Have you ever wondered why you are experiencing a season of depression or anxiety? Mental health conditions like these tend to come and go throughout people’s lives, although they may always be lingering in the background. Some days the volume… Read More ›
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Checking in With Your Financial Wellness
Although often overlooked, the state of your finances and how you handle them is an integral part of your holistic well-being. While financial wellness looks different for everyone, it has some shared fundamental principles. What Is Financial Wellness? Financial wellness… Read More ›
How Acupuncture Can Increase Wellness During Your Recovery
When beginning mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, it is crucial to ensure your treatment plan is holistic and integrates different modalities for optimal healing. At Avalon Malibu, located in California, we utilize several different modalities in treatment… Read More ›
Benefits of Being in Nature for Wellness
Being outside and in nature can produce benefits without you even knowing it. Although it may seem insignificant, being outdoors can boost cognitive, emotional, mental, and psychological functioning when done consistently. Cognitive Benefits Being in nature can improve memory capacity,… Read More ›
Creating a Wellness Routine That Works for You
Have you been curious about creating the right wellness routine for yourself? Perhaps you have tried to be consistent with meditating, eating healthy, journaling, or working out, but nothing has stuck yet. Feeling like you cannot stick to something you… Read More ›
Redefining What Wellness Means to You
Have you ever felt lost on the road to implementing healthy habits into your life? Contrary to what society suggests wellness “should” mean, it is not a one-size-fits-all box into which we all can fit. To start a healthy routine,… Read More ›
Tips to Mute Your Life
Living in zen doesn’t mean you need to stop talking. On the contrary, zen is a state of mind you create within yourself. We think we can’t live without something too often, but if we give ourselves a chance to… Read More ›
Breaking Down Wellness and Betterment
The idea of treating addiction, mental health issues, or dual-diagnosis by addressing both dimensions in one’s recovery plan often includes having each individual make key changes for their own wellness or betterment. However, the terms “wellness” and “betterment” are often… Read More ›
Using Hygge to Bring Peace Into Your Life
If you aren’t yet familiar with the term hygge, then listen up because it can make a difference in your recovery journey or improve your mental health. Hygge is a Danish word that doesn’t have an exact English translation but… Read More ›
Self Care Versus Self Indulgence
Self-care has become somewhat of a buzzword in the health, wellness, and recovery worlds. While it is essential, taking time for oneself is often associated with the idea of chocolate indulgence and spa days rather than the mundane moments of… Read More ›