Mindfulness and Recovery
One thing many of us in recovery struggle with is presence. It’s almost impossible to be present during active addiction, as intoxication separates you from your feelings, and addiction changes the brain to make you hyper-focused on the substance. But even in recovery, our instinct may be to try other ways to escape our emotions […]
Recent Study Measures Effectiveness of Two Types of Treatment for Social Anxiety
A study published last month[1] compared the effects of—and brain changes caused by—cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for adults with social anxiety. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 7.1% of US adults have social anxiety disorder.[2] A person with social anxiety has a phobia of social or performance […]