Mountain Laurel Recovery Center Blog
Welcome to our Blog! We feature articles written by MLRC as well as select guest bloggers, who write about alcoholism, drug addiction, and recovery. Please feel free to contact us anytime at (888) 909-7989. We’re here to help.
Life as an Admissions Counselor: An Interview with Zachary Smith
As you may know if you have worked with a treatment center like Mountain Laurel Recovery Center, admissions counselors are often the first people you encounter. Admissions counselors answer questions about treatment and get clients started in the program. Ideally,... read more
Recovery and the LGBTQ Community
If you are part of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning) community, are suffering from addiction, and are living in rural Pennsylvania, you might feel like you don’t have many options for treatment that will make you feel safe and valued.... read more
The Sound of Trees Clapping: Nature as Therapy in Recovery
Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature’s recipes That brings the bare necessities of life. ~sung by Balu in Disney’s The Jungle Book For you shall go out... read more
An Interview with Trinity Cowburn, Clinical Director
As I mentioned in last week’s post, this week features an interview with Mountain Laurel Recovery Center’s Clinical Director, Trinity Cowburn. Trinity has her master’s in school psychology and is a licensed behavior specialist and certified advanced alcohol and drug... read more
A Visit to Mountain Laurel Recovery Center
I’ve been writing for Mountain Laurel Recovery Center for a couple of months now, using knowledge based on their website, my correspondence with staff members, and their Facebook page. Last week, my husband and I, along with our dog Diggity, drove two and a half hours... read more
Opioid Addiction in Pennsylvania: Government Response & Resources
Fatal drug overdoses have increased dramatically in Pennsylvania over the past two years, up 23.4% from 2014 to 2015, and up 37% from 2015 to 2016. Of the 4,642 fatal overdoses in 2016, 85% were due to prescription or illegal opioids, according to a DEA report that... read more
Detecting Alcohol Misuse: Resources for Health Practitioners
In a recent National Public Radio commentary, Dr. Elisabeth Poorman suggests that primary care doctors could do more to identify and address alcoholism in their patients. Even though doctors have been trained and encouraged to screen patients for alcoholism since... read more
Using Community as a Higher Power
According to the Pew Research Center, as of 2014, 22.8% of Americans reported being atheist, agnostic, or unaffiliated with any particular religion. When people belonging to this group seek treatment for substance use disorder, they may feel isolated by the religious... read more
Weight Training and Recovery
Mountain Laurel Recovery Center, nestled in the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, offers solace, healing, and compassion to those recovering from substance use disorder. It also offers dumbbells. In fact, as you may have noticed from the recent Facebook post, the most recent... read more