Tag: forgiveness

5 Reasons to Practice Forgiveness

August 21, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Mental Health

Forgiving another person for the pain they have caused can be challenging. Carrying around a grudge can also be a significant burden on one’s mental health and relationships. Substance abuse may also develop as a coping mechanism. Suffering behind long-held… Read More ›

7 Ways to Boost Your Self-Respect

July 14, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Addiction

Those who have an addiction to drugs or alcohol may also struggle with a lack of self-respect. Addiction can cause individuals to behave in strange and often surprising ways. Developing self-respect will allow individuals to find the strength to pursue… Read More ›

Finding the Role of Forgiveness in Recovery

May 19, 2021 Avalon Malibu Recovery Healthy Living

In each individual’s journey to sobriety, the recovery process can present many difficult and unique hurdles. Not only is it important to address one’s relationship with drugs or alcohol and learn how to cope with urges, but each individual is… Read More ›

How Can Forgiveness Prevent Relapse?

August 27, 2020 Avalon Malibu Recovery Healthy Living

Relapse is considered a very taboo subject for those in addiction recovery, often because nobody wants to associate themselves with that feeling of “going back,” “failing,” or “being weak.” Despite what you may have heard about relapse, it is a… Read More ›

8 Ways You Can Practice Loving Yourself More in Recovery

March 8, 2019 Avalon Malibu Food and Nutrition Recovery Treatment

There are a lot of emotional battles that we have to face in recovery, because sobriety forces us to come face to face with thoughts, feelings and events of our lives that we’ve suppressed for so long. Sometimes sobriety can… Read More ›

How Do I Forgive A Loved One For Their Mental Illness?

June 14, 2017 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Relationships

We learn that mental illness is not a choice. Coping with the many emotions and behavioral urges of mental health disorders do present many choices. What a loved one goes through as their… Read More ›