by WestBridge | Jan 12, 2024 | Holidays, Recovery, WestBridge
St. Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays that can test even the most stalwart resolutions, partly since many people chose to drink on this holiday, and mass media, advertising, and retail environments push verbal and visual cues about alcohol to the extreme. Here...
by WestBridge | Jan 5, 2024 | Recovery, Wellness, WestBridge
Initially, it might seem like the brain and the digestive system could not possibly be that closely related. Actually, there is a growing body of research regarding the mind-gut connection. The bottom line is this: Scientists have determined that what is in your gut...
by WestBridge | Dec 22, 2023 | Recovery, Therapy, Wellness, WestBridge
Mental health and substance use disorders do not just affect the individual who experiences symptoms; they affect the whole family. In some cases, these disorders can lead to stress, strain, hurt feelings, guilt or mistrust. As such, it is not just the individual who...
by WestBridge | Dec 1, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, Recovery, Substance Use Disorders, Therapy, WestBridge
Recovery is always going to be a process; it is always going to be something you pursue over the course of a lifetime. With that said, the hope is that you reach a place where you have some firm life skills in place, and are able to thrive all on your own, without the...
by WestBridge | Oct 6, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, Recovery, Therapy, Wellness, WestBridge
Receiving any diagnosis of a serious, lifelong disease can be devastating—and depression and anxiety are no exceptions. Even when you have long suspected that you have one of these disorders, hearing a physician pronounce it can make you wonder what the rest of your...
by WestBridge | Oct 1, 2023 | Recovery, Therapy, Wellness, WestBridge
Children can experience stress and trauma just as surely as grown-ups can. What makes these situations especially troubling is that children often lack the tools to verbalize their pain; the adults around them may therefore assume that the child is fine or that the...
