How Church or Spirituality Can Support the Recovering College Student

Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Addiction impacts a person on multiple levels, including physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Because of the complexity of addiction, treatment approaches must be multidimensional and help support an individual in a variety of ways. This is especially true for the college [...]
Read More

Resources on Campus for Drug Addicts

bench in park in fall Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Recovery from an addiction to drugs or alcohol is something that requires a lifelong commitment and dedication to the process. Establishing consistent support is key to ensuring that recovery does endure for the long term. Recovery is often described as a [...]
Read More

Outpatient Treatment Options for College Students Maintaining Sobriety

Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope The process of recovery from addiction often proceeds through phases, with the most acute phases of addiction transpiring first. The early phases of recovery often include detoxification from the substance of addiction and interventions that assist an addict initially establish sobriety. [...]
Read More

Being Content with Improvements in Character

Young man looking into sky Contributor: Ryan Moffat, BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” -John Wooden Most “life reboot” projects are doomed before they ever begin. Whether [...]
Read More

Freeing Yourself from the Bondage of Addiction (Step 5)

man yelling in joy with arms in air Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope The process of recovery from addiction naturally goes against our humanistic inclinations and desires. Learning to find freedom from the bondage of addiction is challenging for that particular reason – you are essentially undoing many of the things that come with [...]
Read More