by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Sep 29, 2020 | Mental Health
There are two incredibly painful, unhealthy coping mechanisms that our society seems to encourage: denial and suppression. Even when we’ve been caught red-handed, we’ve been shown and raised to pretend that it didn’t happen. We love to blame it on...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Sep 26, 2020 | Recovery, Sober Living
Throughout the process of recovery, we undergo profound changes. We learn more about who we are, we reinvent ourselves, and we create a life that’s more fitting to what we want. In many cases, this involves a change in social networks. The people we once abused...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Sep 24, 2020 | Addiction, Healing
“I’m not going to succeed.” “I don’t think I can do this.” “This is all I’m ever going to be, it’s not going to get better than this.” Everyone has bad days, and sometimes we’re down on ourselves more...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Sep 23, 2020 | Addiction, Therapy
Music therapy has been utilized for addiction and mental health recovery for several years. Typically, this treatment consists of lyrical analysis, instrument playing, listening to music, and composing music. In many cases, these aspects of music therapy can truly...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Sep 19, 2020 | Addiction, Treatment
A sponsor is someone who has gone through all twelve steps of a 12-step program. This person has completed the program of recovery and can take you through it as well. The purpose of this sponsor is to help you through the recovery process. The first thing you need to...