Reflections of a Relapser, Now Two Years Sober (Again) ~Sara Suman, LMSW, SMART Recovery Volunteer My second two year anniversary (I do like to passively count sober time) came and went last week. This isn’t my first rodeo either. This is my second time achieving two years sober, and my third time achieving one year+. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘lifestyle balance’
April 2nd, 2013
SMART: A Community of Volunteers
Volunteer Appreciation Month Join the Volunteer Team and Pay it Forward SMART Recovery celebrates Volunteer Month in April of each year, as a way to recognize the efforts of its many dedicated volunteers. SMART is a “volunteer organization” and the robust growth in meetings during the past year is a direct result of the enthusiastic [...]
Posted in Family & Friends, Lifestyle Balance, Support SMART 
Tags: lifestyle balance, volunteering, volunteers 
No Comments »December 26th, 2012
Benefits of Exercise in Addiction Recovery
You Don’t Have to Become a Fitness Fanatic to See the Benefits ~Green-In-MI, SMART Recovery Online Member SMARTies who participate in SMART Recovery Online (SROL) will sooner or later hear me sing the praises of exercise as an integral part of recovery. For me, exercise is a valuable Vitally Absorbing Creative Interest (VACI) as well [...]
Posted in Lifestyle Balance Tags: addiction recovery, goals, lifestyle balance, member story 4 Comments »July 10th, 2012
“Who Am I?”
Online SMART Event: “Who Am I?” An Exploration of Life Choices in Addiction Recovery With Ed Garcia, CSW Saturday, July 14, 2012, 10am EDT We are pleased to announce that Ed Garcia will be returning for the second in our ongoing series of open discusions, The Art of Living. The words “I am” are potent [...]
May 22nd, 2012
Combatting Depression
A Workshop with Bill Knaus, Ed.D. Friday, June 15, 2012, 6pm edst SMART Recovery® is delighted to announce that on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm, highly renowned psychotherapist and author, Dr. Bill Knaus, Ed.D. will present an exciting new workshop entitled Combatting Depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the most widely used psychological method [...]
April 17th, 2012
Are You Addicted To A State Of Mind?
How to replace unhealthy addiction activities with healthy and rational choices We experience different states of consciousness every day. At work, we must stay “on,” stay focused, respond carefully, etc. At home, we like to “zone out,” to not be “on,” to relax. We also all enjoy a different state of consciousness: sleep. But at [...]
April 3rd, 2012
You’ve Been Lied To
The UNTOLD Truth About Mainstream Alcohol and Addiction Treatment Programs and the SECRETS on How to Eliminate the Problem for Good by Hank Hayes Ashley E. Phillips, SMART Recovery Volunteer Personal accounts of struggles with addiction abound–Hank Hayes’ book is a bit different because it emphasizes a new, solution oriented approach, rather than focusing on [...]
Posted in Lifestyle Balance Tags: addiction recovery, Hank Hayes, lifestyle balance, recovery 2 Comments »March 27th, 2012
Get Trained! Get Involved! Grants Available!
April is Volunteer Month Each April, SMART Recovery celebrates Volunteer Month as a way to not only recognize the efforts of our many dedicated volunteers, but also to encourage others to help meet the demand to bring SMART Recovery to others and to share in the rewarding experience of volunteering. This year, through the generous [...]
January 31st, 2012
Combatting Procrastination
Understanding, Identifying and Correcting Procrastination Habits Watch Part I Watch Part II One of the greatest traps for a person trying to overcome an addictive behavior is procrastination. SMART Recovery and Dr. Bill Knaus are pleased to jointly announce their new video presentation: Combatting Procrastination. The video is now available on SMART’s YouTube channel. The [...]
Posted in Coping With Urges, Lifestyle Balance Tags: Bill Knaus, lifestyle balance, podcasts, procrastination Comments OffOctober 25th, 2011
Recovery Heroes
Virginia Tech launches new National Quit & Recovery Registry How do people beat addiction, and how do they sustain recovery? Those are the central questions driving the National Quit & Recovery Registry, launched in September by the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute. The National Quit & Recovery Registry collects the experiences of those in recovery [...]
