by Cheri Harkleroad | Sep 20, 2012 | Lifestyle Balance, Problem Solving, Urges and Cravings
How decision fatigue can affect your recovery by Julie Myers, PsyD, MSCP Licensed Clinical Psychologist in San Diego Recent research on the topic of willpower shows that we, as human beings, have limited decision making capacity. That is, in any given day, we...
by Cheri Harkleroad | Oct 23, 2011 | General, Problem Solving
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...
by Cheri Harkleroad | Jul 11, 2011 | Problem Solving
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...
by Cheri Harkleroad | Jun 12, 2011 | Problem Solving
SMART Recovery: Making changes, step-by-step by Julie Myers, PsyD Volunteer Adviser, SMART Recovery San Diego Have you ever wanted to make changes in your life, but felt so overwhelmed by the situation that you didn’t know where to start? Sometimes it helps to break...
by Cheri Harkleroad | Jun 10, 2011 | General, Motivation, Problem Solving
Here is a typical situation that we tried to replay in one of our recent meetings: Joe: “Hi Steve, I am the new Joe. I had some significant drinking problems until a few month ago. Then I decided to change my life. I built motivation, took some drastic steps,...
by Cheri Harkleroad | May 8, 2011 | General, Lifestyle Balance, Motivation, Problem Solving, Urges and Cravings
How to participate in SMART Recovery meetings by Julie Myers, PsyD Volunteer Adviser, SMART Recovery San Diego SMART Recovery stands for “Self-Management and Recovery Training”. In other words, it is about how YOU can take control of yourself and...
