Sobriety and Holiday Well-being Tips Sober Holidays During COVID-19 • Socially Distanced Holiday Season Stress Management • COVID-19 Stress Management Tips • Stress Reduction with Conscious Breathing • Dr. Andrew Weil, How to Do the 4-7-8 Breathing Technique, Video • Resources for Reducing COVID-19 Stress • Resources for Reducing #WFH Stress • Coping With Spending […]
Veterans: Tips for Staying Sober Holidays
Veterans Experience Holiday Season Sobriety Challenges Tips for Staying Sober Holidays • Happy Holidays Basic Requirement: Staying Sober • Tips for Civilian Life Reintegration • Veteran Reintegration Common Issues • COVID-19 Stress Challenges • Alcohol Free Winter Holiday Drinks • Uncovering Holiday Myths and Adjusting Expectations • Holiday Sobriety Planning Tips • Using Mindfulness to Maintain Emotional Balance • Mindfulness […]
10 Tips for Low Stress WFH Schooling While Maintaining Sobriety
Work From Home Schooling – Don’t Panic • You Can Do This! Tips for WFH School and Self Care • Mid-day Margaritas are Not a Good Coping Strategy This is one of the most challenging times in recent history. It seems the more things change – the more things keep changing. And we will get […]
Conscious Recovery Concord CA Bay Area and Bangor Ca
New Start Recovery Solutions now a Conscious Recovery Certified Treatment Center Concord East Bay and Bangor, CA Locations Conscious Recovery moves beyond simply treating behaviors and symptoms. We are excited to announce that both New Start Recovery Solutions rehab programs (Concord, CA and Bangor, CA) are now Conscious Recovery Certified Treatment Centers. Bay Area Concord […]
Have a Safe, Sober and Happy 4th of July!
New Start Recovery Solutions Happy 4th of July! • Let Freedom Ring • “Indeed, nothing moves our spirits to a more patriotic place than the brave men and women who proudly defend our country from every shore with the most valuable possession they hold dear — their lives. In spite of the endless debates we often […]
Veteran PTSD Addiction Recovery, East Bay
Integrated Dual Diagnosis PTSD Military Rehab Whole Person Mindfulness Addiction Recovery One study of military personnel found that close to 30% of completed suicides were preceded by alcohol or drug use. And an estimated 20% of high-risk behavior deaths were attributed to alcohol or drug overdose. Substance Use Disorders in Military Veterans: Prevalence and […]
Veteran PTSD Dual Diagnosis Drug and Alcohol Rehab, Bay Area
Dual Diagnosis Integrated Treatment Needed for Alcohol or Substance Abuse Co-Occurring with PTSD • How to Sign Up for VA Services in Northern California • Northern California VA Clinics • Veteran PTSD Resources Military Veterans and PTSD Military veterans who have been in or seen combat situations, the same as first responders, experience extraordinary stress. […]
Northern California Integrated Wellness Addiction Treatment Rehab
Sobriety Wellness for Sustainable Long Term Recovery Long Term Sustainable Addiction Recovery is Possible Sober Curious – Sober All Year New Start Recovery Solutions wishes everyone a happy, healthy, sober and personally meaningful New Year! Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. Recovery and wellness are possible. The development of […]
Holiday Sobriety Tips from New Start Recovery Solutions
Holiday Sobriety is Possible Plan Ahead for Sober Holidays Maintain a Strong Intent to Stay Sober. Avoid people, places and things that bring memories of previous drinking or drugging. Maintain emotional balance; mindfulness is very helpful. Whenever possible, limit exposure to stressful or triggering situations. Have fun – sober! Begin to find happiness in your […]
California Integrated Mental Health Care and Addiction Treatment
Northern and Southern California Resources for Integrated Addiction Recovery Northern California Rehab New Start Recovery Solutions Call 866-303-6275 Trauma-Informed Care PTSD Integrated Treatment Veteran and Military Programs Union Programs Anxiety Disorders Functional Addict and Functional Alcoholic Dual Diagnosis Addiction Treatment Southern California Rehab A Mission for Michael (AMFM) Call 866-478-4383 Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Major Depressive […]
Happy Sober Thanksgiving!
Mindful Sobriety for Holidays Navigating Thanksgiving and Holiday Triggers Scroll Down and View: Mindfully Navigating Holiday Gatherings Sobriety Step 1 – Mindfully Evaluate Habitual Interactions with Family and Friends Sobriety Step 2 – Make a Plan to Deal with Emotional Triggers Sobriety Step 3 – Use Mindfulness to Stay Present Thanksgiving Sobriety Planning Here we […]
East Bay Alcohol Rehab – Functional Alcoholism
Functional Alcoholics Do Not Hit Rock Bottom · High Functioning Alcoholics Rarely Seek Help on Their Own · Table of Contents Impaired Professionals Treatment What is a Functional Alcoholic? Bay Area High Functioning Alcoholic Rehab High Functioning Alcoholics Stereotypes Family Members Experience Trauma Functional Alcoholic Characteristics Functional alcoholics excel in their work life and are […]
Bay Area Medical Detox, Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Northern California Drug and Alcohol Residential Rehab Dual Diagnosis Treatment Medical Detox and Whole Person Addiction Recovery Questions? Call Admissions at 866-303-6275. Medical Drug and Alcohol Detox You (or your friend or loved one) have resolved to stop using drugs or alcohol. Congratulations! This is the first step to regaining sobriety and the importance cannot […]
East Bay Integrated Substance Abuse Rehab
New Start Recovery Solutions Residential Rehab – Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis Treatment Medical Detox, Whole Person Recovery, Family Program, EAP Programs New Start Recovery Solutions 2449 Pacheco Street, Concord CA 94520 Serving Northern California and the U.S. Verify Insurance For Questions, Professional Interventions or Immediate Help – Call Admissions at 866-303-6275 for assistance. Dual […]
Memorial Day – Remembering and Honoring the Fallen
Memorial Day is Monday May 27, 2019 Paying Respect to the Fallen “Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous. Let there be no relaxation in fact of the perils of the war.” Pericles 431 B.C. Scroll to Content How Veterans Can Get VA Help in Northern […]
Sober Curious Recovery – Great News for Relapse Prevention
Sober Recovery is ‘Hip’ In 2019 • Culture Shift: ‘Booze Culture’ Losing Popularity • Mindfulness and Health Consciousness are Making Sobriety Cool A major obstacle for relapse prevention in alcohol use disorder has always been the pervasive nature of alcohol in our culture. And the social stigma of drinking non-alcoholic club soda at business meetings […]
Spring Forward to Recovery
Moving Forward with Relapse Prevention and Mindfulness · March 20 First Day of Spring 2019 · The first day of spring 2019 is finally here! After a long winter of rain, cold days, winds and low sunlight – rays of hope (and sunshine!) are appearing. Spring – Time of New Beginnings With spring comes longer […]
Paradise CA Camp Fire – Advocating for Mental Health
Paradise CA Recovery Resources • Butte County Residents Camp Fire Recovery Resources • PTSD with Substance Abuse Help and Interventions Click links below to jump to Article Sections: Escape from Paradise – The Day Paradise Burned Down What Causes PTSD? PTSD Symptoms PTSD with Addiction Professional Interventions Dual Diagnosis Addiction Treatment Wildfire Trauma Study – […]
Bay Area Intervention and Integrated Treatment
Co-occurring Disorders Integrated Treatment · Dual Diagnosis Integrated Treatment – Key to Achieving Lasting Recovery According to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) – about 45% of Americans seeking substance use disorder treatment have been diagnosed with a co-occurring mental disorder. Anxiety and substance use disorders are among the most frequent psychiatric […]
Addiction Recovery Personal Growth, Positive Changes
New Year Positive Growth Potential Whatever the Cause of Personal Trauma – New Year Growth Wishes Posttraumatic Addiction-Related Growth Individuals recovering from substance abuse report both negative outcomes (posttraumatic stress symptoms requiring dual diagnosis treatment) – as well as positive changes. The positive changes resulting from addiction recovery are described as posttraumatic addiction-related growth. ‘Addiction-related growth’ […]
Staying Sober Holidays 101
Protecting Sobriety, Avoiding Triggers Preventing Relapse Holiday Sobriety Tips for Successfully Managing Holiday Stress With planning, self-care, seeking support and mindfulness – Holidays can be successfully navigated. For the average person – holidays can create enormous stress and emotional upset. For the newly sober and those in recovery – holidays can create overwhelming emotional upset […]