Many people have lots of questions when they are starting their recovery journey. If you have questions, it’s important to get answers so that you can feel comfortable and knowledgeable about treatment at Avalon Malibu. One of the most common… Read More ›
Tag: self-awareness
The Value in Taking a Personal Inventory
After fully diving in and understanding the first three steps in a 12-Step Program, a person in recovery may begin working the fourth and very critical step, “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Step 4 is one… Read More ›
The Ultimate Guide to Building Self-Awareness in Recovery
For many people in addiction recovery, true growth and understanding take place when they’re able to look within themselves. Deep inward reflection like this creates self-awareness, which in turn provides insight into thoughts and emotions. If you’re ready to see… Read More ›
The Power of Journaling
A pen and paper are powerful tools for mental health. Journaling is easy, practically free, and anyone can do it. The best part is, the simple act of journaling carries an array of benefits for our minds. Journaling lets us… Read More ›
Learning Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Times of Increased Stress
Stressed out? Here are some sustainable ways to cope during hard times. Finding and living with healthy coping mechanisms is a lifelong practice that we learn to harness in recovery. There are many ways to cope, both healthy and unhealthy,… Read More ›
Learning to Meditate: Tips for the Beginner
Meditation has become mainstream due to its incredibly powerful effects on our minds, bodies, and spirits. It’s often touted as simple. After all, meditation is all about stilling the mind, sitting in one place, and basically “doing nothing.” How hard… Read More ›
Writing Therapy: Reflection and Self-Awareness for Healing
We all experience pain, sadness, guilt, resentment and other challenging feelings, and sometimes we push down those thoughts with substances because of the promise to relieve some of the discomfort. We’re scared to feel what’s been affecting us so deeply,… Read More ›
Self-Awareness is the Most Vital Component of Recovery
Self-awareness is defined as a “conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires”. People have a choice of whether or not they want to be self-aware, and addiction has the ability to take away our self-awareness as well.… Read More ›
