Recovery and Wellness During the Holiday Season
During the holiday season, there are reminders all around that this time of year is for family, food, and fun. For people in recovery, it is also a time [...]
The Importance of Gratitude in Recovery
As Thanksgiving approaches, people talk more about gratitude. Expressing gratitude each November is part of tradition, but for people in recovery, gratitude is a year-round practice and an important [...]
Prioritizing Recovery and Wellness During the Holiday Season
The holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving and ending with New Year’s, is a joyful and stressful time for everyone. For people in recovery it can bring a [...]
The Importance of ‘Discovering Your Why’ in Recovery
At Herren Wellness, we talk about finding your ‘why’ a lot, but what does that mean and why is it important? Each day we live, most people [...]
End of Summer – Healthy Stress Management Tools
Summer is a time of more relaxation and down time than most of us have during the rest of the year, but as we prepare for the [...]
The Importance of Youth Sports Participation
National Youth Sports Week is celebrated this year from July 15th - July 21st! It’s a time to elevate the importance of youth sports and the positive [...]
Opiate Addiction – How Opiates Affect The Brain & Body
We hear all about opiates (and opioids, which are used interchangeably for the purposes of this post because opiates and opioids affect the same receptors in the brain) and [...]
Dealing with Boredom in Early Sobriety
Boredom is part of everyone's life, but it can be precarious for someone in early recovery from substance use. People who are newly sober find themselves with more time [...]
Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work
It's a new year again, and all around people are talking about resolutions, change, and how 2019 is going to be better than 2018. While a hopeful and optimistic [...]
All About Relapse – What It Is, What It Isn’t, and What To Do
First Demi Lovato relapsed, and now Ben Affleck. Relapse is all over the news these days, and while there is a lot of media attention to the more sordid side [...]