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Originally posted on Caron If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at  800-854-6023  or  contact us  online.   As we face the many unknowns of COVID-19, anxiety is spiking. How do we deal with our own anxiety and that of those around us in healthy and compassionate ways? Practicing self-care is a good start. Taking care of ourselves first makes us more capable to take care of others. Just like you can’t pour water from an empty bucket, you must fill your bucket before you can share its contents with others. Pay Attention to Your Physical Well-Being If something affects your emotional well-being — like anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic — it is going to be reflected in your physical well-being. If you start taking care of yourself physically, it will improve both your emotional and physical health. So first make sure you are taking care of yourself physically. E...

Originally posted on Caron If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at  877-920-4849  or  contact us  online.   During these uncertain times, I want to reassure everyone that we are often more resilient than we give ourselves credit for. I know this because as a clinician I work with individuals and families going through one of the most challenging times of their lives, as they address their substance use disorder and work on their recovery. At Caron, we teach patients tools to manage the stress associated with the disease of addiction. I believe these tools can be helpful to everyone right now during the pandemic, which can be highly stressful for all. Here are some tips to help keep stress levels manageable: 1) Take it one day at a time, or even one hour at a time When faced with uncertainty, I recommended breaking the time up into digestible pieces – focus o...

Originally posted on Caron If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at  877-920-4849  or  contact us  online.   Like a tornado, individuals with substance use disorder often create a path of destruction – leaving extensive damage in their wake. Relationships with spouses, children, families of origin and chosen families are impacted the most. Loved ones tend to experience intense feelings of anger, loneliness, rejection, fear, shame and frustration, leading to unresolved turmoil. That’s why we say addiction is a family disease because everyone close to the individual is swept into the chaos. By not only treating the individual, but also the family, we can address the damage and work together to create healthy, functional relationships in recovery. Addiction Changes a Family All families experience some dysfunction. However,  research  shows substance u...

Originally posted on Caron If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at  877-920-4849  or  contact us  online.   It’s almost that time of year again. February 17th, my sobriety date. This year marks 11 years in recovery. As I sit in my home office, a France cycling guide on my lap, I focus on the photo Chantal gave me last year to celebrate my 10-year anniversary while we were cycling in Myanmar. I love both the photo and the frame. Chantal and I are in Chile, wearing French cycling jerseys, a volcano in the background and a group of fellow adventurers just out of view. We are fit, smiling and doing what I love most: exploring. That’s the gift of recovery in my life, right there in that photo with a cycling chain that holds together my 24 hour, 1 year, 5 year and 10 year AA coins. When I left my career as a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, I had no idea that moving a...

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Tsion Chudnovsky of Chudnovsky Law has been selected for inclusion into its Top 100 Trial Lawyers, an honor given to only an elite group of lawyers for their superior skills and qualifications in the practice of criminal defense. Membership in this exclusive organization is by invitation only and is limited to the top 100 attorneys who have demonstrated excellence and achieved outstanding results in their careers. The National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization comprised of the premier trial lawyers from across the country who have demonstrated exceptional qualifications in their area of the law. Tsion Chudnovsky’s selection by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer shows that Chudnovsky Law has superior qualifications and trial results as a criminal defense trial lawyer. About Chudnovsky Law   Chudnovsky Law is a preeminent Orange County criminal defense lawyer and DUI lawyer Or...

Originally posted on Eleanor Health Understanding the science behind addiction can be complicated. Some people might think that people become addicted if they don’t have any willpower or good morals. In actuality, addiction is a complex and chronic brain disease that can affect people from all backgrounds. It can happen to anyone at any age. Not everyone who uses drugs becomes addicted because drugs have a different effect on everyone. Some people use drugs experimentally on occasion in a social setting. However, if usage becomes more regular, some people lose the ability to control when and how much they are using. Over time, drugs change behavior and how the brain, body, and mind function. This is how drug addiction, medically known as substance use disorder, develops. These changes can be long-lasting and cause stressful problems like missing work, legal issues, physical health problems, and trouble with family and friends. Legal Drugs vs. Illegal Drugs People can become addic...

Originally posted on Eleanor Health No two people experience addiction in the same way, which means it can be difficult to know when to seek treatment. Many people might think that they don’t need treatment because they haven’t “hit rock bottom.” Others might think their drug or alcohol problem isn’t “bad enough.” While the severity of addiction ranges from person to person, it is a progressive illness. Without treatment, negative side effects and consequences can worsen over time. This means there is no bad day to begin treatment. It’s better to get help at the first sign of the problem and before a substance addiction becomes overwhelming. Here are the top reasons to seek addiction treatment today and take the first step in the recovery journey. 1.   Repair relationships with family members and friends The disease of addiction not only affects the individual but also the individual’s relationships with their family, friends, and partners. Loved ones need to cope with the...