Tag: life in recovery

Forging New Friendships in Recovery

September 3, 2020 Avalon Malibu Treatment Healthy Living

Establishing a friendship is difficult at any age. Meeting new people is tough — especially during a period of social distancing — and learning to be vulnerable with another person is typically a long and arduous process. Individuals coping with… Read More ›

How to Not Pick Up New Addictions in Place of Old Ones

January 13, 2020 Avalon Malibu Addiction

Addiction is a complex disease that brings about compulsive behaviors to use, and with this comes great vulnerability in finding other things to become addicted to in recovery – even if a person has no intentions of this happening. For… Read More ›

Residential Treatment

November 24, 2019 Avalon Malibu Treatment Addiction

Despite the fact that addiction and substance abuse can take years to develop and to become severe, many people expect that recovery will be a quick fix. Nobody wants to really go through all of the pain and discomfort that… Read More ›

A Nighttime Routine for Relaxation

October 16, 2019 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Recovery

A healthy nighttime routine for optimal relaxation and rest will set you up for a night of good sleep. Here are some tips. Our lives are often jampacked with obligations, meetings, jobs, transportation, and screen time. If we try to… Read More ›

5 Simple Healthy Habits

October 10, 2019 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Recovery

Are you engaging in these simple habits for health and wellbeing every day? There are so many healthy habits that support our recoveries and overall wellbeing that it can sometimes feel overwhelming. Where do we begin? How do we know… Read More ›

Transitioning into a New Season: Reflecting on Autumn

September 6, 2019 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Recovery

Appreciating life and recovery as seasonal, cyclical, and filled with change. Life moves in seasons and cycles, not in straight lines. We often hear the same about the recovery process. It’s not necessarily a straight line from point A to… Read More ›

Sleep-Deprived: Your Ultimate Guide to What Disrupts Our Sleep in Addiction Recovery

August 9, 2019 Avalon Malibu Addiction Recovery

Sleep quality and quantity are incredibly important to living a happier, healthier life, but unfortunately, too many of us miss out on this more than once a week. Addiction recovery comes equipped with many ups and downs, especially as we’re… Read More ›

The Dangers of Not Getting Treated for a Co-Occurring Disorder

May 1, 2019 Avalon Malibu Treatment Recovery

We’re not given a “Book of Life” when we’re born, and if that were the case, a lot less people would struggle with mental illness, addiction, and other painful experiences because we’d have already taken the right steps to seeking… Read More ›

Why Meditation Is So Hard (And What You Can Do About It)

April 22, 2019 Avalon Malibu Alternative Treatment Healthy Living

Meditation is one of the most effective holistic approaches out there – and despite the many, many benefits of implementing it into your daily life, you may find that it’s incredibly hard to do. Perhaps you’ve tried sitting down and… Read More ›

Pain After Opioid Addiction: What It’s Like in Recovery

March 25, 2019 Avalon Malibu Recovery Addiction

Many people come to depend on opioids because they’ve been prescribed them for pain relief from a sports injury, an accident or something else. Opioids activate receptors in the brain, sending abnormal messages by flooding the brain’s reward system with… Read More ›