Often, whether an individual is struggling with substance abuse or a mental health issue, finding the necessary willpower or motivation to make the right choices can be a challenge. Frequently, individuals find they lack the mental or emotional skills to keep themselves motivated to achieve their goals on their own. Thus, one way to develop,…
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There are numerous ways to treat substance abuse and mental health issues. However, one of the most common and routinely successful are 12 Step practices. In addition to the more than 60 weekly recovery meetings available within walking distance and clients attending five meetings per week, our clinical team incorporates 12 Step practices into our…
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Having healthy food relationships is a part of having a healthy life overall. While treatment for drug and alcohol addiction is vital to get clean and sober, there’s more to being healthy than just breaking an addiction. At Integrative Life Center, we can help you work through issues with food, as well as any other…
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For individuals struggling with substance use disorder or a mental health issue, talk therapy can be one of the most effective forms of treatment. In working with professional counselors and therapists, individuals can learn the underlying causes of their addiction as well as the triggers facing them while providing new means to cope. Similarly, individuals…
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Alcohol and depression are very much intertwined. Here at the Integrative Life Center, we find a large majority of our clients have battled major depression at some point. Alcohol and depression are closely related. Researchers have done studies to try to figure out exactly how they connect. Also, they attempt to find which one is…
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An Honest Conversation About Race and Trauma As our world awakens from its slumber to the truth of injustice, personal and systemic racism, mental and behavioral health practitioners have the responsibility to not only address our own unconscious biases and racism that may be occurring in our practices, but hold space in our work to…
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Healing the Cause Not the Symptom: Treating Sex Addiction Through A Neurobiological Lens Thursday, June 11th | 11:00am – 1:00pm CT Dr. Michael Barta will use his model TINSA®, to demonstrate how adverse developmental experiences affect the brain and predispose individuals to addiction. In this interactive presentation, the audience will see how the treatment of…
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Imagine loving yourself and feeling comfortable again in your body. Isn’t it time? Often, individuals don’t consider how they relate to their bodies as a source of their mental health issues or even substance abuse problems. How we feel in our own skin and react with our body not only expresses what our thoughts and…
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You may ask yourself, ‘What is Addiction?’ The answer isn’t simple or direct. Instead, addiction comes in many shapes and forms. It can include substance-related addictions like drugs and alcohol. But also it entails behavioral addictions, such as gambling, food, and sex. Often, a combination of substance and behavioral addictions occur in the same individual…
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When it comes to overcoming an addiction to alcohol, there are many ways to stop drinking and get started on the path to recovery. While the goal for any alcohol treatment is abstinence, support for alcohol addiction can come in many shapes and forms. At Integrative Life Center, we believe in an integrated approach to…
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