Category Archives: Therapy

Guest Post: Recovery and Yoga

  This post was provided by Kristen Black, media coordinator for La Hacienda, a treatment center for alcohol and other chemical dependencies. Hickory Wind Ranch offers sobriety services, including yoga in partnership with Be Yoga. I recently completed my 200 yoga teacher training.  … Continue reading

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Russell Brand’s Advocacy for Addiction Treatment

“It’s more important that we regard those suffering from addiction with compassion and that there’s a pragmatic, rather than symbolic, approach to treating addiction.” Russell Brand, Hollywood’s daft, tall, dark, flamboyant prankster made a an honest appeal to a British … Continue reading

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Suboxone

Suboxone is a synthetic, FDA-approved, opiate that is specifically used to help people with opiate addiction. Since it was approved in 2002, a debate has been raging about whether it delivers the intended outcome or not. Many detractors claim that … Continue reading

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Best of 2011 Awards

We are proud to announce that we are honoring the Best of 2011 in the Sobriety Industry. We’ve spent hours reviewing and curating the list of the best sites out there in the sober community. This our way of spreading … Continue reading

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For when life is good, but you still feel bad

This guest post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. When I look over my career working as a therapist for individuals with substance dependence, I notice patterns. If someone can maintain the motivation and strength to move through the first … Continue reading

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Reputation

This guest post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. Reputation.  Good or bad, we all have one. It precedes us when we get introduced. It follows us when we run from it. It can get us in the door, or … Continue reading

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Is it me?

This guest blog post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. In my last blog I brought up the idea that empathy can give us greater responsibility over the management of our internal world. This might seem a little crazy, but … Continue reading

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It’s Better to Understand Than to be Understood

This guest blog post was provided by  Toby LeBlanc, LPC. The title of this entry was a “concept” at the Phoenix House of Austin where I worked for 3 years. We would try to teach drug dependent adolescents the purpose … Continue reading

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Recovery Love Connection

This guest blog post was provided by  Toby LeBlanc, LPC. What was that rule again? Was I supposed to wait a year? Or was I supposed to have a plant and a cat first? Let’s face it. The rules for … Continue reading

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Is it just a substance thing?

This guest blog post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. Often substance dependence is associated with mental and emotional difficulties. Recovery from substances may mean a person will need to recover in other areas of their life as well. Here … Continue reading

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