We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.
By Carmen Esate
Too often, you do not consider just how isolating a job aboard a charter yacht can feel. There are many variables at work that can lead to extreme depression and other physical health problems. The most simple solution to these issues is knowledge.
The more you educate yourself on ways to remain healthy, the better you will feel when you disembark at the end of your journey. Start now, and check out these helpful hints for staying fit and healthy while working on a yacht. [Read more…]
By Carmen Esate
Sometimes you go to places because you’re in a good mental state. You’ve just got a promotion. You just got married. You just entered into a new and exciting relationship. Those are all reasons to go vacation somewhere bright and beautiful. However, sometimes you need to go traveling to heal yourself as well. If some event has occurred that you need to step back from, traveling can potentially initiate a healthy process of recovery.
A few destinations that you can go if you are in need of a healing process include traveling to rehab facilities, churches, nature preserves, or even poor neighborhoods if you require a new sense of perspective. [Read more…]
By Cosi Fry
You are solidly in the middle of some major life change. You’ve got your coins, you’ve been working your steps, you’re making your meetings, and your sponsor is pretty proud of you. You have a fresh new view of the world through clean eyes, and your eyes want to see more of it.
Ways to travel and support your new sobriety
Planning your trip with sobriety in mind is a new direction. Where can you go? Are you traveling alone or with a friend? Do you need support? Each of these questions has to be thought through to enable you to continue to be victorious in your battle with addiction.
Where to go
Where you are in your recovery will have the greatest impact on where you go. If you are in the maintenance phase of change, and you can deal with outside influences, the doors are really open to you. Just be aware and recognize that no one is ever not an addict once they were one, and do not allow yourself to be in environments that are stacked against you standing strong.
If you are newly sober, maybe choosing to stay at a luxury treatment center would be an option. Spending time in a relaxing, comfortable, spa environment that focuses on drug and alcohol treatment can help you make significant progress towards your sober life.
Part of breaking the chains of addiction is separating yourself from destructive relationships. Putting some distance between you and those who might drag you back under will help you win.
Alone or with company
If you are alone, how confident in your sobriety are you? Will not having a friend with you allow you to sneak or sample your way back into your addictive behavior?
If you are traveling with a companion, how on board with your treatment are they? Are they sober too? If they are not, are they ok with a sober trip?
Or is your companion still looking for a good time, and does their good time involve heavy drinking or drug use? How are you going to handle a moment when they are under the influence and you are not?
So many questions, but so important if you want to stop living a destructive lifestyle.
Support systems
Just the same as if you are home, you can’t do this alone. Make sure you have a way to reach your sponsor or your clinician. Always have a way of contacting and being contacted. Having someone to hold you accountable and being accountable will go along way to your success.
Taking a break and finding some peace and relaxation can go along way towards reducing your stress levels and helping you stay on your road to recovery.
By Louise
When you go on vacation it’s usually because you want some time to relax and have some fun. It’s because you need some time off and you want to visit someplace new, or maybe visit some family or friends that you haven’t seen in awhile.
Because vacation is supposed to be a fun and relaxing time it is also a time to pay more attention to your health and safety. That means eating right, getting your exercise, and even protecting your skin from sunburn. Before you head out on your next vacation remember these things. [Read more…]
By Louise
Getting sick or feeling unwell is just a part of being human, and though it’s very unfortunate when it happens, you can totally come down with something while you’re out traveling as a tourist or adventurer.
So, it’s important that you have a plan of action when it comes to that. The worst thing that you can do is be surprised by a sickness and then not know what to do with it. So consider the five following tips before heading to your next tourist destination. [Read more…]