

Reflecting on the value of Mentoring others as a Recovery Coach.
These are recuring themes :
1) Episodic memory reeling with current events which the subject apparently is in a depressed state over.
2) If a person is walking or sitting and staring at the ground, not caring about anything else, it could be indicative of a low mood or depression.
Actualized Recovery:
It’s not about 12-STEPS, Recovery is a Brain Thing.
3) Even the sights, smells, and sounds associated with a substance can bring back memories of the way it made you feel and create a desire to use again. Recent studies conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse showed that exposure to drug-related images, as well as other reminders of former use, subconsciously stimulates emotional centers of the brain to create drug-seeking behavior.
ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine Ameliorative Relapse Prevention