during the holidays because there are so many triggers that may tempt you. But learning how to stay sober during the holiday season...
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  • Dealing with Uncertainty in Recovery
    Friday, November 6th, 2020

    Dealing with Uncertainty in Recovery

    Although it can be difficult to deal with at times, uncertainty is a part of the human experience. We have all found ourselves in times where we have been...
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  • What is Google Recover Together?
    Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

    What is Google Recover Together?

    Google Recover Together is a program initiative from Google that seeks to help people across the United States find and access resources to combat addiction. Launched in September of...
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  • September is National Recovery Month
    Friday, August 28th, 2020

    September is National Recovery Month

    To say that 2020 has been a crazy year would be the understatement of a lifetime! Like the rest of the globe, California has been affected by world events...
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