The Mindful Recovery process unleashes a natural blooming of internal motivation to improve personal health, maintain sobriety, and develop social responsibility. Mindful Recovery is a voluntarily-maintained process characterized by the intention to refrain from harming oneself and others, and a …
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Conquer Chronic Pain
Our guest today will discuss how and why people become addicted to painkillers when suffering with chronic pain. The topic will include: The similarities between addiction and chronic pain; Why people experience chronic pain and the factors that contri…
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Ask the Doc: Nutrition
Healthy nutrition and regular exercise are the best way to control weight in the general population, and also in people with dual diagnosis, who are at increased risk of becoming overweight and developing heart disease early. What are healthy principles …
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I Remain on the Road to a Healthy Recovery that Wouldn’t have been Possible without WestBridge.
I wanted to take a moment to send a note of thanks to the entire staff of WestBridge Community Services. One year ago this past week I found myself overcome with my addiction and desperately wanted help in my struggle. …
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Encore: Being Mindful of Your Recovering Loved One During the Holidays
Addiction can threaten the lives of people via many different avenues: recreational drugs, painkillers, alcohol, food, and more. While many of us grow excited about the holiday season, there are others that become anxious about this time of year. The…
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Ask the Doc: Opioids
While opioids have relieved pain for millennia, people can become addicted. Doctors grew wary and laws restricted their prescription which unfortunately left many in needless distress. Pharmaceutical companies leapt into this complex clinical dilemma offering a simplistic and wrong solution: …
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Ask the Doc: Why Is Family Work Such An Integral Part Of Treatment?
Traditional clinical training typically excludes the family from the treatment process. The thinking behind this is that the clinician and individual can more easily form a bond that is therapeutic and that the healing occurs within the context of that …
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How I Became My Father…A Drunk
Our guest today will share some of his own personal story about a father and son trapped in the world of addiction, and how the miracle of recovery has the power to restore one’s life, relationships and emotional wellbeing.
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Ask the Doc: FASD
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is an umbrella encompassing fetal alcohol effects, alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder, and alcohol-related birth defects. These occur to infants when mothers drink excessively in pregnancy and may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong …
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5 WAYS TO MAKE HOPE A PART OF RECOVERY
Recovery and hope occur simultaneously. While it may seem overwhelming at times to recover from mental illness and substance use, it is possible. The steps taken to continue recovery are filled with stresses and pressures; however, coping with struggles in …
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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.