How To Support Someone In Early Recovery What I meant to say was… You may be familiar with a joke that goes something like this:A young man is having dinner with his family. As serving dishes are passed around the table, the son blurts out, “You ...
Mental Health Month
Are You Woke?This question has been on many people’s minds over the last few years. Some of us are trying to get woke, others think they already are, and some don’t want to be accused of it. Merriam-Webster defines woke as being “aware of and actively att ...
Enough Already: How to Overcome Family Fatigue
Enough Already: How to Overcome Family FatigueFinding Resilience in the Recovery ProcessA lot of people are talking about pandemic fatigue. We’re tired of staying home, we’re tired of wearing masks, we’re tired of getting tested—but mostly, we’re tired of ...
The Role Gender Plays in Mental Health
So many people are battling mental health and substance use disorders during what has been a very uncertain time in the world. They need outlets to channel their emotions and feel that there is hope for them to transition into a renewed life successfully. ...
Why Being in a Strong Community Helps Recovery
While recovering from a substance use disorder or trying to address mental health concerns, you want to know that you will always have a shoulder to lean on as you figure things out. No one wants to feel alone in the recovery process as it takes a mental ...
Healthy for the Holidays
How to create recovery-friendly holiday gatheringsIt’s that time of year again when from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, there are no shortage of holiday celebrations, work parties, family gatherings, and countless other forms of merrymaking – many o ...
Cultivating the Courage to Be Authentic
On Oct. 31, millions of people young and old will put on their masks to be someone or something else for a few hours. Many of us look forward to this opportunity all month long. The irony is that we do our fair share of pretending the rest of the year too ...
Stigma Free Addiction Support
We would like to reach out to those who may be looking for ways to beat their addictions. Here at NSR of Asheville, we recommend an integrative treatment model called Extended Care Recovery, a method which has been found to be more effective than othe ...
Transitional Living for Men
At NSR of Asheville, we offer transitional living for men and embrace the, "Extended Care Recovery Model." We believe this model is the key to successful and long-lasting substance dependency recovery for men. This recovery model has a proven track record ...
Recovery Friendly Communities 2020
We want to stress the importance of having Recovery Friendly Communities for those who are striving to be independent from addiction. Recovery Friendly Communities are places where the people, policies, or businesses are open and welcoming to people who a ...