Locus of Control
Control tends to change from situation to situation. Look at the balance between when one is a victim and embracing when one has responsibility. This is central to addiction recovery as it is to all of behavioral health.
Brain Change
The brain has the ability to flex and mold based on pressures that can include both drug use and abstinence. Review the science behind brain change and how you can use it to find a new life in recovery.
Medication Assisted Treatment
Using medication approaches to help prevent relapse on alcohol, help stabilize the brain, and to treat underlying pathology is nothing new. Find out what obstacles typically get in the way of using MAT effectively.
Stages of Change
The benefits of recovery are so remarkable that you won’t regret it! But does that mean that you’re ready right now? Learn what to acknowledge in yourself to find out where you are in the stages of change. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION
Treatment Search and Barriers
Learn the three most common barriers to getting addiction treatment. There are options across the spectrum, but not all of them are made easily available. Which one is right for you?
Motivational Interviewing
Building a strong motivation for recovery sets the stage for any treatment that may follow. By understanding these principles of motivational interviewing, you can actually use some of the same tactics as addiction treatment professionals.
Wise Mind
The wise mind structure allows for a person to hold both logical parts and emotional parts concurrently. See how the model of wise mind is sensible and useful for both therapy and mindfulness efforts.
Mindfulness, Not Mindlessness
One of the greatest things you can help bolster for yourself is resiliency. Mindfulness training builds resiliency. Discover the starting points for developing a mindfulness practice to help yourself in recovery.
Early Stabilization Topics and Safety
Understand some early recovery topics that you need to be aware of in opiate addiction. Sometimes the reasons to quit using develop from having all the information about your disease. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION
Neuroplasticity and the Prefrontal Cortex
Neuroplasticity involves the brain adapting and growing. Review the feedback loops and implications related to ADHD. This is important information for anyone who’s working in early recovery. AUDIO AVAILABLE