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Nutrition & Anxiety

Nutrition & Anxiety: Foods That Help (and Hurt) Your Recovery

If your anxiety feels louder in early recovery, you are not imagining it. When you stop using drugs or alcohol, your brain and body have to recalibrate. Stress hormones...

Anxiety Grounding Techniques

Grounding Techniques for Anxiety: Your Emergency Toolkit

Anxiety in early recovery can feel intense, unpredictable, and exhausting. One minute you are fine, and the next your heart is racing, your thoughts are spiraling, and...

Anxiety vs. Panic Attacks

Anxiety vs. Panic Attacks: Understanding the Difference in Recovery

If you are in early recovery and your anxiety feels louder than ever, you are not alone. A lot of young adults are surprised by how intense anxiety can be after stopping...

Morning Anxiety

Morning Anxiety in Recovery: Why It Happens & How to Cope

Morning anxiety can feel brutal in early recovery. You wake up and before your feet even hit the floor your thoughts start racing and a sense of dread washes over you...

Anxiety in Early Recovery

What Causes Anxiety to Spike in Early Sobriety?

Anxiety ramping up after getting sober isn’t an anomaly. It’s actually pretty common, especially for young people. Doesn’t mean it’s not annoying, discouraging, and...

Jack Gillespie LCAS, MSW

Meet Momentum's Care Team: Creek Therapist Jack Gillespie, LCAS, MSW

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight series, where we take a moment to recognize the incredible individuals who drive the heartbeat of our organization. Our hope is to...

Extended Care

Life After Primary Treatment: The Critical Importance of Extended Care

If you’re the parent of a young adult who is currently in treatment, hopefully their case manager has already spoken to you about the importance of extended care....

Heather Dillard

Meet Momentum's Care Team: Cove Program Manager Heather Dillard, CADC

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight series, where we take a moment to recognize the incredible individuals who drive the heartbeat of our organization. Our hope is to...

Meet Momentum's Care Team: Executive Clinical Director Caitlin Rainwater LCMHC, LPC, LCAS, CSI

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight series, where we take a moment to recognize the incredible individuals who drive the heartbeat of our organization. Our hope is to...