Recovery from Addiction

Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential aspect of sustained sobriety. Balanced nutrition enhances a person’s social, emotional, physical, and mental well-being, supporting sustained sobriety.2 Sober living residents will experience many physical and mental benefits if they choose to prioritize healthy eating throughout the duration of their transitional living programs and after program completion. Maintaining a […]

With so many parties and celebrations, the holidays can be a particularly difficult time of year for those trying to stay sober. The temptation may be high, but there are things you can do to make sober holidays more enjoyable. The key is to plan to stay sober before the festivities start, and make sure

With the holiday season upon us, many of us look forward to get-togethers with friends and family, and work celebrations with colleagues. From the smell of holiday cookies baking to hearing carols in stores, we’re primed to be in a holiday mood. But the season can also bring stress. Attending or planning holiday events can

The first few months of recovery from addiction are some of the most difficult. Insomnia, triggers, drug cravings, and the need to deal with emotions that were previously numbed with drugs make early recovery a period of enormous adjustment. An Interview with Tanya Desloover, MA, CADCII Learning to feel emotions again, including positive feelings of

Completing addiction treatment is a major step on the road to recovery, but it’s only the beginning of a lifelong journey. Recovery will present a number of challenges, and handling relapse triggers is probably one of the toughest aspects of maintaining your sobriety. Summertime can be a minefield of triggers. With beach parties, outdoor music

Most of the time when people think of a 12-step fellowship, they think of Alcoholics Anonymous, however, there’s actually a 12-step group for just about any addiction out there, including: Narcotics Anonymous Codependents Anonymous Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, etc. These fellowships are meant for the loved ones of addicts. Some people attend for different reasons. While some

Getting clean and entering recovery is hard; if it were easy then everyone would be doing it. The first year can feel unbearable if you’re not doing it for the right reasons. However, if you truly want to get clean and sober, each little milestone will make you feel like you are unbeatable and can

At Principles Recovery center we believe in not only providing a superior program that helps give our clients all the tools to fight addiction, but we also believe in providing a wide array of activities in addition to our clinical program. Principles offer a gym, meditation, yoga classes, fishing trips, and access to numerous events across