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Vaping | Is This The Answer To Quitting Smoking?
When a person starts their recovery journey, they typically look for different ways to live healthier lifestyles. Everything from a person’s diet to their exercise routine and...
First Things First – The Real Priorities in Early Recovery
The goal for every parent is to see their child grow into a confident, capable, content adult. Setting addiction and mental health issues aside, the transition into young...
Why is trauma such a buzzword?
Everywhere I look I hear the word “trauma”, whether I am with my colleagues, browsing social media, or perusing the latest specials on Netflix. Why is it so important that we...
Applying Recovery in a Virtual Classroom
As a student in long term recovery, the transition to a virtual learning environment has been frustrating and at times scary. Succeeding in school and in recovery has been the...
Alpha 180 Expands Academic Services
Each student arrives at Alpha 180 with a unique academic history, trajectory, and needed approach for their success. It’s our job to walk alongside them as they navigate back...
Behind-the-Scenes in Bandera
Behind-the-Scenes in Bandera - Alpha 180 from Nico Doorn on Vimeo. Alpha 180 temporarily relocated to the Texas Hill Country in Bandera to shelter-in-place in safety during the...
Maintaining Connection While Social Distancing
One of my favorite things we do at Alpha is our Rite of Passage experience. It is a 4-day trauma intensive that takes place at a Bed and Breakfast in the beautiful Texas Hill...
How a Student Identity Makes the Difference
An often-overlooked struggle for young adults embarking on the journey of recovery is identity formation. The developmental task of identity formation is crucial for any young...
Don’t Look for Your Passion – Cultivate It!
The million-dollar question: “What do you want to do for the rest of your life?” I had no idea because who truly does with a fixed mindset? According to Carol Dweck (2016), “a...