High Time to Speak Some Truths In 2016, California legalized possession and use of recreational marijuana and on January 1st, 2018, began to allow legal sales. Since that’s coming up on almost a year and a half ago, I’d say it’s high time to speak some truths about weed. However, before I get started, I…
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What Is Drunkorexia? A few months ago in a blog on dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders, I wrote in passing of a fairly new term called “drunkorexia.” Drunkorexia fits a textbook definition of a dual diagnosis – a substance abuse disorder co-occurring with a mental health disorder – and unfortunately, its prevalence is increasing rapidly.…
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It’s Not a Fad A recent opinion written for the Boston Globe was headlined, “Mindfulness is not a fad. Try it.” Now if you are among the many people who think mindfulness is just a trend, that’s totally understandable. Meditation apps, another yoga boom, dating apps for “mindful singles”…it’s almost like “mindfulness” has become today’s…
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An Empowering Investment Recently the staff here at Ocean Recovery took some clients out to let them try their hand at a ropes course. It was wonderful to see them overcome their fears and watch their faces light up with empowerment. Additionally, it was a great team building exercise. If you’ve been fortunate enough to…
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Take It to Heart “Keep an attitude of gratitude.” “You can’t be grateful and angry at the same time.” “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” I’m sure every one of you reading this has heard at least one of these clichés no less than a hundred times. I’m also sure that a good number…
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Some Experience, Strength, and Hope “They are being fulfilled among us – sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.” As a part of what are colloquially known as “the Promises,” anyone who has been to an AA meeting has heard this passage from the Big Book. When you’re still in your active addiction to alcohol, though, it can…
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The Power of the Ocean In a blog posted a few weeks ago, we mentioned the sublime power of the ocean. We also talked about the meditative state that the ocean seems to bring. While this may sound like some new-age mumbo jumbo to some of you, it turns out that there is some science…
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Dehydration: A Dangerous Possibility Eating disorders wreak a world of havoc on our bodies. In fact, anorexia nervosa is the most fatal of all mental health issues with an estimated mortality rate of 10%. Given the way that many of those suffering from eating disorders either restrict or purge their bodies from essential nutrients, this…
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Destruction at the Molecular Level As we’ve mentioned in earlier blogs, when we’re out running amok and drinking or drugging, most of us aren’t getting proper nutrition. A lot of that comes down to neglecting our daily responsibilities. We’re often too loaded to remember to eat or just don’t have the stomach for it. However,…
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Nutritional Counseling and Mental Health While the brain makes up about 2% of a person’s weight, it uses around 20% of the body’s energy. And the body, of course, gets its energy from food. It stands to reason that the higher quality of energy, or food, that the body receives, the better the brain will…
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