Nurturing and finding self-love is vitally important during addiction recovery. Because addiction can leave you with feelings of low self-worth and low self-esteem, this is especially true. Moreover, self-love can boost your motivation changing your life for the better. Choosing to love yourself in recovery can be an incredibly hard choice—even a courageous one. But…
You spend a lot of time searching the web for the right rehab treatment. But what is the “right” treatment, exactly? What should you look for in a Houston rehab center, and when do you know you found a great fit? Start with a Key Indicator of Quality Houston Rehab If anything points to the…
Houston continues to suffer problems of drug and alcohol addiction among its residents. But the region offers too few rehab centers that truly provide the hope for a better life, as people need. As you look for the highest quality addiction recovery center Houston trusts, get to know why this high-quality rehab treatment plays such…
I was approached by Morgan, our Director of Marketing, to write a blog about addiction and codependency. To write something about how I found myself working in the treatment industry. Me write a blog? Like a blog, blog? Like something other people will read? I immediately thought to myself that I couldn’t write anything someone…
“The difference between Try and Triumph is a little UMPH.” –Marvin Philips Becoming physically active is one of the most beneficial decisions a person in recovery can make. When someone becomes addicted, they depend on drugs and alcohol to make it through their everyday life. The body (the circulatory, digestive, endocrine, muscular system), the mind…
Participating in group therapy can be quite intimidating, but it also has many benefits. It can give you a sense of belonging and give you the chance to talk to someone who truly understands your experiences. Group sessions normally meet once or twice a week for one to two hours with a professional facilitating discussion.…
As clients continue along their path to sobriety with Serenity Light Recovery, they must learn to recognize triggers. Nearly anything can be a trigger: a situation, a location, a person, or even an emotion. These are things leading someone to start using again or fall back into negative habits. Thus, understanding the types of triggers…
We at Serenity Light Recovery utilize a variety of techniques in our residential treatment program helping heal the whole individual from addiction. One such technique we use is massage therapy, one of the world’s oldest healing traditions. Massage and addiction intertwine in some interesting ways. The benefits of massage therapy are numerous in helping to…
Here at Serenity Light, we make use of service dogs as part of our comprehensive approach to treating addiction. Service dogs can offer a wide variety of benefits to clients who are healing from their addictions. Thus, animal assisted therapy is one of the most effective and popular forms of therapy we offer. Therapeutic Service…
Here at Serenity Light Recovery, we offer multiple fresh and alternative forms of therapy. From traditional group therapy to alternative therapies like equine therapy, we provide clients with the options they need to heal. One of these is Higher Power Yoga therapy. When done in combination with more traditional treatments, yoga therapy can be one…