by admin | Jun 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recovery requires courageous remodeling of the pleasure-reward pathway. This mesolimbic system, in neuroscience terms, is a pathway of neurons that we rely on every day. It’s what drives the mouse to forage, the frog to call out for a mate into the night, and...
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recovery, like a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter, is a gradual process. Every day has its ups and downs, but some things you can count on – like eating. I find cooking to be therapeutic, even meditative. My mindfulness increases with the smell...
by admin | Jun 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sometimes when sorting through the small decisions we make on a daily basis, it’s easy to get overwhelmed making high-impact choices (like selecting the best rehab). We often rely on our peers. Whether reading the reviews on Amazon or asking a friend about that new...
by admin | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
When trying to overcome any challenge in life, being confident and believing in yourself is one of the most important focuses. It can be nearly impossible to overcome a challenge when you repeatedly tell yourself “I cannot accomplish this”. When your inner monologue...
by admin | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Covid-19, Isolation and Sustained Recovery It is plain to see that we are living in a time of uncertainty. In our “normal” day-to-day lives prior to the onset of the Covid-19 virus, there was hardly a moment in which we were not interacting with another human being....
