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Understanding the Relationship Between Shame and Addiction

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on September 23, 2021

Shame is a powerful feeling of inadequacy - it is a sense that you are a bad person or that you are somehow wrong. Shame is both a cause and an effect of addiction, leading to a destructive cycle that can drive addictive behavior. What Is the Difference Between Shame and Guilt? While people often […]

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Top 5 Self-Care Tips in Early Recovery

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on September 16, 2021

Self-care: it’s not all bubble baths. Developing a healthy routine is one of the cornerstones of early recovery. However, what’s not discussed is how to do this - it takes work to set up, find out what works for you, and integrate it into your life. It’s hard to take care of yourself fully when […]

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Strategies for Changing Your Mindset in Early Recovery

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on September 9, 2021

Addiction recovery requires growth and change. It involves repairing relationships with friends and family, developing coping strategies for triggers, and engaging in hobbies and passions that help you stay away from drugs or alcohol. Making these changes requires a certain mindset. You need to open your mind to the possibility of personal growth and recovery […]

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How Can Internal Family Systems Therapy Help You Recover from Addiction?

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on August 31, 2021

At its heart, addiction is a complex condition that involves a tangle of mental, emotional, and physical processes that each need to be unraveled and managed. Many mental processes and emotional challenges can trigger the compulsion to use substances, and an effective, long-term treatment plan will involve therapies aimed at discovering and healing our response […]

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How Does Couples Therapy Work in Rehab? The Do’s and Don’ts

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on August 26, 2021

Addiction takes its toll on any relationship. In some cases, it leads to conflicts based on dishonesty and secrecy surrounding drug use. In other cases, it creates unhealthy dynamics of enabling drug use and co-dependency. Scientific study confirms that couples usually have extensive relationship problems when one partner is abusing drugs or alcohol. If you […]

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Double Trouble: Are You Addicted to Multiple Substances?

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on August 19, 2021

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are physical conditions that often have little to do with substance use itself. At its heart, alcohol addiction doesn’t usually stem from an all-consuming love of drinking; it is much more likely to come from needs that are not being met, traumas that are being repressed, or other emotional or mental […]

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Being A Successful Parent in Recovery Through Family Therapy

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on August 12, 2021

Addiction: A Family Disease Compulsive drug or alcohol use can shatter relationships with family members. Substance use disorders lead us to behave in ways that break the trust of loved ones, either through broken promises, neglected relationships, or outright verbal or physical violence. This has particularly calamitous consequences for children when they have witnessed addiction’s […]

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Addiction in Older Adults: Treatment Considerations

By Danielle Graniello, LVN on August 10, 2021

Addiction is an invisible epidemic among people aged 65 and up. In this demographic, addiction is often underdiagnosed or not mentioned at all by health care professionals, and this silence poses a huge obstacle to older adults getting the help they need. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), alcohol and […]

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Understanding the Relationship Between Shame and Addiction

Top 5 Self-Care Tips in Early Recovery

Strategies for Changing Your Mindset in Early Recovery

How Can Internal Family Systems Therapy Help You Recover from Addiction?

How Does Couples Therapy Work in Rehab? The Do’s and Don’ts

Double Trouble: Are You Addicted to Multiple Substances?

Being A Successful Parent in Recovery Through Family Therapy

Addiction in Older Adults: Treatment Considerations

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