A Touching Springboard Testimonial
Here at Springboard, we aim to provide a path to success and to help lead our clients to a happy and healthy life after addiction. We hear a lot of success stories but every so [...]
28 Recovery Quotes That Will Brighten Your Day
28 Recovery Quotes That Will Make Your Day Recovery from any substance abuse disorder – whether it's alcoholism or drug addiction – requires both a physical and a mental commitment. Physical, because recovery requires abstinence from any [...]
Press Release: Springboard Center Breaks Ground on Extended Care Facility
The Springboard Center, a local non-profit chemical dependency treatment center founded in 1999, conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday February 22, 2019 for its $5 million Extended Care facilities, adding thirty-two beds to the thirty-five [...]
How to Help and Support a Friend Struggling with Alcoholism (Part 2)
HOW TO REMAIN SUPPORTIVE AFTER TREATMENT If your friend decides to come back home after rehab, remember, this can be a bittersweet experience for him or her. It's about returning back to “normal” life and [...]
The Springboard Center Presents: A Mystery to Unfold
Things take a turn for the gutter at Mafia Don Lou Zar's juice joint when someone is put on ice! The crowd is chock full of potential suspects. Jealous, jilted lovers, a rival Mafioso, and [...]
How to Help and Support a Friend Struggling with Alcoholism (Part 1)
You have a close friend that struggles with alcoholism. You want to be a good friend and assist in any way you can. Feeling lost? Don't know where to start? You don’t know if you [...]
These Do’s and Don’ts Can Help You Share Your Recovery Story
Sharing stories with others is part of recovery and is a healthy way to express yourself as you walk through what your story means to you. Telling your story can also be frightening if you [...]
How Do I Fill the Void After Rehab?
When you come to life after addiction rehab, you may discover that there are gaping holes in your life that feel like a bottomless pit. You likely struggle with low self-esteem or want to avoid [...]
How to Use Creative Writing to Beat Addiction
Writing is highly personal and writers get to choose to share or not share work. Lots of exercises can be structured about recovery but don’t have to be. Sometimes it is helpful to write about [...]
What is Cyclical Depression?
Cyclical depression, or ‘recurrent depression,’ can occur, abate, and recur throughout a person’s life. It may be difficult to self-diagnose, since emotions shift. Cyclical depression can overlap with depression and anxiety that take other forms, [...]