Addiction Recovery Resources & Insights from Hanley Center
Hanley Center has been helping people and families navigate addiction and recovery for more than 40 years. This blog draws on the experience of our clinical team to offer clear, trustworthy information on substance use disorders, mental health, and what treatment can look like. Whether you’re researching for yourself, a loved one, or a patient you support, you’ll find straightforward answers grounded in real clinical care.
When Does Close Become Codependent?
When you aren't educated on healthy boundaries, it is easy to mistake enmeshment for intimacy. For people living with loved ones who have the disease of addiction, this lack of clarity can prove disastrous. Here, we’ll look at the difference between healthy closeness...
CBT Skills For Everyday Living
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a leading, evidence-based approach to the treatment of many mental illnesses. Magnitudes of research have been conducted on the efficacy of CBT. This research confirms that the skills used in the therapeutic process alleviate stress...
Codependency: Understanding Codependent Behaviors
What Is Codependency? Codependency means much more than “clinginess.” Some regard codependency therapy as a disorder or a disease, an ailment of the mind, body, and spirit, much like an addiction. For people who are living with codependency, the addiction is primarily...
Stress Management: Activating the Parasympathetic Nervous System
How to Activate the Parasympathetic Nervous System Most people know the fight or flight response is a characteristic of human survival whenever presented with a life-threatening situation. What is unfortunate is that this response is felt today by many people in...
Why Gender-Specific Therapy Groups Matter
Men and women have a lot to learn from each other in the recovery process. Though their lives are different, from their anatomy to the way they experience life, men and women still share their humanity, which will always bond them to each other. In mixed therapy...
Family Dynamics
Every family has their quirks, which make them stand out from every other family. Beyond quirks, family systems present specific dynamics which both positively and negatively contribute to the function of a family. Each family member has a role to play, which they are...
Pleasure And The Brain: The Neuroscience Of Why We Seek Dopamine
All of our experiences in life are chemically based, meaning, that our brain releases chemicals, specifically chemical messengers, and those chemicals interact with different parts of the brain. From there, the different parts of the brain communicate with each other,...
Not a Glum Lot
by Kellye DeBerry, Alumni Coordinator, Hanley Center When I came into the rooms of the 12-Step program, I played a scene in my head of how I pictured my life from that point on. And I imagined my life looking a lot like what is portrayed on TV and in movies. I...
Comorbidity in Older Adults
Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, MCAP, CMHP | Chief Clinical Officer He was 66 when the accident happened. A successful trial attorney, Jack was in good overall health and he loved spending most of his non-working time with his family, especially his 10-year-old grandson, Alex. ...
Don’t Let Impostor Syndrome Sabotage Your Recovery
Impostor syndrome is the persistent feeling that you don’t really deserve your success. People experiencing impostor syndrome typically feel like their success is a matter of luck or that they have somehow deceived others into believing they are smarter or more...
4 Ways to Fight Fatigue Early in Addiction Recovery
It’s common to feel fatigued early in addiction recovery. Exactly why you feel fatigued depends on your specific circumstances, though all of them relate to brain health. For example, if you’re recovering from cocaine addiction, your brain is trying to function...
5 Products With Hidden Alcohol
When recovering from addiction, it’s important to beware of challenges in any form. Stress is a major challenge for most people, as are people, places, and things associated with drugs or alcohol. It’s especially important to watch out for hidden alcohol in surprising...
8 Tips for Quitting Caffeine in Addiction Recovery
Studies suggest that people in recovery from a substance use disorder drink a lot of coffee. One study found that while about 64 percent of Americans drink coffee every day, about 89 percent of people in recovery drink coffee every day. That’s a significant...
The Sacrifices We Make for Sobriety
In the depths of addiction, many of us settle for low standards and unstable relationships that can actually exacerbate our suffering. The discomfort of addiction becomes comfortable. As the illness consumes us, we may even develop other addictions, such as gambling...
7 Tips for Breaking Bad Habits in Recovery
A successful recovery from addiction requires making a lot of changes. Recovery isn’t just about abstinence, but rather making healthy lifestyle changes, including spending time with positive people, eating healthy, getting regular exercise, sleeping enough, and...
What if You Gain Weight After You Quit Drinking?
The Potential for Weight Gain after Quitting Alcohol Most people enjoy many benefits after they quit drinking, including healthier skin, better sleep, more energy, and clearer thinking. Another common benefit is losing a few pounds without really trying. Alcohol has a...
What Are the Advantages of 12-step Programs?
12-step programs such as AA have been around a long time and helped a lot of people get sober. However, in the years since AA started, there have been many advances in the field of addiction recovery. We now have many evidence-based treatments to help people get sober...
5 Constructive Ways to Express Anger
Anger is often closely tied to addiction. It is a normal response to the hurt caused by trauma, abuse, or neglect. However, many people don’t deal with their anger in a healthy way. They either lose control and become aggressive or even violent, or they repress their...
11 Signs of Emotional Abuse
We all know physical abuse is bad. Hitting, pinching, pushing, restraining, or otherwise hurting someone physically to get what you want is never ok. In addition to being physically harmful and sometimes fatal, physical abuse increases someone’s risk of depression,...
What is Spirituality?
Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, MCAP, CMHP | Chief Clinical Officer When I would ask that question ten years ago, most people would respond by describing religion. Today, my experience is that there is a more common perception that spirituality and religion are two different...
Frequently Asked Questions
Who writes the blogs at Hanley Center?
Our blogs are written and reviewed by a collaborative team that includes licensed clinicians, medical professionals, recovery experts, and members of Hanley Center’s communications team. Many articles are developed with direct input from clinical staff to help ensure content is accurate, compassionate, and aligned with evidence-based care. Our content team also brings decades of experience working within the behavioral health field and supporting Hanley Center’s mission of education, prevention, treatment, and recovery.
How often is the blog updated?
New articles are added regularly. Content is reviewed and refreshed as needed to stay accurate, relevant, and aligned with current clinical understanding.
Can I find information about specific types of addiction on the blog?
Yes. The blog covers substance use disorders, mental health and co-occurring conditions, treatment and recovery, and support for families. You can start with our alcohol addiction resource or browse the categories above
Where can I go if I need immediate help for addiction?
Our admissions team is available 24/7 at 561-841-1033 to speak with you about treatment options and next steps. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
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