How to Relax Without Alcohol: Build Lasting Calm in Sobriety

These homes allow for independence while guided by a set of recovery-focused house rules, standards, and expectations. Visit the Vanderburgh House website to learn more about their sober homes. Sober House Directory helps you find sober houses, structured group homes, and sober living.

Unlocking Your Body’s Natural Stress Relief: The Relaxation Response

Your heart rate slows, your muscles relax, and stress hormones decrease. While alcohol may offer temporary relief, it doesn’t engage this powerful mind-body connection in the same way. The true power of relaxation lies in tapping into what your body already knows how to do.

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Taking advantage of professional help can greatly reduce your risk of a relapse. The HALT acronym is used frequently in recovery to remind us to pay attention to our needs when we’re caught up in life’s craziness. The idea is to stop (halt!) and ask yourself—are you hungry, angry, lonely, or tired? Identifying and addressing these common triggers can be extremely helpful in keeping your recovery on track. In fact, research published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information cites HALT as a highly effective relapse prevention tool.

• What’s incredible about the relaxation response is how uncomplicated it is to activate.
• By intentionally picturing these new habits in action, you train your brain to respond to stress with healthier behaviors.
• It’s increasingly common for someone to be diagnosed with a condition such as ADHD or autism as an adult.
• That’s where creating a clear vision comes in—visualizing exactly when and how you’ll apply these relaxation tools.
• That’s why in my work, we incorporate mental rehearsal techniques to help you practice new behaviors and allow healthier habits to take root.

Family Support

Vanderburgh sober life House, a supporter of Sober House Directory, builds sober home communities where residents are supported in their recovery journeys. Vanderburgh House sees a world where every person in recovery has access to a supportive, healthy, and safe home environment built on respect, focused on recovery, and lead by peers. Residents live together as a family to develop the tools and strengthen their character in order to live free from substance abuse.

• Each Supreme Wellness client accesses NAC amenities and programming designed to keep them active, social and in touch with a well-rounded, healthy lifestyle.
• Visit the Vanderburgh House website to learn more about their sober homes.
• Life is better without alcohol, no doubt, but there’s still this lingering void.
• Residents live together as a family to develop the tools and strengthen their character in order to live free from substance abuse.
• The Del Mar house is a six-bedroom home located less than a mile from the beach.

We offer all private or 2-man rooms at this location. Our House Managers and Administrators are certified to operate sober living homes through the Sober Living Network, an affiliate of National Alliance of Recovery Residences. Jeanette Hu, AMFT, based in California, is a former daily drinker, psychotherapist, and Sober Curiosity Guide. She supports individuals who long for a better relationship with alcohol, helping them learn to drink less without living less. When your body craves stillness but your mind keeps racing, alcohol can seem like the quick fix. But then you remember—you’ve chosen to step away from it.