by westcoastrc | Aug 11, 2021 | Family Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Treatment Modalities
Trauma can happen to anyone, with many people experiencing numerous traumas over their lifetime. It can be challenging to identify a personal experience as trauma if we are unsure how to categorize trauma itself. The American Psychological Association defines trauma...
by westcoastrc | Aug 3, 2021 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
Faith can play a significant role in personal growth. Whether one considers themselves spiritual, religious, or neither, faith remains one of the essential steps in addiction recovery. Why is this so? What Is Faith? Faith is a term interconnected to spirituality and...
by westcoastrc | May 25, 2020 | Blog, Curated Articles
A lesson in Mindfulness from Andy Laub My name is Andy Laub and I am seventeen years sober. I have been teaching and practicing meditation and mindfulness for fifteen years. I have been teaching mindfulness at West Coast Recovery Centers since it...
by westcoastrc | Dec 9, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools
Top 5 Ways the Body Benefits from a More Mindful Lifestyle Mindfulness is gaining a lot of traction in modern psychology, particularly in the treatment of substance abuse disorder and behavioral health. Its understanding as a popular concept is based on an...
by westcoastrc | Nov 20, 2017 | Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
The Secrets to a Lasting Recovery West Coast Recovery Centers’ policy of self-determined recovery has had a lasting and profound effect upon the lives of its clients. It reflects several innovative changes in the mindset of traditional substance use treatment,...
