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How Physical Exercise Improves Mental Health
More than half of everyone who enters treatment for a substance abuse disorder (SUD) relapses within just twelve months. Relapse is a common occurrence, and it doesn’t make or break the possibility of successful long-term recovery. If you feel like you’re heading...
Why Your Career Can Still Bounce Back in Recovery
It’s no secret: the American economy sustains repeated hits due to drug and alcohol abuse. Traffic fatalities, lower productivity at work, rising insurance premiums, and more can be attributed to the effects of substance use disorder (SUD) in the workforce. At the...
How Physical Exercise Improves Mental Health
More than half of everyone who enters treatment for a substance abuse disorder (SUD) relapses within just twelve months. Relapse is a common occurrence, and it doesn’t make or break the possibility of successful long-term recovery. If you feel like you’re heading...
Addiction Recovery and Sobriety Podcasts for 2024
Podcasts are almost always entertaining, often uplifting, many times educational, and, honestly, great for your mental health. They’re an awesome way to stay connected to others, stimulate your mind, and learn—all while driving, cleaning, exercising, or simply...
What St. Valentine Can Teach Us About Addiction
Who was St. Valentine, and why does his name invoke a spirit of love and appreciation every year on February 14th? Some scholars say that Valentine could have been one of several people with the same name who was persecuted by the Roman church in the third century. Of...
What Are The Four Cs of Addiction?
At St. Gregory Recovery Center, we believe in a holistic and compassionate approach to substance use, substance dependence, and addiction/substance use disorder (SUD). Part of having compassion for someone who suffers from SUD is understanding what it is, how it...
What Types of Therapy Are Most Effective in Recovery?
If the word therapy sends you running for the hills, you’re not alone. At St. Gregory Recovery Center, we understand why many people feel hesitant to begin therapy. It’s intimidating to be vulnerable with a stranger, even when that person is a professional therapist...
How Do I Become an Addiction Counselor?
If you are in addiction recovery and looking for ways to give back to your community and find work that supports your sobriety, you might consider becoming an addiction counselor. How Addiction Counseling Gives Back The role of an addiction counselor is a crucial one...
Setting Boundaries to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
If your loved one suffers from a substance use disorder, you know how hard it can be to try to care for them. All too often, loved ones of those who have an addiction get overwhelmed by worry, frustration, and the sheer work of trying to take care of the person. As...
Happy (& Sober) New Year’s Eve Celebrations
Transitions can be challenging, but they also present opportunities to reflect and even celebrate. The New Year is a transition we all experience every January when the calendar changes and we have to remember to write a new date on checks and paperwork. Many people...
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