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COVID Relapse

COVID Relapse: Do I Need to Tell Anyone?

Jamie Strassenburg October 29, 2020 Addiction, Featured, Health and Wellness, Recovery Leave a Comment

It’s getting closer to the end of 2020, and COVID is still raging stronger than we expected back when this all started back in March. Cases decline enough for us …

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drug-induced numbness

Coming Out of the Fog: Drug-Induced Numbness vs. Sober Awareness

New Start Recovery October 15, 2020 Addiction, Drug Addiction, Recovery Leave a Comment

Imagine not being able to see. You’re surrounded by a fog that only exists for you. Your arms and legs feel heavy and your body feels weird. It doesn’t exactly ...

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Not Wanting to Hear Your Own Thoughts

Jamie Strassenburg August 28, 2020 Addiction, Health and Wellness, Trauma Leave a Comment

Recovering addicts often reflect on what it must be like to be a β€œnormal” person, who primarily deals with the negativity of outside stimulus like, β€œOh hey, my family is …

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Poor Self Esteem

Poor Self-Esteem: How to Build, Not Break

Jamie Strassenburg July 31, 2020 Health and Wellness, Recovery Leave a Comment

Self-loathing scratches. But for those who struggle with substance abuse, the instinctual reaction to it is not natural repulsion like we’d expect against the scratches of nails on a chalkboard. …

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Beyond Willpower

Willpower Isn’t Enough to Stay Sober

Jamie Strassenburg July 16, 2020 Health and Wellness, Recovery, Relapse Leave a Comment

It’s become particularly evident lately that we live in a country which places an exaggerated value on individual choice. The mindset has reached the point of, β€œDo what you want, ...

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Flattening the COVID Mental Health Curve

Jamie Strassenburg July 10, 2020 Addiction, Culture, Featured, Health and Wellness Leave a Comment

One step forward, two steps back:Β we’ve nowΒ passed the three-month mark of widespread mandated social isolation. Unfortunately,Β COVIDΒ cases continue to climb as we slowly reopen the economy.Β So not only are businesses starting ...

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What Happens to Recovery After COVID?

Jamie Strassenburg June 18, 2020 Culture, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Relapse Leave a Comment

Extended solitude changes the way your brain functions. After several months of quarantine, many recovering addicts find themselves returning to old destructive thought patterns that they worked very hard in …

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Can Recovering Addicts Be Okay with Being Alone?

Jamie Strassenburg June 8, 2020 Addiction, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Relapse Leave a Comment

Very few people expected quarantine to last as long as it has. The news came about pretty suddenly, and within the same week, states were shuttering down non-essential businesses across …

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Empaths Prone to Addiction

Why are Empaths Prone to Addiction?

Jamie Strassenburg May 29, 2020 Addiction, Health and Wellness Leave a Comment

Empathy, which is the capacity to share and understand emotional states of others in reference to oneself, plays a critical role in human interpersonal engagement and social interaction. It facilitates ...

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The Downward Spiral of Isolation

The Downward Spiral of Isolation

Jamie Strassenburg May 15, 2020 Health and Wellness, Relapse Leave a Comment

Getting too caught up in one’s own head is a pretty common force of habit for people who suffer with chemical dependence. Sometimes those thoughts are centered around specific issues, …

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Fear often keeps people suffering with addiction f Fear often keeps people suffering with addiction from seeking help. But fear of a life driven by dependency can also be the motivation behind seeking sobriety πŸ™
Going to rehab includes lessons on how to communic Going to rehab includes lessons on how to communicate with your loved ones effectively. Check out Freddie and Ashley's full interview on our IGTV and Youtube πŸ“½οΈ
Interesting to think about this quote in terms of Interesting to think about this quote in terms of couples going to rehab πŸ€” Can't really focus on your own recovery when a significant other takes your attention
Watch our New Start alumni video, "Throwing Scisso Watch our New Start alumni video, "Throwing Scissors," where Freddie and Ashley discuss what it's like going through treatment as a couple. Available on IGTV and Youtube πŸŽ₯
It takes a lot of courage to try another way of li It takes a lot of courage to try another way of living to be an example to your kids
Check out our new alumni video on IGTV πŸ“½ Mark t Check out our new alumni video on IGTV πŸ“½ Mark talks about the importance of being present and checked in
Eckhart Tolle talks about being present a lot, and Eckhart Tolle talks about being present a lot, and why it’s key to letting go of resentments πŸ‘ŒπŸ»
Gratitude is so important in recovery πŸ™πŸ»Full Gratitude is so important in recovery πŸ™πŸ»Full interview on our IGTV and YouTube
Steps 8 & 9 are making amends, and those often nee Steps 8 & 9 are making amends, and those often need to be directed toward hurt family members πŸ™πŸ» Full interview available on IGTV
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