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Recovery from addiction and alcoholism requires a lot of work toward healing past trauma and embracing the emotions that come with recovery from substance abuse….
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The Emphasis of Progress, Not Perfection in Recovery
Addiction recovery is a lifelong pursuit and the healthy approach is to emphasize the importance of daily progress over constant perfection….
Healthy Foods To Help Combat Sugar Cravings In Early Recovery
Sugar cravings can turn into other cravings pretty easily in recovery, especially if you’re recovering from an eating disorder. Try these healthy foods to help combat sugar cravings….
Spending Time In Nature Is Good For Recovery and Treatment
With stress and anxiety playing a critical role in addiction, rehab specialists are discovering that spending time in nature is a great therapy tool for treatment and long term recovery….
How to Respond to Negative Criticism about Recovery
Going through the rehab process for an addiction is a difficult journey, but well worth the effort. Learn how to respond to negative criticism about recovery to keep you motivated….
How To Make Recovery Your First Priority
Recovery should be the most important focus of your day after achieving sobriety through addiction treatment, so here’s how to make recovery your first priority….
Recovery For Mental Health Is a Change Of Habit
Sometimes the best thing to do for a solid improvement in your mental health during recovery is a change of habit. Learn how your habits and routines affect your wellbeing….
Choosing Wisely in Recovery with 3 Easy Steps
Recovery is about kicking your addiction, but it’s also about learning self control and decision making. Choosing wisely in recovery can be a lot easier if you stick to these three easy steps….
Maintaining The Recovery Momentum Post-Treatment
After you have gone through an addiction recovery program, it’s important to maintain that momentum for the weeks and months and years that follow in order to stay sober and clean….
Creating a Healing Environment for Sleep Before Bedtime as a Tool For Recovery
Quality sleep is an important factor to health and recovery, so creating a healing and restful environment that is conducive to proper rest is a great way to care for yourself during recovery….
Prevention: 7 Questions for Relapse Prevention
Relapse Prevention is a key tool for those recovering from addiction and substance abuse; use these 7 questions to keep yourself on the straight and narrow….
How To Respond to Emotional Confrontations with Compassion And Empathy
Depression and anxiety can present themselves in various obvious and not obvious manners. Seemingly on a wind, a loved one’s emotions can change…
Addiction Recovery in Later Life
Read more about a man’s recovery from gambling and alcohol addiction and his subsequent career as an addiction therapist….
Five Films About Addiction Recovery
We recommend five of the best films documenting the challenges of going into treatment and living in recovery from addiction to drugs, alcohol or other substances….
Prayer in 12 Step Recovery
A relationship with a Higher Power is an important aspect of the Twelve Step addiction treatment programme. Mic Hunter provides some insight for the 12 Step counsellor as well as for people in recovery….
Twelve Addiction Triggers of Christmas
Christmas is a difficult time for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. Addiction therapist Chris Burn shares his list of Christmas triggers and how to cope with them….
Addiction Recovery & Sobriety Support Mobile Apps
A host of new smartphone apps are now available for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Here’s a review of the most popular ones….
Making Amends | 12 Step Recovery
Making amends is particularly difficult for people in recovery. Read more about how fashion designer John Galliano took responsibility for recovery and the 12 steps….
Talking to British War Veterans in Recovery
Many servicemen become addicted to drugs and alcohol while still in the military. Read short interviews with British war veterans in recovery….
How To Handle Grief | Grief & Bereavement Therapy
People with alcohol or drugs addiction try to avoid grief through the use of substances. Read how to overcome grief and bereavement support at Castle Craig Rehab….
How to Cope with Cravings in Recovery from Addiction
Simple techniques to deal with cravings in early recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Castle Craig rehab therapist advises on how to cope with cravings….
Dorien’s Personal Story of Addiction and Recovery
Dorien was a ‘functioning’ alcoholic for 18 years before she came to Castle Craig. Read about her difficulties after leaving rehab and how she overcame them….
You don’t need to be Religious for 12 Step Treatment
In order to achieve long term abstinence, people need a sense of purpose. You don’t have to be religious to participate in the 12 Step programme or fellowships like AA….
What David Carr Taught Us About Addiction Recovery
New York Times journalist David Carr died on 12th of February 2015, age 58. Here’s what we can learn from his experience of addiction to drugs and recovery….
10 Ways To Build Self Respect
One of our addiction therapists writes about how to build self respect and take responsibility for our own lives….
