Understanding how various mental health struggles can impact one another is important. Often, multiple diagnoses can intersect and sometimes even lead to the development of one another. When two conditions exist simultaneously, they are known as co-occurring disorders. One set… Read More ›
Tag: Substance Use
The Role of the Body in Healing Trauma
Trauma is a response to experiencing a traumatic event. Such events range from accidents, unstable living environments, abuse, natural disasters, bullying, violence, war, and other situations an individual perceives as threatening to their well-being. Individuals who have experienced trauma may… Read More ›
Expanding Your Window of Tolerance
Everybody has a different window of tolerance. “Window of tolerance” is a term used to describe the bounds you have within you so that you can function optimally in your everyday life. Getting outside of your window of tolerance happens… Read More ›
Enjoying Your Accomplishments in Recovery
Recovery from substance use and mental illness is not linear. While recovery takes time, it may feel as if you are never doing enough or that you should be further along in your recovery. This mindset can keep you from… Read More ›
Giving Yourself Time to Recover
Being patient with yourself is one of the most critical parts of recovery from substance use or mental illness. Healing takes time, the process is not linear, and there is no endpoint since recovery is a life-long journey. Shifting Your… Read More ›
The Importance of Nervous System Regulation
The ability you have to regulate your nervous system can either lead you to feelings of safety in your body and inner peace, or toward dysregulated states of stress, anxiety, and fear. Nervous system dysregulation might be all you know… Read More ›
What Does Recovery Mean to You?
Recovery means something different to everyone. Just as healing is not one-size-fits-all, what recovery means to each person is going to be different. The Comparison Game Recovery and healing can stop feeling aligned in your journey when you begin comparing… Read More ›
Acceptance as the Launchpad for Change
What is your relationship like with acceptance? It is common to confuse acceptance with staying “stuck.” The line between acceptance and stagnation is thin and sometimes blurry. Despite that fact, what if acceptance of yourself and your situation was the… Read More ›
Showing up for Your Recovery When It Feels Hard
Recovery from substance use disorder and mental illness can feel both exciting and scary. Healing requires you to push yourself out of your comfort zone. It is important to remember that healing is not linear, and there will be moments… Read More ›
Physical Symptoms of Anxiety
Anxiety can get in the way of being able to feel calm and at peace in everyday life, even when there is not anything “wrong.” Many symptoms of anxiety are emotional and psychological, but they can also manifest as somatic… Read More ›