The Crossroads Centre Antigua Blog
Supporting a Loved One in Recovery
August 2, 2021 | #Addiction RecoveryJoanne Gonsalves, MSW Clinical Director, Crossroads Centre, Antigua It is quite painful and devastating to watch a loved one suffer with the disease of addiction, and all too often friends and family suffer along with their loved one. Addiction is a ...
Marijuana Addiction Facts
July 2, 2021 | #Addiction RecoveryQuick Facts about Marijuana Addiction Dr. Sherry Lynch-Yearwood- MD, MPH Manager of Medical Services Crossroads Centre, Antigua Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems and seeds from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant which con...
The Process of Addiction Recovery
June 4, 2021 | #Addiction RecoverySydney Retemyer, RAS II, MSc, Primary Addiction Therapist Alcohol consumption is usually initiated by recreational or social events, however, not everyone who drinks alcohol develops dependency on this substance. Quite many individuals have found tha...
THE VALUE OF SELF-LOVE TO RECOVERY
February 18, 2021 | #Addiction RecoveryJean-Machelle Benn-Dubois, PhD. LPC NCC ACS Director of Admissions & Continuum of Care Crossroads Centre, Antigua Eric Clapton made a profound statement in an interview with Esquire magazine in 2008 (Fussman, 2014). He noted that “Addiction doe...
Recovery and Moving Forward During thi...
December 1, 2020 | #Addiction RecoveryThis past year has brought about so much change with curfews, socializing, even a simple thing as a hand shake or hug is no longer possible when you greet someone you have not seen in a long time. Covid-19 has created a list of added stressors with u...
Calming Your Nervous System and Mind
October 8, 2020 | #Addiction RecoveryHave you experienced a racing heart beat or tightness in your chest in response to a threat? Your sympathetic nervous system has activated the fight-or-flight response because your brain has sensed a threat. A perceived threat may be physical or emot...
Finding Contentment by Accepting Disco...
August 3, 2020 | #Addiction RecoveryAt the beginning of each Crossroads Renewal I ask a question that often gives pause for thought: what brings you joy and contentment? Some say, “I haven’t experienced joy for so long that I’ve forgotten what that experience feels like” or “...
Rokelle Lerner | Staying Home In Recov...
June 19, 2020 | #Addiction Recoveryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B-_zhwVJtQ&feature=youtu.be Hello everybody. This is Rokelle Lerner, senior clinical advisor to Crossroads Center Antigua, and you know, it struck me that we take so much for granted in our lives. This has been pa...
Sobriety rocks!
June 16, 2020 | #Addiction RecoveryAs it looks like the world is slowly recovering from Covid-19 crisis, I get to reflect on how I live my own recovery during these confusing times. The program of Alcoholics Anonymous tells us that more will be revealed and that we don’t know much o...
Colin Hodge - Mindfulness Breathing Me...
June 1, 2020 | #Addiction Recoveryhttps://youtu.be/z7DBDJ5mzEo I wanted to say, hi, I'm Colin Hodge, primary therapist at Crossroads Centre. Some of you watching this will know me, some of you don't, but I'm just grateful for the opportunity to be able to have a little conversation...