Fact:

From the World of Recovery:

"You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today by worrying about tomorrow." 

"When your mouth is closed, you can't put your foot in it." 

"Let go or be dragged." 

"Attitude is your altitude."

 

 

    

Recovery/Addiction:

   

RETHINKING DRINKING -

Offers valuable, research-based information to help anyone who drinks reflect on their drinking habits & how their health maybe affected:  http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/

  

UCLA offers Integrated Substance Abuse Programs with lots of info! http://www.uclaisap.org/cod

  

Al-Anon and Al-Ateen - for loved ones and a separate group for teens.

http://www.al-anon.alateen.org

  

Co-dependents Anonymous

http://www.coda.org/

  

The Partnership For A Drug-Free America

http://www.drugfree.org/

  

Sex and Love Addiction

http://slaafws.org

  

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous

http://www.sca-recovery.org/

  

Street Drugs - become as smart as your kids!

http://www.streetdrugs.org/

  

Narcotics Anonymous - find meetings, get information

http://www.na.org/

  

Cocaine Anonymous - find meetings, get information

http://www.ca.org/

  

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

http://nacoa.org/

 

 

 

   

Meditation/Stress Relief  (Includes Videos)

  

Transformation Meditation Studies/Tapes

Transformation Meditation.com

  

UCLA Mindful Awareness Center

http://marc.ucla.edu/

  

Mayo Clinic - Stress Management

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meditation/HQ01070

    

Jon Kabat-Zinn Leads  Mindfulness at Google!  (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc

  

Meditation Video - by Mayo Clinic

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meditation/MM00623

 

  

  

Self-Reliance:

 

Self-Growth.com

 

Daily Om  - Daily Inspiration

 

  

Mental Health:

  

National Alliance on Mental Illness

http://www.nami.org/

  

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Center of Los Angeles

http://www.ocdla.com/

  

 National Institute of Mental Health/ Resource Center

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml

  

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (bilingual)

http://www.nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main

  

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (bilingual)

http://tfcbt.musc.edu/

  

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)

http://www.adaa.org/

  

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home

  

National Mental Health America (Non-Profit)

http://www.nmha.org/

  

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists

http://www.aamft.org/

  

Los Angeles Grief-Based Support for children, adolescents, and adults.

http://www.ourhouse-grief.org/

 

 Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01008.x/full