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Challenges for Dual-Diagnosis Patients
January 31, 2017 8:57 am - Dual Diagnosis - Leave your thoughts
Dual-diagnosis patients or patients who are diagnosed with more than one mental illness (usually a mental illness such as depression or bipolar disorder in combination with addiction), require a unique and customized treatment plan for the best possible outcome. The best way to ensure a patient with more than one […]
Addressing Addiction in Friendships
January 30, 2017 9:01 am - Addiction - Leave your thoughts
Close friends are often the first to notice a drug or alcohol problem, yet it can be painfully challenging for them to initiate an open, honest conversation about their concerns. They may feel as if they’re overreacting or fear their friend’s reaction or the loss of a friendship. All of […]
I Get To Do This
January 27, 2017 3:14 pm - Uncategorized - Leave your thoughts
I Get To Do This As a social worker for His House Her House Residential Treatment Centers I have the privilege to work with many of our clients when they are in treatment. I meet with them while they are in residential treatment (sometimes, participating in groups ),and as they […]
Tips for the New Intern
January 27, 2017 3:10 pm - Uncategorized - Leave your thoughts
Tips for the New Intern By: Michelle Ghirelli Nothing will fully prepare you for being a drug and alcohol counselor like actual experience in an internship. You can read books, attend lectures, and write papers but the real learning will happen when you are working hands-on in the field. […]
When presence is really the greatest present of all.
January 27, 2017 3:07 pm - Uncategorized - Leave your thoughts
Growing up, I’m sure many of us asked our parents or family members for presents we thought we couldn’t live without. It’s interesting to look back on these days and realize how we focused on what can be considered trivial nowadays. Growing up, it may have dawned on some earlier […]
Kundalini, Part 2
January 27, 2017 3:05 pm - Uncategorized - Leave your thoughts
Kundalini, Part 2 In “The Energies of Men,”William James offers this bit of wisdom: “Everyone is familiar with the phenomenon of feeling more or less alive on different days.” While this statement is true for everyone, it is especially important for people in early recovery. The symptoms of post […]
A Life Changed by Her House.
January 27, 2017 3:02 pm - Uncategorized - Leave your thoughts
A Life Changed by Her House. I was a wife, mother of two, fashion designer and Boutique owner, living what seemed on the outside something completely different of what was in the inside. A lifetime of internal turmoil slowly making its way to the surface and completely out of […]
My Stay at Merito House
January 27, 2017 2:59 pm - Uncategorized - Leave your thoughts
Brandon M My Stay at Merito House Before I came to treatment, my life was on the fringe. I was on the verge of losing everything that I worked so hard for. My car had just broken down, and the winter was approaching, and it was getting to […]
What to Expect in Mental Health Treatment
January 24, 2017 10:21 am - Mental Health - Leave your thoughts
Checking into a mental health treatment center can feel like a daunting task, often because there are many unknowns attached to it. Many patients wonder what they can expect in terms of daily routine, visitors, therapy, and free time. They wonder whether they will have a private room or share […]
Sobriety and Family Relationships
January 18, 2017 7:58 am - Alcohol - Leave your thoughts
Alcohol treatment centers tend to address this issue because it is common among people who have newly found sobriety. Friends, family, and loved ones might not trust that the treatment “took.” It is common that the addict has lied to the people they love, have hidden their drug use, and […]
