SMART Recovery San Diego Blog
Journaling, the SMART Recovery Way
Journaling, the SMART Recovery Way by Julie Myers, PsyD Here are some thoughts about “journaling”, the SMART Recovery® way. Some people enjoy writing down their thoughts in a diary or journal. This can be cathartic, helping a person feel less alone. It may be a...
Building Confidence with SMART Recovery
Building Confidence with SMART Recovery by Julie Myers, PsyD Volunteer Adviser, SMART Recovery San Diego Sometimes, when you slip in your recover, your confidence may slip with you. You may believe that you don’t know how to change your behaviors, that somehow...
SMART Recovery CBA: How the Benefits of Recovery Expand
SMART Recovery CBA: How the Benefits of Recovery Expand by Julie Myers, PsyD Volunteer Adviser, SMART Recovery San Diego When you begin to contemplate changing your addictive behavior, you may think about all the problems that your behavior has caused. There may...
Riding the SMART Recovery “Tremor”
Riding the SMART Recovery "Tremor" by Julie Myers, PsyD Volunteer Adviser, SMART Recovery San Diego You’ve probably heard of “riding the wave” during an urge to use. Riding the wave is a way to experience the urge, without letting it control you. Urges are time...
The SMART Recovery Handbook
The SMART Recovery Handbook by Julie Myers, PsyD Volunteer Adviser, SMART Recovery San Diego At one of our recent meetings, we discussed the SMART Recovery handbook. Interestingly, we didn’t talk about anything particular that was IN the handbook. Instead, we...
The Importance of Meanings in Our Reactions
I recently came across this article and thought it a very nice summary of how our automatic thoughts (beliefs) trigger our responses. - Julie Myers, PsyD The Importance of Meanings in Our Reactions Aaron T. Beck, M.D. Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy...