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06Mar
Adult Children of Addicts: Breaking the Cycle
Understanding the Effects of Parental Substance Use Disorders
Imagine yourself piloting a boat with a compass that always points towards a storm. That doesn't make much sense. But it is often the reality for adult children of addicts. The path laid out by their upbringing brings them many challenges along with...
24Feb
Choosing Alcohol Over Your Relationship: Quotes to Inspire Sobriety
Words on Alcohol and Relationships to Motivate Sobriety
Do you live with an alcoholic husband or wife who is choosing alcohol over a healthy relationship? Is your significant other consistently seeking the solace of drinking rather than the rewards of a healthy relationship? You know that your partner is sick. Still, they...
08Feb
ACEs and Addiction: A Recovery Guide
Getting Help at Icarus for Childhood Trauma Causing Addiction as an Adult
The burden of traumatic childhood events can linger well into adulthood and often the cause of attempts to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. If you or a loved one have come to this blog, wondering about the connection and perhaps...
25Jan
How Much Does IOP Cost With Insurance?
Using Health Benefits to Get Outpatient Services Covered at Icarus
When it comes to dealing with an addiction or mental illness, treatment costs shouldn’t prevent you from getting the help you need. However, a 2011 report found that approximately 37% of people who needed rehab couldn’t afford it,...
16Jan
Developing Life Skills for Recovering Addicts
The Benefits of Learning Life Skills in Recovery at Icarus
Overcoming addiction is challenging, but it is more than possible. In fact, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 7 in 10 people with a substance use disorder recover. Learning the right life skills is often...
29Dec
Does Medicaid Cover Eating Disorder Treatment?
Getting Help Using Western Sky and Medicaid at Icarus
Watching a loved one struggle with their body image and physically damage themselves over time is an incredibly sad and helpless feeling. When my wife began struggling with her eating disorder again after many years, it was extremely frustrating not to...
13Dec
Does Insurance Cover PTSD and Trauma Treatment?
Using Health Insurance for Trauma Programs at Icarus in NM
Suffering from a mental illness like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or struggling to cope with trauma is incredibly difficult. I saw this firsthand when my childhood best friend came back from deployment and suffered daily because of the experiences he had...
29Nov
Do I Need Residential Eating Disorder Treatment?
Get Answers on Seeking Inpatient Rehab for Disordered Eating
"Do I need residential eating disorder treatment?" is a frequently asked question among those with eating disorders. You may not believe that you're "sick enough" to need help, or you may feel intimidated by the thought of attending treatment in a residential...
21Nov
What is the Turning Point of Recovery?
