How to Find Employment After Addiction Treatment
You’ve finished addiction treatment, and you are ready to get back to your adult responsibilities and busy life. However, you are nervous about finding a job. In fact, you are probably full of questions, such as: Will I be able to find a job? Will they ask me about my addiction or treatment? What will […]
What Is Aftercare in Addiction Recovery?
Recovery is a complex and ongoing challenge. As much as you want to feel like you are entirely free from addiction, you know you still have the battle to face. Sobriety is a choice you will make each day after completing treatment at an inpatient or outpatient drug rehab center, which is why it is recommended that you take the time to hone your skills with aftercare in recovery.
After Addiction, When Is It Safe to Start Dating?
To be perfectly honest, very few people explicitly look for drug addiction as a perk when browsing online dating profiles. Typically, when someone falls in love with a person struggling with addiction, it is despite their addiction and not because of it. Unfortunately, this does not always go very well. On the other hand, dating a […]
Setting Healthy Family Boundaries in Addiction Recovery
Personal boundaries are the physical, emotional, and mental limits we set for ourselves to safeguard our wellbeing. They allow us to form our sense of identity and separate who we are, what we think, and how we feel from the thoughts and feelings of those around us. We have different boundaries for different circumstances and […]
What Can You Expect at Sober Living?
Transitioning into the real world as a newly sober individual can be challenging. You might not have the support you need from friends or family or might be looking for work or stable housing…
How Long Does It Take to Break an Addiction?
If you or a loved one are interested in overcoming an addiction, you may be wondering … how long does it take to break an addiction anyway?
What Makes a Luxury Rehab Different?
Substance use, mental health issues, and co-occurring disorders affect millions of Americans from all walks of life. For those who choose to seek help, remaining in treatment long enough to address your needs fully will ensure that treatment is effective. Having an environment that is comfortable or familiar will help you be more relaxed, enabling [...]Where to Find LGBTQ-Focused Treatment in LA
Of the nearly four million people in Los Angeles and the greater LA metropolitan area, almost five percent identify as LGBTQ. Compared to the general population, the rates of substance use disorders and mental health disorders among the LGBTQ community are significantly higher. Open discrimination has resulted in many people choosing to avoid seeking the [...]How Celebrating Stress Awareness Month Can Benefit Your Mental Health
April has been observed as Stress Awareness Month since 1992. This nationwide, collaborative effort aims to increase public awareness about the causes and effects of stress, which is considered by most in the healthcare field to be an epidemic in the United States. Stress is generally defined as any factor that causes physical, emotional, or […]