Whatever challenges you face in life, whether addiction, mental health issues, or anything else, the reasons for overcoming them are probably obvious to you. You …
Celebrating Our Own Victories
Everyday, we win. Whether it’s something seemingly as small as waking up early enough to grab a coffee or something as big as accomplishing a …
It’s in the Simple Things
In recovery, sometimes it’s the simplest things that can make the biggest difference. Such is the case with taking just a moment to stop, smell …
Using Physicality as an Outlet
Medical News Today unveiled a study in 2017 regarding the effects of exercise on a person’s mental state. In sharing their results, they cemented what …
How Reflection Can Benefit Our Lives
The addiction recovery process isn’t a sprint. It’s a marathon. In many cases, stopping to “smell the roses” can be exactly what we as men …
New Ways to Deal with Old Stressors
We all have them. Those situations, people, and places that stress us out, no matter what we do to try to avoid them. In addiction …
Max Effort
Practice makes perfect. It’s a creed most of us are familiar with– be it from playing sports, getting ready for a competition, or simply learning …
Left Foot, Right Foot: Why Physical Action is Such a Solid Approach to Treatment
Physical action is at the heart of our treatment philosophy. This may surprise some people. It’s completely opposite to many treatment philosophies. Look at 12-step …
Natural Education: Using Nature to Slow Down, Learn, and Reflect
Throughout human history, hardly any of us have lived in cities. The 10,000 years or so that we’ve been farming accounts for only about a …
What is CBT?
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a combination of talk therapy and behavioral therapy. As a psychosocial intervention, CBT focuses on challenging and changing thought patterns …