Many individuals with dual diagnosis are at a high risk of chronic diseases associated with sedentary behavior and medication side effects: diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. These diseases also increase a person’s chance of experiencing a …
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The Science Behind Addiction
Understanding how drugs affect the brain and behavior can provide a fuller understanding of drug addiction and effective treatment. The following is excerpted from a National Institute on Drug Abuse research update. Addiction is a chronic brain disease Drugs change …
One Hour AT A Time Monday, December 12, 2016
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…
Encore: Spirituality in Recovery
Fr. Tom was ordained to the priesthood on May 13, 1978. Fr. Tom has served in many parishes and campus ministry until 1993 when he came to St. Edmund’s Retreat, Enders Island, Mystic, CT where he still resides. Father Tom has been the Retreat Director,…
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
The topic today is mindfulness (what it is, what it isn’t, background, outcomes, benefits, research around the topic and how it’s applied in recovery).
Mindfulness meditation is a grounded, ‘in the body’ presence which enables a greater capacity for …
Marijuana – How The History Has Led Us To Where We Are Today
Ben Cort’s passion for recovery, prevention and harm reduction comes from his own struggle with substance abuse. Sober since June 15, 1996, Mr. Cort has been a part of the recovery community in various ways: from a recipient, to a provider, to a nation…
Bridging the Gap Between 12 Step Recovery and Co-Occurring Disorders
Our guests will review traditional treatment methods verses evidenced based practices and challenge current treatment myths and misconceptions of participants who struggle with co-occurring disorders. Jim and Gordon will explore the barriers that parti…
Using Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Develop Resilience
Some of the topics in today’s show will be: 1) What is Empathic CBT and how it contributes to better mental and physical health; 2) Why our stress rates have risen so dramatically and the top three things your audience can do today to decrease stress a…
Let’s Help People Quit: Tobacco is the Problem, Not the Solution
Smoking is the number one cause of death in people with mental illness and tobacco use contributes to more deaths than the primary behavioral health condition. Helping people quit tobacco is the risk-factor intervention that will have the greatest imp…
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.