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6 Steps for Setting Boundaries with Someone in Recovery

When someone pursues recovery, your relationship with them can change for the better. By setting up boundaries early on and communicating your feelings effectively, you and your loved one can develop a mutual respect that tends to your needs just as much as their sobriety. Follow these 6 important steps from Addiction Recovery Coach Rick Lepkowski.

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What Does It Feel Like to Go Through Drug Withdrawal?

Drug and alcohol withdrawal is a painful and disruptive period of time, but there are ways to alleviate these difficult symptoms. By using pain management tools and healthy coping mechanisms, experiencing withdrawal can be more manageable.

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Detox vs. Rehab? Which is Right for You?

Although many use these terms interchangeably, detox and rehab each have their own purpose. While detox primarily focuses on addressing the physical effects that addiction has had on the body, rehab focuses more on the psychological effects.

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Alcohol

The Harm of Binge Drinking During Pregnancy
Binge drinking during pregnancy is not just harmful to the fetus – it can also harm you both before conception. Learn how binge drinking is destructive to the body.
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Trauma & Recovery

Survivor's Guilt: A Symptom of PTSD
Survivor’s guilt is a component of PTSD and can initially be hard to spot. Learn about the signs of survivor’s guilt, how to cope, and how to heal from trauma.
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Top Signs Your Body is Healing From Trauma
Healing from trauma is a journey. But how do you know if you are making progress? Learn the signs your body and mind are healing from trauma.
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Healing from Trauma and Distressing Experiences: How EMDR Can Help
Struggling with trauma or distressing experiences? Understanding how EMDR therapy works can help you decide if this therapy is right for you.
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Addiction Treatment

What is Bespoke Luxury Addiction Treatment?
Our luxury bespoke treatment program offers highly personalized wellness plans and flexibility. Discover if this approach is right for you.
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Why Are So Many Queer People Using Drugs and Alcohol?
Learn what places LGBTQ+ individuals at a higher risk of addiction and how people in the queer community can best seek treatment.
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Trauma & Recovery

Unraveling the Myth of "Big T" and "Little T" Trauma
Dividing trauma into “Big T” and “Little T” types can minimize experience and poorly affect a trauma survivor. Learn more here.
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How to Set SMART Goals in Recovery
Setting SMART goals in recovery can help you achieve health, wellbeing & long-term sobriety. Learn some examples of SMART goals.
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What Doctors Are Doing About the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic and crisis keeps getting worse – but what are doctors doing about the problem? Learn how new guidelines are cracking down on prescription abuse.
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The 10 Stages of Relapse
Contrary to popular belief, relapse does not happen at random. Learn the ten stages of a relapse so you can seek help before a relapse occurs.
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How to Get Started with Fitness and Exercise in Recovery
Starting exercise in recovery has many more benefits than weight loss: a mind-body connection, natural endorphins, and self-esteem building.
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Family Wellness

Unveiling the Trauma of Childhood with Addicted Parents
Growing up with an addicted parent is traumatic. Learn about adult children of alcoholics and addicts and how to heal the associated trauma.
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