How to Build a Strong Foundation in Early Recovery
Habits Like all humans, you are a creature of habit. We learn through processes of repeating different behaviors. The repeated behaviors produce a certain result, which on some level gratifies us. We want things, or to have experiences, that will...
What Does Evidence-Based Treatment Mean?
Evidence-based treatment (EBT) is a treatment method that employs hard evidence from exhaustive research as its base (1). It does this to find what means of treating patients have been repeatedly proven to be most effective. The Problem EBT Solves...
What Does Medication Assisted Treatment Mean?
Medication Assisted Treatment or MAT has been around for at least 50 years or more. However, it has grown in popularity a great deal in the past decade. There are a fair number of misunderstandings about what MAT actually consists...
Who is a Good Fit for Our Partial Hospitalization Programs?
Partial Hospitalization Programs: Who’s a Good Fit? It’s difficult to say in advance who is a good fit for one of our partial hospitalization programs. While most people with substance abuse disorders do share at least some common ground, everyone...
What is a Partial Hospitalization Program?
What is a partial hospitalization program? Is the right form of treatment for me? These are questions that many of our clients have to ask when they’re considering The Harmony Oaks facility. Read on to find out the answers to...
The Top 5 Benefits of Outpatient Detox
For those who have progressed far enough into the disease of addiction, it can be very dangerous to stop consuming drugs or alcohol abruptly. In fact, it can even be fatal. That’s why it’s critical to undergo detox in a...
What is EMDR Therapy?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, or EMDR Therapy, is the process of revisiting a difficult memory and taking away the power of the recalled event or experience. This therapy can be challenging in the early stages. This is because...
Relationship Building Steps for The Recovering Mother
6 Tips for Rebuilding Your Relationship with Your Kids While In Recovery
How Addiction Affects Sibling Relationships
Having a family member in active addiction is an experience that can run the emotional gamut from helplessness, fear, and despair to anger, frustration, and resentment– sometimes all at once.