Sleep and addiction recovery are closely linked, as adequate rest significantly impacts mental health, aiding resilience in overcoming addiction. How important is adequate sleep in addiction recovery? It is crucial, as quality sleep helps regulate mood, reduce stress, and improve cognitive function, essential for recovery. Poor sleep can worsen mental health issues, increasing the risk of relapse. The importance of sleep in...
After 5 years of abstinence from drugs or alcohol, people with addictive disorders rarely relapse. Yet that can seem like a long time when you’re struggling with cravings and withdrawals. With the modern understanding that addiction is a disorder and not a failing of a person’s will, experts have discovered coping skills for addiction that can help...
How to sleep better is likely not one of the things you really thought about before recovery. Maybe sleep is something that came easily to you. Afterall, it’s a basic human need and one that many of us take for granted. That is until the days of your head hitting the pillow and falling asleep...
Women are not afforded many of the same opportunities and benefits as men are in life. However, unlike the gender wage pay gap and other adversities women face, addiction is a pretty fair and even disease. Is there a difference in how women and men respond to drugs and alcohol? Furthermore, are their marked differences...
Mindfulness is a concept born in the Buddhist tradition but useful to anyone, regardless of belief or adherence to a particular tradition. However, in recent years it has been more vigorously studied and researched to the point that it can actually be considered a psychological concept which can be particularly useful for recovering addicts and...
