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Bel Aire Recovery Center blog articles in the field of substance use disorders and addiction recovery. Here you will find news, information, and inspiration about drug and alcohol addiction treatment modalities, recovery stories, and more.

Five Kinds of Food that Support Your Recovery
Thanksgiving and Christmas might be called the “big food holidays.” The word “big” applies to both “food” and “holidays.” Those two holidays are certainly among the biggest on the calendar in terms of prep time and the pressure we tend to put on ourselves and others to make them perfect. And the food that goes...
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How can a pet support your recovery, We Bet a Pet Can Be Paws-itively Helpful for Your Recovery
Sometimes, especially when times are tough, we just want someone to sit with us. Someone who won’t ask questions or offer advice. Someone who can offer comfort and kindness without saying a word. Someone whose love for us is unconditional and unwavering. Having access to someone like that can be a benefit to anyone—and especially...
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pretty young Black woman on phone at desk - cravings
In a perfect world, a person would go through detoxification and treatment for a substance use disorder and never again feel the urge to return to drugs or alcohol. But of course, this isn’t a perfect world, and cravings happen. Have a Plan In reality, nearly every single person in recovery for a substance use...
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Being Kind to Yourself, kindness, Importance of Being Kind to Yourself
Many a child has heard a parent say something akin to, “Watch your tone of voice when you are talking to me!” It is the kind of thing a parent says when a child is disrespectful or sarcastic or flippant. The child’s parent may take as much issue with how the kid said what they...
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Stressing the Importance of Less Stress in Recovery,
Most of the time, we do not think too much about air. Our bodies naturally breathe in and breathe out without requiring our attention. The air is there, we need the air, and our respiratory system just takes care of things on our behalf. It might also be said that most of the time, we...
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Pop Culture Countdown of Recovery Advice, recovery advice,
If you have read a number of our blog entries, you may have noticed that we have a tendency to use various aspects of pop culture—songs, movies, comics, and more—to make our various points about sobriety and the recovery journey. In this entry, we will use another staple of pop culture—the countdown, as popularized by...
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Sobriety Highway,
You probably know the song “Life Is A Highway.” You might be most familiar with the Rascal Flatts version, but we are partial to this somewhat bizarre video for Tom Cochrane’s original recording. (We strongly discourage you from playing the harmonica in the middle of the highway.) In the song, the singer suggests a series...
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Summer is a Great Time to Start Exercising for Your Recovery
You already know you should be exercising, right? You hardly need us to tell you that exercise has benefits for your physical health. You don’t need us to explain that exercise has benefits for your mental health, too. And you probably already understand that activities that benefit your physical health and your mental health also...
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Recovery Journal
In an earlier blog post, we offered three ideas for activities that can help lower your stress level while supporting your ongoing sobriety. Our three recovery tips were: make a budget, tidy a mess, and start a journal. We still think those are all good ideas. A budget can reduce the stress you feel about...
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Outdoor portrait of happy beautiful young woman relaxing in mountains over the clouds, wearing grey pullover
Do you consider yourself an extrovert or an introvert? Extroverts often find social interaction to be fun and energizing. Introverts often find quiet time alone to be more fulfilling and energizing. So if you are the kind of person who can’t wait to go to the party, you are likely extroverted. And if you are...
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