5 Unexpected Ways To Engage In Self-Care
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers Self-care can be defined as the actions we engage in that allow us to ensure and maintain our be…
10 Ways To Know If You Are Struggling With Addiction
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers “Hey I just use occasionally, I’m not addicted. I can stop anytime I want. I just don’t want to…
6 Ways Not To Enable Someone Who Is Self Sabotaging
When someone is self-sabotaging their thoughts, actions, emotions, and behaviors, are preventing them from achieving their goals and what they really want in…
The 5 Different Forms of Social Anxiety
Everyone at one time or another has been nervous or uncomfortable in social situations. Some have gotten unexplained shy when introduced to someone new, or b…
4 Myths Why Marijuana Is Good For You
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers Marijuana is the second most abused drug in America—alcohol being number one. 55 million America…
5 Ways To Stay Sober This Summer (After Getting Out Of Rehab)
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers Summertime is awesome and there is so much to do. Not that winter in Los Angeles is…
3 Tips To Catch Anxiety Before It Catches You
By Betsy Spier & Erin O’Brien Anxiety is a feeling in the body that comes from our thinking. The feeling of anxiety can manifest itself as heart palpitat…
You Don’t Need to Be Rich to Get Sober in Beverly Hills
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers You think Beverly Hills and images of opulent wealth, posh villas, and the Real Housewives…
5 Most Common Solutions For Depression
By Tricia Moceo Being sad is a normal human emotion. It’s natural to feel despondent when someone you love dies or you’re dealing with life-altering events s…
Staying Sober for Pride
By Michael Arndt, Alumni Coordinator, CAST TREATMENT CENTERS. The first Pride movement occurred nearly 50 years ago in June of 1970 in New York City. The 19…
6 Top Ways To Maintain A Program Of Recovery
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers I’ve been gratefully clean and sober and in recovery for quite a few years now. But…
The Responsibility We Have To Ourselves
Taking responsibility is ultimately about protecting one’s self and one’s energy. It is the tool by which we can honor our best selves, and protect our hear…
