Does Anxiety Play a Role in Relapse? Relapse can be triggered by many things in recovery. A person can be simply out for a walk when a memory, thought, or sensation pops into their head and hijacks the brain. It makes it seem like everything they learned in recovery or thought they knew about themselves…
Why is Sobriety a Gift? Getting to recovery is a journey made of many smaller steps. Sobriety in itself is a gift because it keeps reminding you that you made it here from where you were. Even if that was yesterday, you are one step closer to your goal of being away from drugs and…
What is Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Professionals? Professionals who struggle with addiction and mental health issues often struggle in silence. Any executive can develop addiction and mental health issues. No lawyer, doctor, or other professional is immune. While lawyers may have money and power, they also have the same issues in life others have, on…
What is a Live-in Sober Coach and Can it Help People in Recovery? A new way to hold people accountable in recovery has emerged that challenges the idea of how to maintain sobriety every day. Professionals who have a higher income are seeking sober companions who live in their homes as a coach and support…
Why Are Executives Struggling with Mood Disorders and Addiction? People are expected to be uber productive these days. This means getting more stuff done at a more rapid pace. Mental health and wellness is suffering, especially in the c-suite and boardrooms across America. While many things drive addiction and mood disorders, nobody is really immune.…
How to Let the Power of Uncertainty Strengthen Resolve After Addiction Getting into a certain rhythm with our days is a great pattern to embrace in recovery. Taking time to breathe, walk outside, focus with intention on healing are ways to let the troubles of the world roll off our backs and create space for…
Stress Relief is Key to Navigate the Challenges of Addiction for Lawyers Lawyers are not immune to the stress and challenges of life and work. They have higher rates of substance abuse because of their profession, some of it due to personality, and other due to the myriad ways addiction can take over a person’s…
Don’t Let Resentment Curtail Recovery: Try These 4 Tips Instead Resentment comes from feeling anger and fear, a combination which can take recovery off the rails without conscious thought. Anger can take place at any point in a person’s recovery towards any person, place, or thing but resentment builds and starts to impact all areas…
Why is Executive Addiction Treatment Different Than Other Kinds of Rehab? The challenges professionals face in treatment for addiction are different than those for the average person seeking help. What makes their circumstances unique include the type of work they perform everyday, on top of struggling with addiction, while trying to maintain their professional lives.…
These Are Just a Few Signs of Addiction in the Nursing Profession Nurses are not exempt to having their own challenges when it comes to addiction and recovery due to the nature of their jobs. Not only that, but they are naturally giving and kind people who typically want to do what they can to…