Tag: self-esteem

How to Work Towards Building Self-Esteem

January 27, 2024 Avalon Malibu Staff Addiction

Addiction recovery is a life-long journey. It is commendable to seek help for your addiction and to leave behind what you know to recover. At Avalon Malibu, we know there can be a connection between low self-esteem and addiction. Therefore,… Read More ›

How to Find Your Perfect Self

August 27, 2021 Avalon Malibu Staff Mental Health Happiness

Before you strive for perfection, forget perfect. Drop your baggage, leave self-defeating thoughts or people behind, and ready yourself for healing. Perfection in Imperfection Okay, perfection in imperfection seems to contradict itself. However, it is in your imperfection… Read More ›

Stop “Stuffing” Your Emotions

April 26, 2021 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Mental Health Recovery

Does the phrase “stuffing your emotions” resonate with how you handle your feelings and emotions? In case you aren’t familiar with this phrase, stuffing your emotions refers to burying hurt feelings down only for them to resurface later on as… Read More ›

Overcoming Loneliness in Recovery

January 11, 2021 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Recovery

Loneliness is a difficult emotion to experience in recovery but is often a natural part of the recovery process. Drinking and/or using may have even been triggered by loneliness in the first place as a way to seek comfort from… Read More ›

How to Rebuild Your Self-Esteem

November 6, 2020 Avalon Malibu Mental Health

Having healthy self-esteem and feelings of self-worth are some of the most essential characteristics that you could have. Self-esteem is defined as the way we view our worth or value and it directly impacts our decisions and thought processes. Some… Read More ›

Three Daily Affirmations of Self-Love for Recovery

October 21, 2020 Avalon Malibu Alcohol Addiction

Humans are social creatures and we habitually seek out love and approval from others. While feeling loved by others is important, nothing is as important as the love you feel for yourself. Self-love may seem obvious to some. For others,… Read More ›

Tangible Exercise That Raises Self-Esteem

July 7, 2020 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Recovery

If you have been following the stay-at-home order, then you are probably starting to go a little stir crazy by now. If you live by yourself, you may be feeling lonely or sick of seeing yourself. There is a phenomenon… Read More ›

3 Signs You’re Starting To Accept Yourself

August 25, 2017 Avalon Malibu Alcohol Addiction

So much of mental illness in all of its forms relies on self-hatred and self-loathing. The brain is hardwired to notice and cling to negativity first, over positivity, which is why it takes so much mental training to practice positivity.… Read More ›

Are You Blaming Yourself? It’s Time To Forgive And Move On

March 28, 2017 Avalon Malibu Treatment Mental Health Addiction Recovery QA

Self-condemnation is a powerful tool. We have leverage on ourselves our entire lives when we believe we’ve done something worth punishment. No matter our victories, accomplishments, or joyus, we will always have that lingering sense of guilt there. Reminding us… Read More ›

Narcissism Answered In One Question

March 15, 2017 Avalon Malibu Mental Health

Narcissism isn’t always a bad thing. Some of the common character traits associated with narcissism can be a plus, helping people to become leaders, become successful, and act with confidence. For example, high self-esteem, faith in one’s abilities, and a… Read More ›