Addiction Treatment in Iowa: Articles & Blog Posts
Self Harm and Addiction: What’s the Connection?
Some fifteen years ago, when I was in middle school, I remember how alarmingly popular it was to “cut.” Cutting...
How to Find the Right Recovery Center for You
Getting Help So you’ve taken a positive step: you’ve decided to get help for your substance abuse disorder, and you’re...
Staying Sober and Healthy During Omicron
Addiction Recovery & the Pandemic Here we are, two years into the coronavirus pandemic, and many of us are still...
Staying Sober This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day Madness Here I am, at 11:00 AM on a Saturday in a grocery store, trying to find hot...
Sleep Hygiene and Its Importance For Your Recovery
Sleep Hygiene & Your Recovery When was the last time you slept for longer than seven consecutive hours? If you...
Journaling: How It Supports Your Recovery
Journals & Your Recovery Journey Diaries: many of us keep them. Others have never entertained the thought of writing in...
Coffee, Cigarettes, and Self-Care in Recovery
Self-Care in Recovery Let’s imagine that or a loved one have entered treatment with us at St. Gregory’s. You’ve detoxed,...
Reconnecting with Hope This Winter
Hopelessness v. Hopefulness It’s easy to feel helpless, hopeless, and unmotivated on the journey of sobriety–and of life. Often, these...
GOAL! Setting and Achieving Realistic Goals for the New Year
Tired of setting big goals only to experience big failures? Frustrated with what seems to be a cycle of motivation,...
Winter Superfoods for Healing and Wellness
Winter Superfoods & Their Many Benefits What exactly makes a food “super”? This is an excellent question. The answer, unfortunately,...
Merry Alternatives: How to Celebrate a Substance-Free Christmas
A Sober Christmas It’s here: tinsel, pine trees, wreaths, jingling bells—and perhaps an overwhelming sense of anxiety. That’s right: it’s...