Mental Health Disorders and Your CareerUncategorizedBy Chrissy PetroneJanuary 26, 2021A mental health disorder and professional success don’t have to be mutually exclusive, especially when recovery is built on a firm foundation of mental health treatment. The stigma around mental health disorders contradicts this idea of being successful at work and having a mental health disorder. How is it possible to manage something like bipolar…
Finding Hope in A Mental Health Treatment CenterUncategorizedBy Chrissy PetroneJanuary 19, 2021Finding hope when you’re struggling with a mental health disorder can be a challenge. Inpatient mental health treatment may sound like a scary step, but these programs are designed to create hope for the future, not false hope, but real hope built on a solid foundation of care. We’re talking about the type of hope…
Substance Abuse Recovery is a Family EffortUncategorizedBy Chrissy PetroneJanuary 12, 2021Forgiveness can help you find peace with your past. But facing painful truths can be hard, especially as a family. It can be a complicated process, and it’s often easier to avoid or ignore these issues. When you can come together and support each other as a family, everyone can heal. Addiction treatment can help…
Why is Family Important in Substance Abuse Treatment?UncategorizedBy Chrissy PetroneDecember 29, 2020Why is the family important in addiction recovery and substance abuse treatment? When Karen’s husband got sober after ten years of abusing alcohol and painkillers, she felt more confused than ever. She had been praying for his recovery for years. Finally, he admitted himself to substance abuse treatment. Her prayers were answered, weren’t they? After…
How to Support Your Family in Substance Abuse RecoveryUncategorizedBy Chrissy PetroneDecember 22, 2020Substance abuse, both active addiction and substance abuse recovery impacts the entire family. There’s no way around the biology of addiction as a chronic, progressive, lifelong family disease. And, even under the best conditions, families are complicated. Relationships are multifaceted. No person is all good or all bad. A strong support system around any family…
