Recovery is about learning how to live life not just without the use of drugs and alcohol, but also how to deal with the range emotions and feelings we’ve been suppressing for years. The same is true of anxiety: we have to learn how to live with feeling anxious without trying to avoid it.
Practicing gratitude in hard times can actually help us the most: we might notice that more things are working for us than against us, and that life might be challenging but it’s a whole lot less challenging than dealing with it while loaded.
Addiction is serious. What’s important to know is that there are other more subtle, telltale signs that a relapse is in the works. What are they? Read on.
My annual depression — Seasonal Affective Disorder — has just started to rear its ugly head this week. The hardest part is that I know what I have to do to take care of myself, it just feels impossible to make it happen.
When it comes to recovery from addiction or other mental health issues, the myth of the emotionless man can be especially destructive.
Coping with depression can be a challenging process, especially for those in early recovery. Olivia Pennelle of Liv’s Recovery Kitchen recounts her own experience with depression, and her own strategies for managing it today.
If someone in your life is struggling with addiction, there is no right or wrong way to feel. Expect a cycle of emotions from anger, to guilt, to fatigue, to confusion.
How can you build self esteem after addiction? Olivia Pennelle explains how journaling helped her build her self esteem in recovery.
If you’re struggling, and not sure you can make it, I urge you to not focus in on Anthony and Kate as the only two stories of celebrities struggling with depression right now. There are plenty of unremarkable and everyday stories of overcoming depression.
Dealing with trauma is tough. It’s more than tough, it’s heartbreakingly challenging and it shakes the foundation of your recovery.
How can we handle dental pain in sobriety? Olivia Pennelle from Liv’s Recovery Kitchen talks about making the decision to take pain meds to handle her pain from extensive dental work.
It may come as no surprise that opioid use and depression often come together as a package. In this article we will examine why opioid use and depression are likely to co-occur and what that means for your addiction care.
Lisa McLaughlin, Workit Health's Co-Founder and Co-CEO, just celebrated 16 years sober. Here are 16 ways her recovery has evolved.
We recently caught up with Brooke, one of Workit's interns, to talk about her own journey through eating disorder recovery. Brooke recently mentioned how valuable of a tool mindfulness can be in eating disorder recovery. But in much mindfulness work, the focus is on the on the body, an area of anxiety and concern for those in eating disorder recovery.
Reality is, a huge number of people in the workforce struggle with addictive behaviors; over 20 million met the criteria for substance use disorders in 2014 (according to SAMHSA). That's around 8% of the population, and only includes those who meet the full diagnostic criteria. Millions more struggle with risky use and other addictions.
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