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Sport, Lawn and Garden
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Sport, Lawn and Garden Project

Exercise can increase wellbeing and release endorphins, making it a useful long-term strategy to combat substance abuse and decrease the risk of relapse. Our Sport, Lawn and Garden Project provide our clients in the Residential Treatment Program with fun and rewarding activities! Support our program by purchasing an item from our Amazon Wish list today! Use the link below to search for needed supplies for the Sport, Lawn and Garden Project. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/4CBINUG8CNF7

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General Recovery

Acceptance as a Spiritual Path

By Andrew Powers I’m grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the importance of acceptance in my recovery, and how it has shaped me into the man I am today, two years sober and living a life I never before thought possible. It is the http://homeofnewvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SLAG-800-1.jpgosophy of life through which I approach my days and a spiritual practice—not unlike prayer and meditation—that provides my life with direction and meaning. Acceptance is the essence of recovery, and the very embodiment of the serenity prayer by which I try to live my days. Occasionally I’ll look back on the early months of

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Exercise and Recovery

By Andrew Breed My name is Andrew Breed, and I’m someone who’s dealt with a Substance Use Disorder. I do a lot of things to maintain a lifestyle that facilitates not using any substances to cope with daily life. It took me a while to get here but it’s something that can definitely be done. One of the big things that I do is exercise, which is why I chose to write about this topic. I would like to share some information and the role that it plays in my life. There’s a ton of research on this subject, and

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Recovery Homes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Brian Lucas Often called “three-quarter houses,” recovery homes (or sober living houses) can be – and often are – a critical component in the long-term success of those in recovery. Alcohol and drug-free, they can provide a safe, peer-supported transitional living environment for clients who are not ready to return to pre-treatment living situations that were toxic, unsupportive and/or enabling.  Unless they are affiliated with licensed rehab facilities, recovery homes typically are for-profit businesses, often owned and operated by those who themselves are in recovery. They are financially sustained through weekly or monthly program fees charged to the residents,

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