Exploring California’s Natural Wonders, San Diego Style
By tuning into nature and exploring California’s natural wonders, we help our residents attain personal growth and transformation.
Yoga and Addiction Recovery
in Sober Living, Transitional LivingMare’s House incorporates regular yoga practice into our program as a way to help build self-esteem, lower stress-causing cortisol levels and improve mood and executive functioning.
The Importance of Community in Recovery
in Sober Living, Transitional LivingThe Mare’s House program is one that relies on structure, schedules and stimulating activities. Our residents are expected to participate in outings, classes and meetings. They are expected to find and maintain employment when ready and are expected to be active during the day, with limited downtime.
The Benefits of Exercise in Addiction Recovery
in Health and Wellness, Sober LivingWomen sometimes have a harder time with exercising consistently because of pressure related to unrealistic body standards, self-confidence and safety fears when exercising alone. However, finding a way to problem solve for these concerns and issues is worth it for the health benefits that exercise can bring – for all women, but especially for women in recovery.
Sober Transitional Living
in Sober Living, Transitional LivingRecovery requires change – big change. Change in thinking, attitude, and worldview, but also change in environment, people and lifestyle. That is why sober transitional living homes can be a good next step for many people on the path to recovery – they provide a safe, supportive space where individuals can rebuild their lives upon a foundation of new, healthy habits, people and routines.
Dual Diagnosis
in Sober Living, Transitional LivingDual diagnosis, or co-occurrence, is when an individual has both a substance use disorder (SUD) and a mental health disorder. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, about half of all people with mental illness also have a SUD, while one-third of all people with a SUD also have a mental health diagnosis.
Art and Music in Recovery
in Art Therapy, Sober Living, Transitional LivingMore research is needed to really understand the relationship between art therapy and the ways it may help heal the brain systems that control craving and addiction; but anecdotal evidence, along with the proliferation of art and music therapy programs in recovery indicates that these programs are indeed helpful…
Best Sobriety Podcasts
in Addiction Recovery, Sober LivingWhatever kind of insights you are looking for, there is likely a podcast on the topic ready for download. To get you started, here is a list of some of the best addiction, recovery and sobriety podcasts, we’ve found so far.
12 Steps and 12 Traditions
in Sober Living, Transitional Living12 Steps and 12 Traditions is the book outlining the 24 basic principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. The book was written in 1953 by AA co-founder, William Griffith Wilson, or, as he is more commonly known within the AA community, Bill W. Today’s Anonymous programs address many forms addiction beyond alcohol – from narcotics to gambling to food to the Internet and technology, but all of them follow the basic tenets that can be found in this book and have been guiding addicts through recovery since the program was first developed in the 1930’s.
Transitional Living
in Sober Living, Transitional LivingAt Mare’s House, we believe that a quality transitional living program should provide more than a place to work on recovery. We believe that transitional living should also be a space for cultivating personal development. One of the ways we encourage our members’ personal development is through mandatory employment.
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Mare’s House is a transitional living program for young women ages eighteen to thirty-five. The program uses a 360-degree approach combined with individualized support to help women in recovery establish the balance of spirit, self control, empowerment, and esteem that facilitates long-term sobriety.
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