by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Jan 30, 2023 | Addiction, Healing, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Recovery, Treatment, Uncategorized
Negative emotions are a natural part of the human experience, but when they become overwhelming or chronic, they can take a toll on our mental and physical health. Finding healthy ways to cope with negative emotions is crucial for maintaining well-being and preventing...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Aug 20, 2021 | Mental Health, Uncategorized
Many times after a suicide friends and family may say that they saw no warning signs before the self-inflicted death. There is a type of depression that has been categorized recently as “smiling depression”. This is not a clinical term, but rather a term that...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Aug 15, 2021 | Mental Health, Recovery, Uncategorized
Not unlike the cravings for substances that can come in waves after treatment, the shame and guilt associated with addiction can return at any moment. The shame may come simply from memories of people, places, and other things that trigger guilt or shame about our...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Mar 17, 2021 | Addiction, Uncategorized
Using drugs or alcohol while pregnant or breastfeeding can have severe and lifelong consequences for infants and parents. The use of substances during pregnancy can result in myriad health problems for both child and child-bearer and emotional trauma. Even after...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Feb 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Triggers can be words, places, names, people, or any number of things that cause us to experience symptoms of our illnesses or engage in self-destructive behaviors. Many triggers are common and easy to identify: we know to avoid people who have hurt us and to not...
by Rancho Milagro Recovery | Jan 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Humans cry all the time. It is a part of our nature to be emotionally-charged, social creatures. There is something special about being able to release emotions through the form of tears. It is phenomenal that we have salt water coming out of our tear ducts in...