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 …
Our guest today brings many years of experience working with women in recovery to address the key issues mothers face at all stages on their recovery path. She will share advice along with inspiring stories of recovering moms, including her own, to off…
May has been designated as Mental Health Month for 2016—a key opportunity for us to elevate the conversation and raise awareness for issues related to mental health. Sadly, despite the overwhelming number of Americans who are impacted by mental health …
Opioids have long been known for their powerful effects in minimizing and mitigating pain; indeed, many of the most potent prescription painkillers are opioids. Since opioids are also powerfully addictive, more and more researchers and clinicians are encouraging other, non-pharmaceutical …
An article in the Journal of American Medicine says that about 12 percent of those people sixty-five and older take ten or more medications per week, some over the counter, some prescribed. The medical community defines this situation as Polypharmacy …
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 …
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 …
What does it mean to be authentic? How does one achieve their right of dignity? How does one carry oneself with integrity? What does being sober have to do with authenticity?
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Embrace Recovery – Embrace the Authentic Life
Though mental health and substance use disorders are common, they remain highly stigmatized. Many of us are simply not comfortable talking about these issues—and that includes those of us who are directly impacted by them. This stigma is not just …
There are many good, healthy ways to cope with stress—and alcohol and cigarettes are not among them. In fact, there is evidence to suggest that turning to narcotic and addictive substances can actually make stress worse, not better. For those …
WestBridge Meet & Greet
At WestBridge, we work with adult men and families from around the country and, in some cases, the world. One of the unique features of our model is our virtual Meet & Greet service which allows us to deepen our assessment and begin building trust and engaging participants in the pre-admission process.