Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and whether you celebrate the whole Happy Valentine’s Day thing or not, this day is fraught with mixed feelings. Some of us get all 🥰 mushy and lovey-dovey 🥰 on Valentine’s day. For those of us unpartnered whether by choice or fate, the hoopla surrounding this day may cause us […]
The search for consistency and truth in the often misunderstood, and sometimes bewildering world of psychedelics as an aid in the treatment of addiction. Recently Health Canada opened the doors for a limited number of physicians to work with psilocybin in treating addiction and its concurrent disorders. It may come to many as a […]
Feeling SAD? You’re not alone. Most of us have probably experienced the winter blues. The weather starts to get gloomier, the days are shorter, and it takes more and more effort to leave the warmth of your bed in the mornings. All these changes might mean that it is harder to get through your day […]
A pre all-hallows-eve celebration for yourself. Is it just me? There seem to be a whole crop of new “holidays” and specially designated months popping up in my feed these days. We have had “Heart Health Awareness”, “Brain cancer awareness”, and, “Cancer Control” months for a while now, all clearly geared towards helping us achieve […]
For many people who are in recovery, the thought of the upcoming long weekend might well trigger anxiety. Thoughts may arise, fears and anxieties about socializing without partaking in what may well have been a long-standing part of this weekend’s celebrations. We have collected some tips that can be useful to you as you make […]
Can you celebrate and stay sober? OR Sober St Paddy’s, the struggle is real! St Patrick’s Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick started out life as a day meant for sober reflection, and one on which those participating in the celebration of the life of St Patrick were focused on the introduction of Christianity […]
Restful Recovery: How Tracking Your Sleep Can Benefit Your Recovery from Alcoholism. There are lots of different metrics we can use to monitor our wellbeing. One way to take stock of your overall health, for example, is to ask and answer a simple question; “how am I feeling today?”. Over the years, people have […]
When you or a loved one are on a journey of recovery, its can be helpful to arm yourself with as much information as possible. We often talk about some common experiences shared by people in recovery: the pressures that can come from trying to maintain sobriety, or the joy you can find in discovering […]
At Searidge, we believe in a comprehensive approach to recovery, and this often includes pharmacotherapy. Disulfiram (commonly sold under the brand name Antabuse) is one medication that is prescribed to treat alcohol use disorders. Nausea, headaches, and other hangover effects can be enough to put you off drinking large amounts of alcohol. When you’re taking disulfiram, these effects begin moments after alcohol enters your system, […]
Alcohol and social gatherings, just seem to go hand in hand, don’t they? Nothing gets a party going quite like a bottle of liquor. Our ancestors also recognised alcohol’s power; in his book Drunk, Slingerland argues that alcohol caused humans to become more cultural and communal, providing the “spark that caused humans to form large-scale […]
