When people hear the phrase “mental health,” they often think of something ambiguous or optional. In addiction treatment, it is neither. Mental health symptoms are often the single biggest factor in...
Recovery asks a lot from people. It demands emotional energy, physical healing, and mental focus, often all at once. One of the most common frustrations I hear from individuals early in recovery is...
Mental health conditions don’t always look the way textbooks describe them. Depression doesn’t always mean sadness. Anxiety doesn’t always mean panic. Trauma doesn’t always come with a clear story...
Do you know someone who can’t seem to stay sober? Maybe they’ve been to addiction treatment before but continue to relapse. Maybe you’re wondering why their recovery didn’t seem to stick. If you know...
Across the Southeast, there are people looking for addiction treatment who are quietly dealing with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the same time. Sometimes it is diagnosed early....
Mental health and addiction often show up together. We know this now but for a long time, treatment did not reflect that reality. People were told to fix one problem first, then come back for the...
Here at The Owl's Nest, we know that quality addiction treatment isn’t just about the programs we offer—it’s the dedicated people who make recovery possible every day. Our staff recognition blog is...
Living with bipolar disorder means that some days move too fast while others drag you down. When addiction enters the picture, the highs get higher, the lows get darker, and life can feel wildly out...
If you’ve ever scrolled past one of those “before-and-after” recovery photos, you know the formula: a broken face on the left, glowing skin and gym clothes on the right, captioned with something like...
