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Boundaries: What are they and how can you set them?

Sep 22, 2019 | Continuing Care, Counselling, Family Support, Relationships, Self-Care

WHAT ARE BOUNDARIES? Boundaries are emotional, mental, and physical limits that we establish to protect ourselves from being used, manipulated, or mistreated by others. Having boundaries allows us to separate and protect ourselves from others. They are very important...

Top 10 Self-Care Tips for individuals recovering from addiction

Aug 30, 2019 | Addiction & Mental Health, Continuing Care, Family Support, Team Members

Self-care is important for everyone, but for individuals recovering from addiction it is even more crucial for their recovery and well-being. Individuals recovering from addiction often have self-esteem struggles and can feel worthless, which usually drives their...

Finding Enchanted Moments: How can you bring more enchantment into your life?

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...

Sober and anxious? 5 tools to help you cope now

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...

What is Emotional Sobriety?

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...

I Completed Residential Addiction Treatment – Now What?

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 help...

Supporting A Loved One Completing Addiction Treatment

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...

Helpful Tips On Finding A Therapist

Oct 10, 2018 | Counselling

I have heard thousands of times stories of people who refuse mental and emotional support because they’ve had a bad experience with a therapist. What I know to be true is that most people struggle through life thinking they can “handle it” on their own, only to find...

The Benefits of Online Counselling

Sep 22, 2018 | Addiction & Mental Health, Counselling

With the expansion of modern technologies, an increasing number of people have been seeing the benefits of online counselling. Some of the evident benefits of e-counselling for many people include the convenience, the range of choices and services provided, and the...