Addiction Recovery and Moving Away from Toxic Relationships

Couple of young men talking on the stairs of an office Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Recovery from an addiction to drugs or alcohol involves the rebuilding of one’s life. Past patterns, habits, and behaviors that may have been associated with the addiction often need to be assessed to understand how to move forward successfully in recovery. [...]
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Addiction – Pursuing Healthy Relationships

man and woman sitting on front porch swing Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Being in recovery from an addiction to drugs or alcohol often involves rebuilding, restructuring, and transforming one’s life from the inside out. While the initial phase of recovery from addiction typically focuses on physical healing, rehabilitation, and medical stabilization, recovery also [...]
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Rebuilding A Sober Life: Patience with Others Perceptions of Us Changing

woman sitting in park at sunset Contributor: Tina Black, LCSW, Vice President of Operations for Georgia Detox & Recovery Centers, Bluff Plantation, and RiverMend Health’s entire Georgia region. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. We’ve all heard the saying. In fact, studies have shown that a first impression is formed within seconds. Factor into the equation [...]
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Addiction and Looking to God for Protection, Attention and Love (Why Looking to Others to Fulfill This Is Part of the Problem)

Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Having an addiction to drugs or alcohol is something that arises as a result of many combined factors, including one’s biology and environment. However, learned behaviors in an addiction can become more than what meets the eye to a person struggling [...]
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Step 5 and The Effects of Carrying the Load Alone

Contributor: Sarah Dodson, Marketing Director at the River Source Twelve-Step programs provide a compilation of tools for getting and staying sober. It starts with admitting that a problem exists and ends with helping others in their personal journeys. Though the 12 Steps aren’t a requirement for getting sober, trying to recover from addiction without this [...]
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