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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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Family Wellness

How Forgiveness Can Help You and Your Family Heal
Having trouble forgiving a loved one struggling with addiction? Clinician Gabrielle Wynschenk analyzes how and why forgiveness is such a powerful force.
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Wellness

Navigating Recovery with Labyrinth Walking
What Is a Labyrinth? The structure’s namesake, the Labyrinth of Knossos, was an elaborate, maze-like trap designed by the Ancient Greek architect Daedalus for Minos, King of Crete, to hold […]
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Wellness

The Sweat Lodge: Healing with Heat
Sweat lodges are sacred indigenous structures that heal the mind and body. Keep reading to discover how they can benefit your recovery.
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Recovery

Boundaries in Recovery: What They Are, How to Set Them, and Why You Need Them
Setting boundaries is essential in addiction recovery not just for the family, but the person with the substance use disorder themselves. Here’s why.
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Addiction Treatment

E-Cigarette Rise in Popularity and its Effects
Teen e-cigarette use has exploded in recent years. With higher nicotine content and cheaper prices, understanding what e-cigarettes are and their effects is crucial.
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Harmonious Healing with Sound Baths
If you enjoy listening to music or have that favorite song you love to blast on replay, then you’ve already experienced some of the healing powers of sound. Enjoyed by […]
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Personal Stories

Making it Through, One Day at a Time
Candy shares the ups and downs of her child’s struggle with addiction nearly 20 years ago. The mother of 3 reflects on her life back then and how it has changed today.
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Stories of Transformation: Pat M.
Sobriety Date: 9/11/2001 Loving Husband and Father Grateful Dead Fan (Deadhead) AA and Wellness Advocate Pat struggled with substance abuse most of his early life trying to run from his […]
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Recovery

Sleep and Recovery: Rest Your Way to Better Health
Learn how getting enough sleep benefits your health, and why developing healthy sleep habits is vital to recovering from drug addiction.
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Stories of Transformation: Amy L.
Amy was always interested in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and striving for good grades, but then addiction got in the way. See what happens when Amy chose to put her own life first.
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Recovery

Cultivating Wellness with Qigong in Recovery
Qigong is an ancient Chinese wellness practice that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit. How can qigong help recovery from addiction?
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Addiction Treatment

Why Do People Use Kratom? The Hype Behind Alternative Medicine
Kratom is an herbal, opioid-like substance from Southeast Asia growing in popularity. But are kratom’s various uses really safe or beneficial?
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