Posted in Relapse Prevention, Womens Rehab on Jan 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Art therapy is a widely used and accepted form of therapy for expressing thoughts, feelings, and emotions that cannot otherwise be expressed through words alone. As part of a recovery and relapse prevention program, art therapy can help participants achieve many things that may have been difficult before they began their recovery journey and art […]
Posted in Addiction Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Womens Rehab on Jan 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Last Thursday, VH1 debuted its latest reality television program, “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”. The show follows nine celebrities, from martial arts fighter Ricco Rodruiguez to actor Daniel Baldwin, through a 21-day drug treatment program.
Like most reality programs, this show is likely to stress entertainment over authenticity in an effort to create “good television”. We […]
Posted in Addiction Recovery, Relapse Prevention on Jan 15th, 2008 No Comments »
Relapse after recovery is a very real possibility - even for those who have been in recovery for years. In order to prevent relapse, it is essential to be able to recognize common relapse triggers as well as your own personal relapse triggers.
Constant self evaluation and education is the most important tool that anyone can […]
Posted in Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Relapse Prevention on Jan 13th, 2008 No Comments »
We are pleased to bring you an incredibly honest and revealing interview with Judith Hillard about her battle with cocaine addiction. Judith’s story sheds light on the fact that addiction knows no boundaries when it comes to race, class, education, or background.
Judith was the eldest child of a Protestant minister, a straight-A student, student body […]
Posted in Addiction Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Women and Alcoholism on Jan 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Children whose parents - and especially their mothers - are drug or alcohol abusers have a very traumatic and disturbing childhood that affects them in an extremely negative way. They become emotionally weak and often do not learn healthy ways to handle problems. When the mother herself is not in a position to give her […]
Posted in Addiction Recovery, Announcements, Relapse Prevention, Women and Alcoholism on Dec 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Do your goals for the New Year include strengthening recovery mindset or breaking your addiction from drugs, alcohol, or a relationship?
There is still time to register for our special 1-week New Years retreat to help you stregthen you addiction relapse prevention plan going into 2008.
Open Door relapse prevention programs are an ideal way to learn […]
Posted in Addiction Recovery, Relapse Prevention on Dec 20th, 2007 No Comments »
One of our most popular addiction recovery programs at The Open Door is Equine Therapy.
Equine therapy is an animal-assisted psychotherapy that involves horses. Equine therapy programs are designed keeping the individual needs of each patient who is looking to get rid of drugs and alcohol abuse. In these programs, the patient is encouraged to develop […]
Posted in Healthy Lifestyle, Relapse Prevention on Dec 5th, 2007 No Comments »
I got Jessica Seinfield’s book “Deceptively Delicious” for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and made my first recipe tonight. The book centers around pureeing vegetables and then “hiding” them in common foods that your family will eat.
Tonight I added cauliflower to our mashed potatoes. I also had chicken nuggets that had broccoli under […]
Posted in Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Self Esteem on Nov 29th, 2007 No Comments »
According to a recent report in Science Daily, research shows that religion and spirituality are linked to positive physical and mental health.
While most of the studies were focused on people with life threatening diseases, there is certainly a evidence to show that a person with a strong spiritual connection has a better ability to conquer […]
Posted in Relapse Prevention on Nov 28th, 2007 No Comments »
A past issue of Counselor, The Magazine for Addiction Professionals, talks about how massage therapy can be used as a component to helping alcohol addiction. Massage is among the list of essential activities at the Open Door relapse prevention center for many of these very same reasons.
The article stated that the physical, emotional and spiritual […]