What is an Enabler?
How to Help an Addict What is Enabling & How Can I Avoid It? What is an enabler? An enabler is a person who (either intentionally or inadvertently) contributes to the exacerbation of ...
Signs That Your Husband Is An Addict
Helping an Addicted Loved One If you suspect that someone you know and love has been suffering at the hands of a substance abuse disorder, you are likely wondering what you can do to ...
How to Make A New Years Resolution to Quit Heroin
New Year’s Resolutions - A Commitment to Change Jotting down a list of New Year’s resolutions is a long-standing tradition - one that most of us decidedly honor in one way or another. Some ...
Quitting Cigarettes While in Early Recovery
Sobriety and Cigarettes Smoking cigarettes is an unhealthy habit - this is a fact of life, one that is not open for debate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that cigarette smoking ...
10 Signs You Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep (And How to Fix It)
Self-care is essential to living a balanced life, and it’s especially important during recovery. Eating well, being active and practicing mindfulness are incredibly helpful in staying sober. But it’s all meaningless if you’re running on ...
Team Immersion Recovery Center: Running to Raise Awareness for Addiction
Immersion Recovery Center is partnering with The Herren Project, a non-profit addiction recovery foundation, to run in the 2018 New Balance Falmouth Road Race and raise awareness for the disease of addiction. The 7-mile “fun run,” which regularly ...
4 Personality Traits That Can Indicate Addiction
The term “addictive personality” suggests a personality type that makes a person more likely to become addicted to drugs or alcohol. But it’s not so black and white. No single personality type sets someone ...
Benefits of Choosing Treatment in Delray Beach
Whether you’re a South Florida native or are relocating to the area, Delray Beach is the ideal spot to seek addiction treatment. A first-class resort destination and two-time winner of the All-American City Award, Delray ...
Change Holiday Traditions to Support Recovery
Mulled wine and wassail when guests arrive, eggnog on Christmas Eve or a champagne toast before the turkey is carved… These familiar traditions are incorporated into many festive holiday seasons, but they may be ...
Eradicating the Shame of Addiction
September was National Recovery Month. We observed Mental Illness Awareness Week at the beginning of October. Yesterday, we recognized World Mental Health Day. These three observances have some overall objectives, many of which overlap: Raising awareness about mental ...
