If you’re living with mental illness, such as addiction or a co-occurring disorder, you’ve probably experienced people blaming you – either implicitly or outright – for your disease. Unfortunately, there’s still a great deal of stigma around mental health in modern society. The Burdens of Stigma Around Mental Health Stigma can...
Thanksgiving can be a joyous occasion surrounded by family and friends, but for people in recovery, it can also be a stressful event that surrounds them with addiction triggers. If you’re working daily to build lifelong sobriety, these can be very harmful things to subject yourself to because they...
Even in a beautiful place like Long Beach, fall and winter can be a challenging time for anyone – especially people in recovery from substance misuse. With fewer hours of daylight, and often some amount of social isolation because many of us feel less motivated to go out and...
If you’re in recovery from a substance misuse disorder, holidays like Halloween can be scary in more ways than one. At every turn, you may run into familiar relapse triggers that make you crave drugs or alcohol. How can you celebrate All Hallows’ Eve without feeling haunted by your...
With the national spotlight on opioids and similar “hard” drugs, many people have lost sight of another growing addiction problem that is far more common: alcoholism. As a 2017 study found, not only are more American adults drinking alcohol regularly, but many of them fall into the categories of...
Did you know 2.5 million older adults in the United States today have a drug or alcohol problem? There is a rising concern over the prevalence of substance abuse among adults over age 60 as research begins to shed light on a very real problem, which is the fact...
Did you know September is officially designated as National Recovery Month? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, sponsors this annual observation to spread the positive message that mental and behavioral health are integral parts of overall health, and that prevention and treatment have helped thousands...
If a mental health professional has told you that you have a dual diagnosis, you may want to learn more about what that means for you. A dual diagnosis, which is also called a co-occurring disorder, describes when someone has both a mental illness and an addictive disorder at...
Substance dependency is a disease that affects all its sufferers differently. At New Found Life, we believe in a tailored approach that takes each person’s individual needs into account, including gender. Seeking treatment for addiction is a highly personal decision that often comes with emotional tension. We’ve found any approach...
Meditation is an ancient practice that helps people center themselves and achieve an inner peace. Even people who were initially skeptics of the practice have changed their minds after trying it for themselves. In fact, we now know there are many scientifically validated reasons meditation is so effective. When someone...
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