Wellness! Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has a model for holistic wellness that utilizes the balance of wellness in eight different dimensions. Maintaining wellness in multiple aspects of one’s life is optimal for those who might be feeling unbalanced and down. This model captures a clear picture of the multiple aspects leading…

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I found this quote in a book I was reading the other day and it really spoke to me. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” –Viktor Frankl I found this statement to be quite profound.…

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Recovery means finding peace and comfort with the demons some of us call addiction. It is coming to a place of harmony and personal balance with the presence of my problems in my everyday life, yet not allowing them to have a toxic influence in either my life or that of those around me.  It…

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