By Wasatch Crest Team Member Brady Warner Wasatch Crest team member, Brady Warner, shared his recovery story. You can watch him tell his story and read his narrative below. I’ve been in and out of rehab, hospitals, and jails since I was 14-years-old. The final time that I was incarcerated, I began my recovery journey. […]
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Has your loved one experienced an unusual change in behavior? Are they struggling at work or with friends? How can you tell if a loved one is struggling with addiction? Signs of Alcohol Addiction Some of the telltale signs that your loved one may be struggling with an alcohol addiction is their inability to get
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By Wasatch Crest Team Member Jade S. My name is Jade, and I am an alcoholic. I grew up in Florida, and I am the youngest of three. By the time I came along, the abusive environment was so bad my mother had to get a restraining order against my father. My parents divorced shortly
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By Wasatch Crest Business Development Representative Josh Barker Wasatch Crest business development representative Josh Barker shared his addiction recovery story with us. Watch and read his story below. My name is Josh, and I’m in recovery from addiction. After years of substance abuse, I finally got clean on October 27, 2014. It was a long
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Do you take care of yourself? How do you take care of yourself? Often, we answer the first question with, “Yes!” and the latter with, “Ummm.” Simply put, self-care is taking care of ourselves by what we deliberately do (or refrain from doing) with our own well-being in mind. In the early stages of recovery,
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“Why do I need to talk about my trauma?” “I don’t even think about it.” “The past is the past, no need to bring it up. It just makes me depressed.” “I’m focusing on the future, not the past.” In treating clients with trauma, I’ve heard all of these statements. I understand their hesitancy, but
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Find out how the therapeutic method of brainspotting can be used to treat trauma in the presentation below.
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By Wasatch Crest Team Member Marc T. Wasatch Crest team member, Marc T, shared his addiction recovery story with us. Read his narrative below. On July 27, 2009, I checked myself into a little treatment center in Orem, Utah, hoping to find some answers to my substance abuse problem that had been plaguing me for
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As we practice staying sober one day at a time, it’s important to prioritize our health. Attending 12-step meetings, an intensive outpatient program, or another recovery program, in addition to working or caring for a family can take up a majority of our time. When we’re focusing so much of our energy on our sobriety,
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As numbers of COVID-19 cases rise across the nation, businesses shut back down to help mitigate the crisis, and people deal with economic insecurity and continued social isolation, overdoses and drug and alcohol abuse are on the rise. Because of the ongoing stress of the pandemic and the economic and emotional strife people have experienced
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