New Year's Resolutions: 6 Ways to Achieve Lasting Change

Elements' Rob Weiss in Huffington Post

Typically, New Year's resolutions are pretty simple: "I will quit drinking permanently," or, "I will stop eating sugar," or, "I will stop looking at porn and cheating on my spouse," etc. Not to mention all the lesser commitments made to diet and exercise. These are all without doubt great resolutions, but quite difficult to maintain. (If eliminating troublesome behaviors was easy, we wouldn't need to make resolutions; we'd just drop the upsetting conduct and get on with our lives.) The good news is that recognizing the difficulty of long-term behavior modification is actually part of the change process. Another meaningful piece of the process involves recognizing the concrete steps you can take toward meeting your ultimate goals. New Year's resolutions can be especially effective here.

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Elements Behavioral Health Acquires Journey Healing Centers' Network of Addiction Treatment Facilities in Arizona and Utah

Elements Behavioral Health | December 18, 2013

Elements Behavioral Health has acquired Journey Healing Centers' network of drug and alcohol treatment centers. Journey Healing Centers provides personalized dual diagnosis treatment for substance use and mental health disorders in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Elements' Dr. Pamela Peeke on Willpower

Dr. Pamela Peeke, an internationally renowned physician, scientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, stress and fitness, joins Dr. Mantell for this episode of "15 Minutes to Wellness." Listen to Dr. Peeke and Dr. Mantell discuss why ditching the diet mentally and instead committing to permanent lifestyle changes are better than relying solely on "willpower."

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4 Tools You May Not Be Using That Could Help Prevent Drug Relapse

Elements' Dr. David Sack in PsychCentral

Thanks to scientific research, we have a number of highly effective strategies for reducing the risk of relapse. Unfortunately, some of the most effective approaches are also the least utilized. Here are four relapse prevention tools that can help recovering addicts, especially those with a history of relapse, stay sober for the long run.

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Process Addictions Not Just Bad Habits

Promises Austin | January 6, 2014

Process addictions, or behavioral addictions as they are also called, refer to addictions that don't involve alcohol or drugs. Process addictions include obsessive behaviors and activities, such as overeating, compulsive shopping or gambling, sex addiction, Internet use, gaming and more. We tend to think of excessive time spent on these activities or hobbies as just bad habits, and for some people, they are.

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Equine Therapy at The Ranch: Ride in Style in the Year of the Horse

The Ranch | January 15, 2014

The New Year of 2014 is here and with it the opportunity to make great strides in recovery. It's also the year of the horse in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar. At The Ranch, there's no better time or place to find your way in sobriety, especially if you like horses.

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Advice for Dealing With a Spouse's Sex Addiction

Sexual Recovery Institute | January 1, 2014

Discovering a spouse's sex addiction is a deep emotional blow. The mind is wracked with the stress and anxiety of doubt and questioning and the heart is overwhelmed by pain and fear. While some spouses may react with rage, others find themselves numb. There is no one right response to such a situation.

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