Aug 8, 2019 | Addiction & Mental Health, Self-Care
Everyone tells you to appreciate every moment in life, and live in the here and now. They tell you to practise mindfulness, meditate, and do more yoga. Individuals who are recovering from addiction can feel confused with the concept of mindfulness and savouring life’s...
Jul 4, 2019 | Addiction & Mental Health, Continuing Care, Family Support
Anxiety and addiction seem to go hand in hand. Many people who have anxiety use drinking or mood altering substances as a coping mechanism. For example, someone with social anxiety could start drinking at parties to feel more comfortable being around other people. Or...
Jun 12, 2019 | Addiction & Mental Health, Continuing Care, Counselling, Trauma
Emotional sobriety can be a difficult concept to understand. It essentially means to be able to face and deal with all the negative emotions that were ignored or covered up when using alcohol or drugs. These feelings can potentially act as triggers with may lead to...
Apr 20, 2019 | Addiction & Mental Health, Continuing Care, Family Support
“I completed residential addiction treatment, now what?” This is a popular question for most individuals leaving the protective umbrella of residential care. The majority of experts say that residential treatment is the program type that is most likely to...
Mar 21, 2019 | Addiction & Mental Health, Continuing Care, Counselling, Family Support, Relationships
It may be easy to understand the concept of ‘supporting’ someone. We have all been supportive to many people and situations in our lives. For example, we support our child’s first show and tell by being there and listening to their presentation with a smile on our...
May 1, 2018 | Addiction & Mental Health
Strength Counselling has come to realize the importance of providing additional online support to individuals in recovery from addiction. Strength Counselling recently created an online, individual and group based counselling program to assist individuals in their...
