Wellness And Recovery
What Is Wellness And Recovery?
Let’s explore the ways to wellness and keys, and tips, for recovery in the articles below.
Articles About Wellness & Recovery
Interventions for Adolescents: Helping Teens Break Free from Addiction
As a leading intervention service provider, All About Interventions understands the unique challenges adolescents face when struggling with addiction. In this article, we will explore the critical role of interventions in helping teens break free from the grip of...
Glimmers, Polyvagal Theory and New Ways of Embracing Problems in Living
At the ripe old age of 20, I was a graduate social work student. One of the books that captured my imagination was Irrational Man. Barret said that as humans we experience problems in living. These may well be in response to both external events and our internal...
“You’ve Got a Friend” – The Power of Friendship in an Intervention
So, I have been thinking about how my life is blessed. Every once in a while I get to witness how absolutely magnificent friends can be especially when they courageously show up for their best friend whose in need of help. And I smile and sing to myself with warmth...
 9 Signs You Have a Toxic Friendship
Not all friendships are wonderful. Here are 9 signs that this is not a friendship for you. The friendship doesn’t feel right. Trust your gut. Something feels uncomfortable in the relationship. It feels awkward when you think about them or talk to them. Their...
How Weather Impacts Addiction and Mental Health: Understanding and Coping with Seasonal Changes
Weather can have a significant impact on our daily lives, from affecting our moods to influencing our behavior. For people struggling with addiction and mental health issues, changes in weather can be especially challenging. Amazingly there can be a thousand words for...
3 Ways Novelty Creates Lasting Change
The other day I read a wonderful article about novelty by Alane K. Daugherty, Ph.D., who sees the benefit of taking a novel approach to change. She asserts that when we seek newness whether it's taking a different route to work, changing old behaviors or looking at...
Have You Ever Had Peanut Butter Stuck In The Roof Of Your Mouth?
I have! Â What a messy feeling. It just swirls and swirls and swirls around and you have a hard tie swallowing and getting it out. Have you ever felt stuck? Sometimes I have felt like I have. In fact, I also have felt like I just got caught on sticky paper and not sure...
It’s a Small World After All
Over the last two weeks, I have had a mind expanding time of it! First, off to New York, followed by London, and then on to Zurich. It's a small world we live in. Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived In New York, I visited the sites, collaborated...
Guides, Companions, Recovery, Wellness and Accountability Coaches
This morning I read several articles in the NY Times that focused on teens and adults and the many ways in which we are able to achieve mental wellness. Therapy and behavioral health treatment are often the most recognized form of treatment and yet there is a growing...
Additional Resources For Wellness
Apps to Help with Addiction Recovery
My Wooky Book
Russel Brand
Navigating Grace
Jeff Jay
Moments of Clarity
Christopher Crawford Kennedy
Broken
William Moyers
Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal
Louise Stanger
Learn To Thrive
Louise Stanger
Does The Noise in My Head Bother You?
Steven Tyler
The Sweet Spot
Christine Carter PhD
Mindfulness and the 12Â StepsÂ
Therese Jacobs-Stewart
Mindfulness for Beginners
John Kabat Zinn PhD
Wherever You Go, There You Are
John Kabat Zinn PhD
The Road Less Traveled
Scott Peck
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the 12 Steps
Kevin Griffin