“Checklists for Recovery” with CBT Founder Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. and Julie Myers, Psy.D. Friday, May 10, 2013 5:00 pm EDT Webinar Registration The SMART Recovery approach to addiction recovery is based on SELF-Management. Effective management includes measuring progress. What better way to assess your personal progress with the SMART tools than to use the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Julie Myers’
April 30th, 2013
Webinar: Tracking Your Progress
Posted in Lifestyle Balance 
Tags: addiction recovery, Julie Myers, relapse prevention, support, webinar 
No Comments »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 OffNovember 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 »September 18th, 2012
Stopping a Slip From Becoming a Relapse
Is Relapse Inevitable in Addiction Recovery? Julie Myers, Psy.D. For many with serious substance abuse problems, any drug or alcohol use can be problematic. These people must abstain. If they drink or drug again, they can slip into full-blown relapse, even after months or years of abstinence. For some, even a brief lapse may generate [...]
Posted in Managing Thoughts, Motivation Tags: addiction recovery, Julie Myers, relapse 10 Comments »May 15th, 2012
I Quit Using, So Why Don’t I Feel Happy?
How Drug Use Hijacks Our Response to Happiness Julie Myers, Psy.D. It’s not difficult to understand why someone, who is actively using drugs, may feel bored when he/she is not high. It is more difficult to understand why that person may continue to have difficulty enjoying activities once the drug is stopped. But this is [...]
December 27th, 2011
Take Control of Your Cravings
Take the First Step to Take Control of Your Cravings by Julie Myers, PsyD Cravings are controlled by a variety of brain chemicals, including norepinephrine, dopamine, and glutamate. Many people describe their cravings as coming out of nowhere, as if these chemicals pop into their brains and create cravings spontaneously. These chemicals and the manifestations [...]
November 29th, 2011
Building Confidence With SMART Recovery®
by Julie Myers, PsyD Sometimes, when you slip in your recovery, your confidence may slip with you. You may believe that you don’t know how to change your behaviors, that somehow the slip means that you are right back to square one. But is this a rational belief? Have you really forgotten all that you [...]
November 15th, 2011
Journaling, the SMART Recovery® Way
by Julie Myers, PsyD Here are some thoughts about “journaling”, the SMART Recovery® way. Some people enjoy writing down their thoughts in a diary or journal. This can be cathartic, helping a person feel less alone. It may be a wonderful way to express gratitude, love, or to get perspective on one’s life. However, sometimes [...]
July 5th, 2011
Tracking Your Progress With SMART Recovery®
The SMART Recovery® Activities Scale (SRAS) by Julie Myers, Psy.D. and Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. The SMART Recovery® Activities Scale (SRAS) is a new tool to help those engaged with SMART Recovery®. The SRAS was developed by Julie Myers, Psy.D.1 and Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.2 The SRAS is designed to be used by participants to assess how [...]
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