by Lauren | Jul 15, 2019 | Substance abuse
Everyone who decides to stop using substances, whatever the reason is, will run into challenges in the first few weeks of living abstinent. It’s a new way of life and it will take often times changing people, places and things. We have listed five of the most common...
by Lauren | Jun 22, 2019 | Substance abuse, Therapy
What Price Am I Willing To Pay? Change is hard. It often take several attempts at making a change, any change before it “sticks.” One of the hardest decisions we must make is this change worth it? By choosing to make a change it means one area of our lives will be...
by Lauren | Jun 15, 2019 | Depression, Emotions, Substance abuse
Shame goes hand in hand with substance use. Often when folks begin to enter into recovery or make changes in their lives, they are overcome with feelings of shame and guilt. Shame is feeling that as a person, you are bad, inadequate, defective, unworthy or less than...
by Lauren | Jun 3, 2019 | Stress Management, Substance abuse, Therapy
What is a trigger for substance use? A trigger is a situation, event, or feeling that happens and causes an individual to want to use substances. Triggers are categorized into two types: internal and external. Triggers can occur for individuals who use substances...
by Lauren | Jan 12, 2019 | Anxiety, Self-care, Substance abuse, Therapy
What do you love most about therapy? I love that therapy empowers the individual. I tell each of my patients that my goal is to work myself out of a job. I want to give you the tools you can take with you so you no longer need me. I revel in the moment when we look...
by Lauren | Dec 8, 2018 | Postpartum, Pregnancy, Substance abuse
You found out that you were pregnant during one of the worst times in your life. Perhaps, it was terrible timing. You never wanted to be on opiates and be pregnant. You’re terrified of the outcome, the withdrawal, the pregnancy, the judgement. Yet you have a...
