Leslie Glass's Blog, page 136
September 11, 2020
Recovery Slogans In Covid 19
What are your favorite recovery slogans? Mine is not actually a slogan. It’s the serenity prayer. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. This ultimate recovery slogan, which is the foundation and mother of all...
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September 10, 2020
Surprising Benefits Of Sleeping With Pets
What are the pros and cons of sleeping with pets Sleeping with pets is not for everyone, especially if your preference is for reptiles or birds. Did you know that more than 85 million families own a pet? From cats to rabbits and birds … dogs to lizards and snakes … pet ownership has evolved...
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September 9, 2020
Coach’s Corner: How to Get A Healthy High
Want a healthy high that also makes you proud How would you like to go out and get a healthy high with your friends and feel proud of yourself afterward? What if you could get an unlimited supply of safe, free drugs that are legal in all 50 states? Would you do it? Getting a...
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What Is Mental Health
We often hear and read about mental illness, but do we really know what mental health means, especially good mental health? The World Health Organization defines mental health as: A state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her [or their] own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work...
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Anxiety Journal Prompt: Scale Of Worry
What is your scale of worry today? Take a minute to examine your worry meter. It’s like your emotional blood pressure. You can ramp it up or calm it down. Journal prompts help you to focus for a few minutes and then let go. Did you know that if you voice (write, tell someone, or...
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Raw Relapse: A Story Of Relapse and Recovery
About that night the relapse ended… There was a knock on my car window, the driver’s side. I had been sitting inside for the past hour or so, trying to get high — rather, trying to get “right.” My eyes met the police officer’s as I looked up. I froze. Everything appeared to become very...
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September 8, 2020
6 Mental Health Tips For Covid 19
You need mental health tips to counter the devastating effects of Covid 19 These mental health tips can help you and your loved ones stay positive and safe during these tough times. According to a recent study by the CDC (Center for Disease Control), 40% of Americans struggled with mental health or substance abuse during...
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Relapse Prevention – Pandemic Edition
Relapse prevention has taken on a new urgency in the pandemic If you’re not talking about it already, relapse prevention is a topic you should start thinking about as we head into another six months of pandemic life. Why? Because since the pandemic started, the rates of relapse and overdoses have skyrocketed. Alcohol sales have...
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How To Make Your Home Nicer
It is not hard to make your home nicer and the pandemic has made it important to be comfortable at home Once upon a time, I was an active addict who did not care much about my surroundings. I wanted them to look nice, but I was in no position to enjoy them properly or...
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September 7, 2020
Relapse Prevention Pandemic Edition
Relapse prevention has taken on a new urgency in the pandemic If you’re not talking about it already, relapse prevention is a topic you should start thinking about as we head into another six months of pandemic life. Why? Because since the pandemic started, the rates of relapse and overdoses have skyrocketed. Alcohol sales have...
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