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Healthy Eating on a Budget
We're on the home stretch of our 9-week beta SOBER LIVING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM with the Davis Houses.In tonight's group, we discussed methods for eating nutritious, calorie- and salt- smart, tasty foods. We dispelled the myth that you can't eat well on a tight budget. Unfortunately, far too many of us (whether recovering from addiction or not) bring our impulsiveness and need for instant...
Benefits of Sober Living Enrichment
WHAT OUR WOMEN HAVE TO SAY... "This program has provided a different dimension of support. It's building a connection between peers - it's more than just living together! "I'm fortunate to be able to learn about the neurological / brain stuff. I wasn't able to go to treatment and get the benefit of learning the science behind addiction. The setting-goals and motivation classes are also...
Gifts of Giving
For our 14th SOBER LIVING ENRICHMENT session, we were the fortunate recipients of both spiritual and material gifts. Saturday, we had guest speaker share his experience, strength and hope. I have known this man since high school, but I had no idea about some of the challenges he had faced in his life - before and during addiction. Our group members were moved tremendously. His was a story of...
Motivation and Inspiration
SOBER LIVING ENRICHMENT - WEEK 7 Wednesday we looked at what precisely "motivation" and "change" mean. How can I effect long-lasting change? What are some tools to sustain motivation? Our program constantly emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and honesty have not only to relapse prevention, but to the change process, in general. From where does motivation emanate? Is there a "trick" to...
Stress Management – June 25, 2016
It is amazing how many warning signs of stress look exactly like warning signs in the process of relapse! In fact, we know that many of these are identical - and that stress is a huge trigger in relapse. Well, it's not actually the stress, is it? It's what we do with that stress. Group was focused on improving our knowledge and self-awareness in regard to identifying and managing stress in our...
Goal-Setting and the “Small Wins” Approach to Success – June 23, 2016
We worked on life skills Wednesday night. Just how do we go about setting goals that we can, and want to, attain? How can we leverage goal-setting to inspire motivation and confidence? Are there any goals too big? Too small? Where should we start this process - especially for those of us in early recovery? First of all, we identified a strategy - the "Small Wins" approach described in the book...