Posts by Sustain Specialists


Martial Arts and Mastering Recovery
Addiction recovery counselors almost universally recommend that recovering addicts and alcoholics adopt a physical...
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10 Tips for Beating Addiction
Whether you have committed to beating drug addiction or alcoholism, or if you are only toying with the idea, chances...
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Welcome to Emotional Sobriety
Genuine recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction involves more than just not using alcohol and drugs. It requires an...
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Science Confirms that Laughter is Good For You
Professional comedians have long relied on the release that accompanies laughter when they set up tension in a joke,...
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Exercise and Depression
Marathon runners and other distance athletes are familiar with the concept of a “runner’s high”. Yoga practitioners...
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Healing a Broken Heart
Broken hearts are not just the province of poets and love-sick teenagers. Modern psychotherapy has recognized the...
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The Life of a Sober Musician
Fans of modern music might assume that every popular musician is using some combination of drugs and alcohol, both...
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12 Step Prevention Strategies for Avoiding Relapse
Even if a recovering drug addict or alcoholic has reservations about some aspects of 12-step recovery programs, the one...
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Addiction and Homelessness: How to Help a Loved One at His Lowest
By some estimates, between one fourth and one third of all homeless persons suffer from drug or alcohol problems. Drugs...
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