by Evan Chodzko | Feb 7, 2020 | Curated Articles, Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention, Treatment Modalities
It is often difficult for individuals in early recovery to find ways of coping with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other forms of mental health diagnoses. This can be very discouraging and will sometimes lead to a relapse. Individuals can feel that the only way...
by westcoastrc | Nov 17, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
What is Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention? Substance use disorder is a pervasive and insidious disease. Through psychological and chemical means, it informs the very same mental and physiological factors which perpetuate its existence. This is where cravings come...
by westcoastrc | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog, Individual Therapy, Recovery Tools
A Place for Everyone: Individual Therapy in Holistic Addiction Recovery Traditional environments for addiction treatment, such as 12-step programs and intensive inpatient therapy, are historically notorious for having high relapse rates. Within such settings,...
by westcoastrc | May 9, 2016 | Blog
Summer is a great time to reconnect with friends and family you didn?t have as much time for throughout the busier times of the year. The season is all about kicking back and relaxing. If you are like others working through their sobriety, summertime can also bring...