Category: Holidays

Valentine’s Day in Recovery

February 5, 2020 Avalon Malibu Holidays Relationships Recovery

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you may be hearing a lot of talk about love, romance, and relationships. Typically, Valentine’s Day is a holiday meant to celebrate that special someone. If you’re not presently in a relationship, chances… Read More ›

Anxiety After the New Year

January 20, 2020 Avalon Malibu Holidays Recovery Mental Health

Whether you’re hosting, attending, or neither, New Year’s can bring about stress. On top of cooking or hosting a party with friends and family that you may not have seen for a long time, it can also be stressful to… Read More ›

Boosting Recovery with Nutrition During the Holidays

December 31, 2019 Avalon Malibu Recovery Addiction Holidays

Whether you’re in recovery or not, you may be trying to figure out what you’re going to do for Christmas or New Years. Both of these holidays can bring about a lot of stress and anxiety if you hold certain… Read More ›

Being Mindful This Holiday Season

December 28, 2019 Avalon Malibu Holidays Recovery Alternative Treatment

Along with the holidays comes planning gatherings, cooking meals, buying gifts for friends and family, decorating the house, getting together with loved ones, talking about daily lives, driving to and from places, and much more. Many aspects of the holidays… Read More ›

Christmas Reminders for a Sober Holiday

December 26, 2019 Avalon Malibu Holidays Recovery Healthy Living

So many things happen on Christmas. Parties, dancing, food, music, games – with so much going on, it’s easy for those in addiction recovery to feel overwhelmed. While Christmas time can be a wonderful time to spend with friends and… Read More ›

Dealing With Anxiety This Holiday Season

December 22, 2019 Avalon Malibu Holidays Healthy Living Mental Health

For millions of Americans across the nation, the holidays bring about added stress. So many people feel pressure to make the “perfect” dish, to “impress” others with latest achievements, and to overall “look” the part that is portrayed in media… Read More ›

Responding to Pressure During the Holidays

December 20, 2019 Avalon Malibu Holidays Recovery Healthy Living

The holidays are often filled with friends and family talking, playing games, eating and more. While spending time with friends and family can be fun, it can easily get out of hand for someone who is working on their sobriety.… Read More ›

Finding Fun Sober Activities During the Holidays

December 18, 2019 Avalon Malibu Recovery Healthy Living Holidays

With Thanksgiving and other holidays coming up, it can be a difficult time for anyone in recovery. Around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays, movies and commercials start to appear that are focused on family, friends, and being together – if… Read More ›

Holidays in Recovery

December 2, 2019 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Holidays Recovery

With the holidays coming up, it can be easy to feel nervous about the urge to abuse alcohol or drugs. Whether potential usage is with family or friends, or whether we may feel lonely during the holidays, the desire to… Read More ›

Redefining “Fun” in Recovery

October 5, 2019 Avalon Malibu Holidays Sober Recovery

When we start the recovery journey, we have to redefine what it means to have fun. Here are some tips. When we’re in active addiction mode, perhaps we’re not sure what “fun” really means to us. Early on in our… Read More ›