The Body Broken: One Woman’s Experience With Pain and Medication

Contributor: Rachael Mattice is the Content Manager for Sovereign Health Group, an addiction, mental health and dual diagnosis treatment provider. Rachael received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Purdue University. At age 19, Lynne Greenberg survived a horrific car crash. Despite serious injuries, including a fractured vertebra precariously close to her brainstem, [...]
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Self-compassion and Pain Tolerance: Be Kind to Yourself to Experience Relief

man laying on ground with cat Contributor: Rachael Mattice is the Content Manager for Sovereign Health Group, an addiction, mental health and dual diagnosis treatment provider. Rachael received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Purdue University. People with high self-esteem are like the biggest kid on the playground. They feel special, as though they are fundamentally better than [...]
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Celebrate Recovery: A Sturdy Foundation

Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope The basis of a sturdy foundation in recovery from substance abuse and addiction involves some form of a support system. The great news is that the addiction community offers several types of support groups for addicts who are in the process [...]
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Mindfulness Meditation Can Ease Pain and the Feelings Associated With It

Contributor: Rachael Mattice is the Content Manager for Sovereign Health Group, an addiction, mental health and dual diagnosis treatment provider. Rachael received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Purdue University. When most people hear the word “meditation,” they imagine a person sitting in a quiet, dark room attempting to clear their minds [...]
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Making the Choice to Live

Conceptual image of female and male hands together Contributor: Lyle Fried, CAP, ICADC, CHC, CEO at The Shores Treatment and Recovery "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle No one ever wakes up and says, “I think I’ll bring myself to the edge of death today. I think today is the day I’ll [...]
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