How Ending Quarantine May Be Affecting Your Emotional Health
Living in quarantine may have created physical, financial, and emotional challenges. As the restrictions have slowly decreased many people have begun to phase back into a more [...]
The Herren Wellness Garden – Using Natural Resources to Recover Together
Nutrition is an essential component of the healing process, and communing with nature, spending time outdoors, and engaging in enriching and fun activities are also vital to [...]
Sober Summer Fun in the Age of COVID-19
Summer is a beautiful season with warm, sunny days, vacations, outside activities, beach fun, and more. We all look forward to time away from the daily grind [...]
Seeking Help During the Coronavirus Crisis
The Coronavirus crisis is creating uncertainty, anxiety, and stress for everyone, and it affects every area of our lives: familial, financial, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual. The [...]
The Importance of Spirituality in Recovery
We hear about the importance of having a spiritual practice in recovery, but what does that mean? People who are new to recovery often have questions about [...]
Caring for Mental Wellness During Quarantine
Living in the midst of a quarantine has many challenges. Now, more than ever, we all need to prioritize our mental, physical, and spiritual health. Not being [...]
Why Wellness is Vital to Prevention and Recovery from Addiction
Wellness is a term we hear a lot these days, and most people correctly interpret it as an overall sense of wellbeing and health. For people in recovery, however, [...]
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Recovery
This is a joyful and stressful time of year, and people in recovery take extra precautions to manage stress, but those diagnosed with co-occurring Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can [...]
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 [...]