Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness and substance abuse’
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.” – Abraham Maslow Mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) is treatment approach developed at the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington to assist individuals interested in maintaing their recovery from substance abuse or dependence. Through the practice of mindfulness, you are…
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Mindfulness & Addiction
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor Frankl Addictive behaviors, such as drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, binging on food, or compulsively gambling, all provide a temporary escape from reality. When we choose to…
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