by Tanis Hayden | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Specifically, we need more positive energy to enjoy sobriety and recovery. For example, a life-long friend went to the hot rod show and posted pictures. After I scrolled through them, I realized I still had a grin plastered to my face. This is one of the reasons why I...
by Tanis Hayden | Oct 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Working on some relapse prevention last night for a presentation and I realized how the words “Relapse Prevention” can really be minimized when we use them consistently over the years in the treatment field. Relapse Prevention and Recovery Conducting interventions, I...
by Intuitive Digital | Oct 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
It was brought to my attention last night that Tennessee is proposing a new law that will make drug use during pregnancy an offense for the mother if she doesn’t seek treatment. After reading the law, learning more about Tennessee’s governor, and reading some of the...
by Intuitive Digital | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
This is a reprint of a message I wrote to one of my brothers who worked at the treatment center I attended, from my personal page. “I remember coming to NARA and one of the guys gave me a bunch of nylon dress socks because he had been given white socks. I was so...
by Intuitive Digital | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Society talks about the drug epidemic, or the drug problem. Providers share how to pick the right treatment, or what constitutes good treatment. What is ever discussed about what constitutes good recovery? I got into a discussion with some clients the other day about...
by Intuitive Digital | Oct 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
We are not a sociological entity, although sociologists find us fascinating. We are not a therapy group, although remarkable healing takes place among us. And we are not a religion, even though some people want to see us as such … We are a spiritual entity.” May 2006...