Recovery Archives | The Gooden Center Southern California Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Center Thu, 27 Jan 2022 23:51:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 205612346 5 Signs That You Are a Highly “Mindful” Individual https://www.goodencenter.org/5-signs-that-you-are-a-highly-mindful-individual/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 23:47:23 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=50206 At the Gooden Center, we make sure to take an approach to our men and women in recovery that mindfulness is an essential aspect of recovery.  We try to foster the idea that only be getting out of our own egos, can we begin to see the path forward.  You can learn more about our [...]

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]]> 50206 Coping with the Stress of Natural Disaster https://www.goodencenter.org/coping-with-the-stress-of-natural-disaster/ Sat, 23 Oct 2021 10:20:47 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=50068 When disaster strikes, it can be devastating. People lose their homes, their pets, their family. Sometimes your life can be in danger. Dealing with that stress can cause trauma, PTSD, and can significantly upset your daily life and routines – putting you and your family at increased risk of additional mental health disorders. Coping [...]

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]]> 50068 How Important is Family Therapy in Recovery? https://www.goodencenter.org/how-important-is-family-therapy-in-recovery/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:49:59 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=50046 Family is the single most important aspect of most people’s lives. Family ties make and break addictions. Most psychological research suggests that social support, especially from family, is one of the single most important aspects of recovery. Yet, substance use disorders actively harm relationships, harm family ties, and destroy family hierarchy. Family therapy is [...]

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]]> 50046 7 Ways to Rebuild Family Ties Early in Sobriety https://www.goodencenter.org/7-ways-to-rebuild-family-ties-early-in-sobriety/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:44:25 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=50016 Addiction damages relationships. Whether you have children and alcohol has gotten in the way of being a parent, you’ve been less than a spouse to your partner, or you’ve manipulated others in your family – that becomes painfully evident as you move into sobriety. Addiction damages other’s trust in you. It damages your relationships [...]

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]]> 50016 Can Mindfulness Help Me Recover from Opioid Addiction? https://www.goodencenter.org/can-mindfulness-help-me-recover-from-opioid-addiction/ Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:43:31 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=49814 Mindfulness has gained a lot of popularity in western medicine and in popular discourse over the last decade. Once, a relatively small movement built around Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBTR), mindfulness has moved into treating clinical anxiety and depression, aiding chronic pain recovery, and into substance use disorder treatment. In fact, mindfulness is increasingly touted [...]

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]]> 49814 When & How to Tell the Person You’re Dating You’re In Recovery https://www.goodencenter.org/when-how-to-tell-the-person-youre-dating-youre-in-recovery/ Wed, 26 May 2021 15:50:28 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=49784 It’s highly recommended that you wait to date for the first year or more of recovery. It’s important to take time for yourself, to establish strong foundations of self-reliance, and to ensure you stay on track. Building yourself up, building good habits, and building your own self-esteem are important elements of recovery. A relationship can get [...]

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]]> 49784 Using the Saint Francis Assisi Prayer in Recovery https://www.goodencenter.org/using-the-saint-francis-assisi-prayer-in-recovery/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:45:37 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=49710 The Saint Francis Assisi Prayer, often used as an 11th Step Prayer in Alcoholics Anonymous, is an immensely popular and empowering prayer used in recovery. Anyone moving through recovery will eventually encounter the prayer and will get to work through its significance and impact on their spirituality, life, and outlook. If you’re just starting [...]

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]]> 49710 12 Cool Inspirational Quotes for Your Recovery  https://www.goodencenter.org/12-cool-inspirational-quotes-for-your-recovery/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:07:37 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=49612 Whether you’re heading into recovery or graduating from an addiction treatment program, it’s important to stop to find motivation and inspiration. Having the right boost of encouragement at the right time can be all you need to power through and make it another day. A good quote can remind you that you’re not alone, [...]

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]]> 49612 How to Maintain Your Mental Health over the Holidays https://www.goodencenter.org/how-to-maintain-your-mental-health-over-the-holidays/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:03:40 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=49082 Most of us have heard “the holidays are the happiest time of the year” in some way or another. Yet, for millions of us, that isn’t the case at all. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, 64% of people with mental illness report that it worsens over the holidays. This increase in symptoms relates [...]

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]]> 49082 How Nature Benefits Mental Health https://www.goodencenter.org/how-nature-benefits-mental-health/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:56:23 +0000 https://www.goodencenter.org/?p=48902 Most people believe that being out in nature will help you feel better. In fact, most psychiatrists will put outdoor activities including walking and cycling at the top of lists for people with mental illness. But, does nature benefit mental illness? And, how does it do so? While it’s true that being out in [...]

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