Mary is a recovery coach with a private practice in Asheville, NC. She is presently working towards her certification as a substance abuse counselor, facilitating DWI groups for Second Spring Counseling, and offering life skill classes to local sober homes, including Oasis Recovery, in order to help clients transition back into society after treatment. We …
With the rise of addiction and alcoholism across the globe and the precarious nature of new found sobriety, it is apparent that one cannot have too much support in this endeavor. And yet many factors affect an individual’s commitment to various levels of care: the amount of freedom to follow opportunities that arise, how much …
Three Different Avenues Of Support: Php, Iop, And Extended Care Sober Living Read More »
Come Forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher. -William Wordsworth There is no shortage of inspiring nature quotes from poets and writers, and creative seekers. So many people, even if far removed from easy access to the natural world, have some awareness of the goodness of getting out into nature, even …
“Within many archaic languages, including Andean Quechua, Amazonian Quechua, Tibetan, Aramaic, Latin, Greek, Hawaiian and others, the word for “breath” is the same word that is used to describe life, spirit, and soul.” Breath. That life-giving force of consistent support; the flow that cannot be stopped, until our physical death; The ebb of filling and …
Somatic awareness is the acute attention to physiological sensations that alert us to impending discomfort, whether that be in our bodies, minds, or environment. It is a sensitivity to internal sensations that can be honed for heightened guidance in life, about when to take action, when to pause, who to surround ourselves with, etc. Many …
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Many of us have come across a host of dietary and nutritional advice in our lifetime and it can be a challenge to keep it all straight, even if you don’t have a serious addiction thrown into the mix. Food itself has fed into many addictions. The impact of sugar and carbohydrates on neurotransmitters that …
Ideally an individual in the grips of addiction will find their way to help and support and be willing to admit themselves to a program of recovery. But more often than not, the momentum of addiction, combined with denial, and patterns of thought and survival mentality, make it impossible for the addict to take that …
Let’s talk about denial. Some say,“I don’t deny anything that is truth, why would someone who is struggling with addiction lie and minimize their problem.” Well, there is a bit more complexity to this phenomena than one might think. We won’t even broach the topic of truth being relative because, for our purposes, we are …
Ever wonder how those spiritual masters, saints, and gurus got so calm, cool and collected. Were they born with an innate awareness of a higher reality? Were they bodily and mentally diferent than the rest of us? Is there any hope for a sufering addict to experience the relief of transcendence, when the mere thought …
