Great Oaks Recovery Center Blog

If you’re interested in various aspects of wellness and maintaining recovery, you might have noticed the phrase “habit stacking” in various articles. More than the latest buzzword, this approach to improving your health through routines and...

Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness. It affects an individual’s behavior...

Dozens of risk factors and preventative measures influence the likelihood of drug or alcohol addiction. However, unless you have a clear reason to be aware of them—such as a family history of substance use disorder (SUD) or alcohol use disorder (AUD)—some of...

While you’re fully aware that good rest makes you feel your best, it’s often hard to achieve. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute shares data from the Centers for Disease Control that indicate “about 1 in 3 adults in the United...

This is a much-analyzed topic. In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abuse indicates it’s one of the most frequently-asked questions by teens trying to understand the disease. The short answer is no, addiction can’t be “cured.” But similar to other chronic...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, such as natural disasters, accidents, combat, or physical or sexual assault. In 2024, the National Institutes of Health reported that “about 6 of every 10...

When you’re focused on improving your health and other aspects of life, technology can be a real asset. Whether you’re recording nutrition to support a better recovery, tracking your daily steps, using a sleep program to avoid insomnia, or wanting to use...

Spirituality, however you choose to embody it, gives you purpose, love, and perspective through connections that matter most in your worldview. For some people, spirituality may be listening to a sermon in a congregation. For others, it’s a long solitary walk in...

During the recovery process, we are asked to reconsider some pretty serious lifestyle choices, like reworking our social calendars to fit our new routines or picking up a healthy hobby to replace a less healthy one. Of all the many ways we...

As if raising another human being wasn’t daunting enough, trying to do it effectively while on a personal healing journey occasionally presents challenges. Fortunately, there are many support programs and other resources you can rely on for tips on parenting in recovery...