The SMART Recovery Activities Scale (SRAS) – Part I Julie Myers, Psy.D. and Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. In our recent podcast, we discussed the development of the SMART Recovery Activities Scale (SRAS) checklist and some of the ways Dr. Meichenbaum views checklists as part of the recovery process. The ideas presented in that podcast were valuable [...]
Archive for the ‘Coping With Urges’ Category
May 28th, 2013
10 Ways to Strengthen Addiction Recovery
Posted in Coping With Urges, Lifestyle Balance, Managing Thoughts, Motivation 
Tags: Julie Myers, Meichenbaum 
4 Comments »February 5th, 2013
Tackle Your Demand for Instant Gratification
I Want It, and I Want It Now! by Alina Boie, M.S. We live in a world full of instant self-gratification and we have little patience to wait or delay access to our “treats”. Almost everything nowadays is at a click of a button – literally! It is so difficult to say no to those [...]
Posted in Coping With Urges, Managing Thoughts Tags: addiction recovery, coping skills, discomfort, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, REBT Comments OffJanuary 29th, 2013
Self-Control
You Can Learn to Resist Urges “Self-control is what you build up, develop, create and learn by controlling your behavior repeatedly. ~Hank Robb Self-control is a skill. It’s not something you’re born with, it is something that requires work and practice. Have you ever said to yourself “I just don’t seem to have any self-control [...]
January 8th, 2013
A Recovery Roadmap
A Roadmap to Resilience and Recovery ~Julie Myers, Psy.D., MSCP Recovery from substance abuse is a process unique to each individual. Despite those who believe otherwise, there is no single “right” path to recovery. Instead, each person has a unique set of challenges and must address those challenges uniquely. This is not to say that [...]
Posted in Coping With Urges, Lifestyle Balance, Managing Thoughts, Motivation Tags: addiction recovery, Donald Meichenbaum, Julie Myers, recovery, relapse prevention Comments OffDecember 4th, 2012
5 Tips to Enjoy a Sober Holiday Season
Addiction recovery during the Holidays by Richard Song The holidays can be a particularly difficult time for people new to recovery. The number of challenges to your recovery can be daunting, between family gatherings, parties where alcohol is present, and emotional triggers such as stress and sadness related to past memories. You can build resistance [...]
Posted in Coping With Urges Tags: addiction recovery, recovery, relapse prevention, urges 2 Comments »November 6th, 2012
Can You Think Your Way Out of a Drink?
How “decision fatigue” can affect your recovery Julie Myers, Psy.D., MSCP Recent research on the topic of willpower shows that we, as human beings, have limited decision making capacity. That is, in any given day, we may simply run-out of the mental energy that is required to make decisions. Researcher Roy Baumeister, PhD calls this [...]
Posted in Coping With Urges, Managing Thoughts Tags: addiction recovery, Julie Myers, mindfulness, relapse prevention 6 Comments »October 23rd, 2012
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
An Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Workbook for Overcoming Substance Abuse ~Kelly Wilson, PhD, and Troy DuFrene Reviewed by Don Sheeley, SMART Recovery ® Facilitator Saratoga Springs, New York Learning about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) this summer, and using this workbook in particular, helped me deepen my recovery and broaden the foundation of safety and [...]
August 21st, 2012
Addiction and Co-occurring Disorders from a SMART Recovery Perspective
A Manual for Group Therapists Bob Keim, SMART Recovery Facilitator When I saw this manual announced by SMART Recovery, I thought that it would be very appropriate for my use so I agreed to review it. I have used it for six months so now is an appropriate time to rate it. Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment [...]
August 7th, 2012
The REBT Super-Activity Guide
REBT guide useful in meetings or on your own Ana Troncoso – Meeting Facilitator, Phoenix, AZ Dr. Pamela D. Garcy’s book, The REBT Super-Activity Guide: 52 Weeks of REBT, promises “success strategies to help you shift out of unhealthy emotions and into action,” and it largely delivers. To apply the exercises from the workbook in [...]
Posted in Coping With Urges, Managing Thoughts Tags: addiction recovery, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, REBT Comments OffJuly 24th, 2012
The Power of Habit
“The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business” By: Charles Duhigg Rich Dowling, MA, LPC, MAC – SMART RECOVERY Volunteer Advisor ”Habits can be changed if we understand how they work”. So says Charles Duhigg, author of “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life [...]
