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Consistently getting a good night's rest is an essential ingredient in the recipe for good health. Sleep regulates bodily systems and plays a significant role in the brain storing information received throughout the day. Without adequate sleep, an individual cannot function properly. It is understandable how someone having trouble sleeping would turn to prescription medications. Unfortunately, sleep drugs like Valium are not a long-term solution for sleep disorders. It can make the condition worse and lead to addiction.

It can be hard to know what you need to experience healing, especially if you have spent a long time feeling at war with yourself because of addiction or mental illness. Perhaps it seems as if you do not know what you truly need, or how to even find out what you need. Part of healing is about learning to understand what your true needs are, and building self-trust to honor them.

Tending to your physical well-being is just as important as tending to your emotional well-being through various therapies that help you explore your inner worlds and heal past and present emotional wounds. Because healing from a holistic perspective—integrating wellness for the mind, body, and spirit, not just the area specifically affected—is so important for achieving and maintaining sobriety and good mental health, massage therapy is often used as a relaxation and healing technique while in treatment for mental illness and/or addiction.

Having a holistic approach to healing can allow people to experience wellness from the inside out. This type of approach to healing creates space for sustainable and long-lasting healing in a way that approaching just one aspect of treatment for mental illness and addiction would not.

A person’s “window of tolerance” refers to the upper and lower thresholds at which they can effectively manage their emotions and respond to circumstances while under stress. Those suffering from post-traumatic stress may have narrower windows, making life more challenging to navigate. It is important to understand this concept and suggest how clients can widen their window through clinical and holistic therapies offered at Avalon Malibu.

Integrating mindful movement into your life can be beneficial in easing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Because of the role the mind-body connection plays in healing, movement is an integral piece of healing—mentally, emotionally, and physically. Mindful movement helps you get in touch with your mind, body, and spirit.

Practicing non-attachment in your life can create space for experiencing more moments of peace and presence in your life. Learning what non-attachment means and how to practice it is a process you can practice in moments of control, fear, worry, and anxiety.

It can be hard to imagine being able to experience inner peace, especially if you have spent many years living in a state of chaos, anxiety, and fear. In this sense, inner peace may be a new experience that feels unfamiliar in your body. Sometimes you must lean into unfamiliarity to allow inner peace to begin feeling normal.

Music has been used for thousands of years to treat psychological disturbances and physical illnesses. Research continues to demonstrate that this traditional knowledge has merit; music is an effective therapeutic intervention for mental health disorders and addiction. Clients can get multiple benefits from participating in this group therapy offered at Avalon Malibu. Learn a brief history of music as a therapy and how it can help individuals seeking treatment.

Life is full of a thousand different distractions. When you are caught up in the distractions of life, it can be hard to prioritize what you actually need to move forward in important areas of your life, such as mental illness and addiction. Reflecting on what is most important to you in this season of life can help you discern between what is essential and what is not.

When healing from addiction or mental illness, it is important to approach treatment through a multi-faceted, holistic approach that integrates the mind, body, and spirit. Although talk therapy is incredibly helpful in processing emotions and situations, somatic therapies can help bridge the gap between talking, knowing, and feeling to experience the fullest embodiment of your authentic self.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a type of therapeutic framework therapists can use with clients to assist in the healing process. To experience healing and reconnect with our authentic selves, we must approach healing through an integrative lens. IFS aims to do this by helping us gain awareness of our inner parts and integrate them into our present-day experience.