by Cindy Spiegel, staff writer | Oct 6, 2017 | Recovery
Just as practicing yoga, weightlifting, or other exercise helps cultivate the body awareness that is so important to recovery, journaling helps with mind awareness.Thoughts run through our minds constantly. Sometimes these thoughts trigger emotional responses; other...
by Cindy Spiegel, staff writer | Sep 27, 2017 | Recovery
If you’re an alum of Mountain Laurel Recovery Center, you may have enjoyed the gym, basketball courts, and obstacle courses as part of a fitness routine.Recent MLRC clients have even engaged in friendly weightlifting competitions. Clients also have the option to...
by Cindy Spiegel, staff writer | Sep 1, 2017 | Recovery
I met George Rutherford on my recent visit to Mountain Laurel Recovery Center.All I knew of him before then was that he was a certified personal trainer, that he ordered a huge plate of broccoli at a Directors’ luncheon, and that he teaches Buddhist philosophy and...
by Cindy Spiegel, staff writer | Aug 22, 2017 | Addiction
In lamenting to a friend recently about frustrations with our parents, he said something like, “They’re old, though. They are who they are at this point; we have to give them a break.”I agree with him, to an extent. We can work to love our parents unconditionally,...
by Cindy Spiegel, staff writer | Aug 14, 2017 | Drug Treatment
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,...
