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6 Steps for Setting Boundaries with Someone in Recovery

When someone pursues recovery, your relationship with them can change for the better. By setting up boundaries early on and communicating your feelings effectively, you and your loved one can develop a mutual respect that tends to your needs just as much as their sobriety. Follow these 6 important steps from Addiction Recovery Coach Rick Lepkowski.

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What Does It Feel Like to Go Through Drug Withdrawal?

Drug and alcohol withdrawal is a painful and disruptive period of time, but there are ways to alleviate these difficult symptoms. By using pain management tools and healthy coping mechanisms, experiencing withdrawal can be more manageable.

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Detox vs. Rehab? Which is Right for You?

Although many use these terms interchangeably, detox and rehab each have their own purpose. While detox primarily focuses on addressing the physical effects that addiction has had on the body, rehab focuses more on the psychological effects.

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Alcohol

Hangover Anxiety: What is “Hangxiety” and How to Get Rid of it

Ever feel a sense of dread or worry after a night of drinking? The culprit: hangxiety. Learn why it happens and how to stop it.
Mental Health

10 Unexpected Ways to Reduce Stress Right Now

Listening to music, taking a walk, and journaling are the obvious methods. Discover a few other ways to reduce stress.
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Rehab 101: What is it? What Does an Average Day Look Like?

Want to go to rehab but there’s something holding you back? Find out all you need to know about rehab and what to expect during your stay.
Personal Stories

Stories of Transformation: Chelsea D.

After losing her loved one to an overdose, Chelsea wanted to get sober but didn’t know how. Chelsea shares how she found recovery at Mountainside and all the gifts that came alone with it.
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What is Self-Sabotage and How Do You Overcome it?

Always talking down to yourself? Procrastinating? You could be self-sabotaging yourself without even knowing it. Find out how to fix it and achieve your goals.
Recovery

Mastering the Language of AA: Key Terms You Need to Know

If you are new to or considering AA, it can be daunting at first. Feel more prepared with the help of this beginner’s guide to AA terms.
Addiction Treatment

Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Some people in recovery tend to struggle with negative self-talk. When it comes to addiction, cognitive behavioral therapy can be a great tool to reframe those thoughts and behaviors. Here’s why.
Family Wellness

Can Tough Love Save Your Child from Addiction?

You want to help your son or daughter overcome their addiction. But nothing you have tried is working. Could tough love be the answer or could it push them further away?
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What is CBD? Everything You Need to Know

From oils to lotions, CBD products are soaring in popularity. But are there benefits to this compound found in marijuana? Find out here.
Personal Stories

Stories of Transformation: Ricky T.

Ricky is 25 years sober. He has a kind heart, and a warm personality and is always willing to help people. But it wasn’t always this way. Here’s his story.
Wellness

5 Ways Yoga Benefits Addiction Recovery

Yoga offers physical, mental, and spiritual health benefits for those in addiction recovery. Learn how you can use it in your daily routine.
Recovery

Spiritual Wisdom: A Conversation with Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.

Mountainside Treatment Center · Don Miguel Ruiz 2023 Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. is a Nagual, a Toltec Master of Transformation. He is a direct descendant of the Toltecs of the Eagle Knight lineage and the son of Don Miguel Ruiz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Four Agreements. Don Miguel Ruiz Jr., too, […]