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The 4 Ds for Cravings

Quitting smoking or vaping? Trying to stop alcohol or other drug use? Have you heard of the 4 Ds?

The 4 Ds for cravings are most widely used for management of nicotine/tobacco cravings, however, many have applied them successfully to manage cravings for all types of substance use. Below is some basic information about the 4 Ds and then our YouTube video discussing the 4 Ds in more detail. Enjoy and remember to subscribe to our channel for more content like this.

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New YouTube Playlist!!!

Have you been to our YouTube channel lately?

We have created a new playlist, Relaxation and Meditation. This playlist will provide video/audio meant to be a calming experience or function as background noise, such as the lovely sounds of a running stream.

While on our channel check out our other playlists including shorts, our Know Your Term series, guest interviews, and other resources.

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Tips for Managing Stress

Everyone experiences stress. Stress can come from positive experiences and changes, as well as, negative experiences or changes. The existence of stress is not necessarily problematic, in fact, stress has many functions including helping you to avoid real threats, motivation, to help you focus, and improve performance. Experiencing high levels of stress over long periods of time is what is dangerous to our mental and physical well being. You can read more about the purpose and effects of stress from WebMD here.

Keeping that in mind, it makes sense for us to manage our stress levels to ensure our physical and mental well being. The following are some tips you can utilize to help manage stress:

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Tips for Maintaining Your Recovery Path During the Holidays

The holiday season is a special time of year. This period of time is often meant to be joyous, celebratory, and uplifting, but the reality of it is holidays can be difficult and trying times…and that even without adding trying to maintain positive recovery. The gatherings, the temptation, the triggers, the mixed emotions, dealing with family. All of these situations are incredibly stressful. How can we survive, no thrive, during the holiday season? Below are some tips.

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National Months-September 2021

September has been designated National Recovery Month and National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. For more information on each, please continue reading.

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Know Your Term Episode 4: 12 Step

Hop on over to our YouTube Channel for the latest episode of Know Your Term where we examine the term “12 Step” briefly and what it means.

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Know Your Term Ep. 3: Mental Health vs. Mental Illness

Good day everyone. Have 2.5 minutes to spare? Head on over to our YouTube where we released episode 3 of Know Your Term. This episode will explore the difference between mental health and mental illness and why this distinction is important to make.

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Know Your Term Episode 2: Disease Concept of Addiction

Hey everyone! Thanks for stopping by. Head on over to our YouTube Channel to see us discuss the disease concept of addiction in under three minutes.

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May is Mental Health Month 2021

May is Mental Heath Month

Every May in the United States Mental Health Month is recognized. Read below for more information and resources

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Podcasting with Maximal Being

Know Your Why would like to give a thank you to Maximal Being for having us on their most recent podcast.

Our founder discusses substance use, addiction, and other related topics. The video can be viewed here as well as other platforms linked through Maximal Being

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