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The answer just might lie in the sunny Caribbean, a destination filled with enough sun and sand to put the sizzle into every love life. You'll find the islands dotted with romantic resorts but when it's time to get out and do a little sightseeing, where are the best places for lovers to explore? Here are some favorites with romantic-minded travelers: Diamond Waterfalls and Gardens, St. Lucia. Blooming with tropical splendor, garden trails lead to the Diamond Waterfalls, a cascade that leaves a spray of "diamond" twinkles in the air. If you stop by on a Sunday, you can also enjoy a soak in the mineral baths originally built by French King Louis XVI for use by his troops. The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. This beach is littered with massive granite boulders as smooth as riverbed stones. They form shadowy caves perfect for a clandestine kiss. Y.S. Falls, Jamaica. Although the north coast's Dunns' River Falls is far more visited, these secluded falls offer couples a much quieter paradise. Cascading in steps through tropical forest, the falls can be climbed with the help of a guide then swimmers can enjoy clear waters under a canopy of ferns. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dotted with historic sites and rich with the atmosphere of Spanish conquistadors, here couples can stroll hand-in-hand where lovers have literally walked for centuries. The most recognized site in Old San Juan is Fuerte San Felipe del Morro, a fort better known as El Morro. Boca Tabla, Curaçao. Pounding Atlantic waves carved this sea cave. Kneeling in the darkness of the sea cave, you'll watch the surge of crystal blue waves as they come within feet of you, roaring into the cave and back out to sea. West End, Negril, Jamaica. Negril's famous Seven Mile Beach gives way to rugged cliffs on its west side and here visitors find one of the best sunset lookouts in the Caribbean. Every day, crowds arrive at Rick's, one of the region's best known sunset bars, for the chance to watch another island day draw to a close. South Peninsula, St. Kitts. Until a few years ago, this stretch of land was accessible only by boat. Today a modern highway makes the island's most beautiful, pristine beaches accessible. Keep an eye out for the vervet monkeys that live in this remote region. Natural bridge, Aruba. This symbol of Aruba marks the line where tumultuous sea waves crash against the windward coast. Walk out on the bridge for a cool sea spray and a breathtaking view. Paradise Point, St. Thomas. Aboard ski-lift gondolas, you'll rise to one point that never sees snow: the top of Flag Hill for a view of the Charlotte Amalie harbor dotted with cruise ships. Gondolas ascend to the point from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Maracas Bay, Trinidad. About an hour from Port of Spain, the drive to this area is a treat in itself, winding through the Northern Range with views of forests where species such as howler and capuchin monkeys, ocelot, Amazon parrots, and wild pigs can be found. The beach at Maracas Bay offers a full day of fun and is the place to see and be seen in Trinidad. About the Author: Husband and wife team Paris Permenter and John Bigley have authored over 20 guidebooks and also edit the FREE Lovetripper.com, a romantic travel magazine featuring worldwide destinations

While it is difficult to give a complete and adequate definition of justice, most observers can recognize clear examples of serious injustice when they arise. Such injustice comes in various forms, wherever the norms of distributive justice, procedural justice, or human rights are violated. Some actions, such as theft and murder, are commonly recognized as unjust by governments and prohibited by domestic law. However, there are also systemic forms of injustice that may persist in a society. These traditions and structures give rise to profound injustices that can be difficult to recognize. In some cases, these unfair conditions are imposed by the ruling party itself, whether it is an authoritarian government or an outside aggressor. Those in power sometimes use the state's legal and political systems to violate the political, economic, and social rights of subordinate groups. Political injustice involves the violation of individual liberties, including the denial of voting rights or due process, infringements on rights to freedom of speech or religion, and inadequate protection from cruel and unusual punishment. Such injustice often stems from unfair procedures, and involves political systems in which some but not others are allowed to have voice and representation in the processes and decisions that affect them. This sort of procedural injustice can contribute to serious social problems as well as political ones. If voting or litigation procedures, for example, are perceived to be unjust, any outcome they produce is liable to be unstable and produce conflict. In addition, any procedures that are carried out in a biased manner are likely to contribute to problems of religious, ethnic, gender, or race discrimination. When the procedure in question has to do with employment or wages, such issues can lead to serious economic and social problems. Economic injustice involves the state's failure to provide individuals with basic necessities of life, such as access to adequate food and housing, and its maintenance of huge discrepancies in wealth. In the most extreme cases of maldistribution, some individuals suffer from poverty while the elite of that society live in relative luxury. Such injustice can stem from unfair hiring procedures, lack of available jobs and education, and insufficient health care. All of these conditions may lead individuals to believe that they have not received a "fair share" of the benefits and resources available in that society. Even more serious than the injustices discussed above are war crimes and crimes against humanity. During wartime, individuals sometimes perform acts that violate the rules of just war set forth in international law. When soldiers engage in wars of aggression, attack non-combatants or pursue their enemies beyond what is reasonable, they commit not acts of war, but acts of murder. However, these are not the only injustices associated with war and protracted conflict. Such conflict can also lead to severe human rights violations, including genocide, torture, and slavery. These crimes violate individuals' most basic rights to life and physical safety. When political or legal institutions fail to protect individuals' fundamental rights and liberties, members of the unjustly treated group feel disempowered. They are likely to view the institutions that impose such conditions as unjust, and thus find themselves in the midst of a justice conflict. If the subordinate group believes that it lacks the power to change things through political or diplomatic means, it may conclude that the only effective way to pursue justice is through violent confrontation. However, such confrontations tend to produce even more injustice. In addition, because the dominant group typically has more power to inflict harm, such struggles often fail. Therefore, violence is often an ineffective way of addressing injustice, and many believe that it should be used only as a last resort. Responding To Injustice Many scholars and activists note that in order to truly address injustice internationally, we must strive to understand its underlying causes. These causes have to do with underdevelopment, economic pressures, various social problems, and international conditions. Indeed, the roots of repression, discrimination, and other injustice stem from deeper and more complex political, social, and economic problems. It is only by understanding and ameliorating these root causes and strengthening civil society that we can truly protect human rights. There are various ways to address the political, economic and social injustices mentioned above. Whether a response proves to be appropriate and effective depends on the nature of the grievance. Addressing political injustice is often a matter of developing institutions of fair governance, such as an accountable police force and judiciary. Legislative action and executive decision-making should likewise be held accountable. Such measures are sometimes a matter of reforming state institutions or revising state constitutions. In cases where some groups are excluded from political participation, the state can remedy violations of political rights by promoting political inclusion and empowering subordinate groups. Public decision-making should respond to the will of the citizens, and members of the society should have the opportunity to participate in the formulation, execution, and monitoring of state policies. In other words, a culture of political involvement and public participation should be fostered. In addition, there are various social structural changes that might give groups more social, economic, and/or political power. This is often accomplished through the strengthening of the economy and civil society in conjunction with democratization efforts. In some cases countries require outside assistance for election monitoring, nation-building programs and the development of governmental infrastructure to make their political system more stable. Addressing systemic economic injustice is often a matter of economic reforms that give groups better access to jobs, health care, and education. In many cases, lack of access to basic services stems from enormous inequalities in resource distribution. Redistribution of benefits and resources can thus be an important component of social structural changes to remedy injustice. There are various institutional and economic development reforms that might be put in place to raise living standards and boost economic growth. In addition, by creating social and economic safety nets, states can eliminate tension and instability caused by unfair resource allocation. For example, development of programs that provide assistance for the poor, pensions for the elderly, and training and education for workers help remedy injustice, tax reform, giving workers the right to unionize and demand a fair wage, advancing ecological policies to protect and preserve the environment, and improving access to land ownership can also help in particular cases. Balancing out gross inequalities in wealth might also be part of compensatory justice after periods of war. During periods of postwar adjustment and peacebuilding efforts, long-term economic policy must aim to achieve equity, or balance in the distribution of income and wealth. Such efforts to ensure a just distribution of benefits following conflict are typically accompanied by democratization efforts to ensure a more balanced distribution of power. When neglect of economic rights stems from the destruction caused by protracted conflict, countries may require outside aid to remedy injustice and avoid future instability. Humanitarian aid and development assistance are often needed to help a society build its economic resource base and ensure that the needs of its citizens are met. Issues of distributive justice are in this way central to any reconstruction program that aims at economic vitalization and rebuilding post-war economic systems. Responding to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Severe violations of basic rights to life and physical safety are sometimes enacted through government policies or inflicted during the course of warfare. It is commonly recognized that government leaders and soldiers, as well as civilians, must be held accountable for perpetrating such injustices. International humanitarian law has been enacted to preserve humanity in all circumstances, even during conflicts. Various international committees are in place to monitor compliance with human rights standards and report any violations. When breaches occur, the perpetrators must somehow be brought to justice. According to the notion of retributive justice, past acts of injustice or wrongdoing warrant punishment. Those who perpetrate war crimes or crimes against humanity should be brought to justice. When injustices are committed in the initiation or the conduct of warfare, retribution is typically accomplished through international courts or tribunals that carry out war crimes adjudication. In other cases, human rights violations form part of national policy. Most believe that government officials should be held accountable for institution policies of apartheid, forced disappearance, torture, or genocide. Such breaches are typically brought to the attention of international tribunals or tried in an international court. Punishment is thought to reinforce the rules of international law and to deny those who have violated those rules any unfair advantages. In addition, many believe that punishment deters other would-be offenders from committing similar crimes in the future. However, international law and adjudication is often insufficient to address grave injustice. When breaches do occur, they are brought to the attention of international tribunals or a war crimes tribunal. As conditions escalate in violence and more individuals are taken prisoner, tortured, or executed, it becomes more difficult to resort to the legal path. Some maintain that the vigilant observance of the international community is necessary to ensure justice. Various nongovernmental organization (NGOs), including Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists, are devoted to bringing injustice to light and pressuring governments to address the injustice. Historically, the United Nations has likewise played a central role in dealing with international justice issues. Many maintain that massive violations of human rights, such as genocide and crimes against humanity, warrant military intervention. If, through its atrocious actions, a state destroys the lives and rights of its citizens, it temporarily forfeits its claims to legitimacy and sovereignty. In such cases, outside governments have a positive duty to take steps to protect human rights and stamp out injustice. However, this sort of response is limited, because governments are often reluctant to commit military forces and resources to defend human rights in other states. In addition, the use of violence to end human rights violations poses a moral dilemma insofar as such interventions may lead to further loss of innocent lives. It is imperative that the least amount of force necessary to achieve humanitarian objectives be used, that intervention not do more harm than good, and that it be motivated by genuine humanitarian concerns. Otherwise, such interventions are likely to simply cause more injustice. Restoring Justice Once Conflict Has Ended A central goal of responding to injustice is paving the way for future peace. Once conflict has ended and policies of oppression have been repealed, society members face the task of rebuilding their society. Many believe that measures aimed at restorative justice are well-suited for this task. Restorative Justice is concerned with healing wounds of victims and repairing harm done to interpersonal relationships and the community. It can play a crucial role in responding to severe human rights violations or cases of genocide. Huge advances are made when governments tell the truth about past atrocities carried out by the state. It is thought that true healing requires remembering the atrocities committed, repenting, and forgiving. War crimes inquiries and truth commissions can aid in the process of memory and truth telling and help to make public the extent to which victims have suffered. Restoration often becomes a matter of restitution or war reparations. In cases where clear acts of injustice have taken place, some type of compensation package can help to meet the material and emotional needs of victims and remedy the injustice. Repentance can also help to re-establish relationships among the conflicting parties and help them to move toward reconciliation. In some cases, conflicts can end more peacefully when parties acknowledge their guilt and apologize than when formal war crimes adjudication or criminal proceedings are used. In cases of civil war, because the line between offenders and victims can become blurred, a central goal of peacebuilding is to restore the community as a whole. Restoration often becomes tied to the transformation of the relationship between the conflicting parties. However, such restoration cannot take place unless it is supported by wider social conditions and unless the larger community makes restorative processes available. Many note that an adequate response to injustice must involve social structural changes, reconstruction programs to help communities ravaged by conflict, democratization and the creation of institutions of civil society. Only then can the underlying causes of injustice be remedied.

If you work with Secure Shell, you will definitely want to check out the following tips to harden SSH on your ubuntu server. Working as a Ubuntu server administrator, you are more likely to use Secure Shell (SSH) for remote access to the server. As the name suggest SSH is relatively a secure protocol. However, we can make it more secure with a few steps. The aim of this article is to help you better lock down the SSH server. Don’t Permit Empty Passwords Permit Empty Passwords Firstly, make sure user accounts without passwords are not able to login. Some server administrators can create standard system users without a password. By default, SSH is configured to permit empty password. Now, open the SSH daemon configuration file with the following command: sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config Find the line with #PermitEmptyPasswords no Remove the comment as shown below: PermitEmptyPasswords no Save the configuration and restart the SSH server with the command below: sudo systemctl restart sshd Limit Max Authentication Attempts Max Authentication Attempts Frankly speaking, the best approach to preventing brute force attacks on your server is to limit the login attempts. To limit the number of attempts on login locate. #MaxAuthTries 6 Uncomment it as shown below: MaxAuthTries 3 Set Idle Timeout Interval Idle Timeout Interval Consequently, the idle timeout is how long an SSH session is allowed to be idle. However, when the timeout is set, the SSH connection will be broken whenever the time passes. By default, this option is disabled. In fact, I will enable the idle timeout and set the timeout to four minutes (240 seconds). Now, locate the line with: #ClientAliveInterval 0 #ClientAliveCountMax 3 And, uncomment the line as shown below: ClientAliveInterval 240 ClientAliveCountMax 3 Disable Root Login Disable Root Login To explain, the root account has the sudo privilege associated with it and it can dangerous if an unauthorized person has access to it. However, connecting to the server with an account that has the sudo privilege. Also, the sudo should be setup properly. On the other hand, let’s disable root login via SSH. In the SSH configuration, find the line with: PermitRootLogin yes Replace it with: PermitRootLogin no Change SSH Ports Change SSH Ports One other way to harden SSH is to change the default port. Thus, SSH runs on port 22 as by default. Mostly, hackers will target the default port. Changing it might prevent them from targeting you. It is not necessary to change the port but it is also a security measure to the hardening SSH server. In the configuration find the line with: Port 22 Then, change the port to another port like 2019 Port 2019 Whitelist SSH Users It is best to limit users allowed to login to the SSH server. Meaning only users in the list will be allowed to login to the server. And every other user will be denied access. Assuming, we want to allow john to login remotely through SSH. Add the line below to the configuration file. AllowUsers john Well, don’t forget to add your username to the list of AllowUsers. Fail2Ban Fail2Ban Configuration This software scans your logs and temporarily ban IPs with suspicious activities. To install it run the command below: sudo apt-get install fail2ban Once installed, make a copy of the configuration file as shown below. cp /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf /etc/fail2ban/jail.local Then, open your copy of the fail2ban configuration file nano /etc/fail2ban/jail.local Look for the line that starts with [sshd] and uncomment enable = true and edit it as shown below: [sshd] enabled = true port = ssh logpath = %(sshd_log)s Now restart fail2ban with the command below: systemctl restart fail2ban Accordingly, Fail2ban will now start monitoring your SSH logs for possible suspicious activities and then temporarily ban the source IP. I also have an article on how to configure denyhosts on ubuntu. You might want to check it out. Disable X11Forwarding This article is meant for use with remote servers. In other words, there is no need to use GUI on a remote server. Apparently, this allows any other user to tunnel GUI applications via SSH. So disable X11 forwarding on the remote server. In the SSH configuration file /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Find the line: X11Forwarding yes And replace yes with no as shown below: X11Forwarding no Use SSH Keys Apparently, you can SSH into the server with a username and password but with that, someone can brute force into the server. So, SSH keys can be used instead of passwords. Generate SSH Key Pair Now, let’s generate our encryption keys that come in pairs. Public and Private key. To generate the keys, run the following command on the machine that will be used to SSH into the server. ssh-keygen Well, you will be asked to enter passphrase to protect the keys. But, you can keep blank if you think it is not necessary. Truly speaking, unprotected private SSH keys can be used to access the server by anyone in possession of that key. Share Your Public Key Use ssh-copy-id to copy your public key to the server. ssh-copy-id john@192.168.10.4 You have changed your SSH port. Assuming, your SSH port is 2019 use the command below. Make sure you change the IP to the IP of your server. ssh-copy-id -p2019 john@192.168.10.4 Afterward, try accessing the server via SSH with the following command: ssh john@192.168.10.4 You may be asked to enter your passphrase. Thus, if you setup the passphrase during the key generation. If the command runs successfully, you should see a message similar to the one below: The authenticity of host '192.168.10.4 (192.168.10.4)' can't be established. ECDSA key fingerprint is ff:fd:d8:f9:66:f6:73:84:e1:56:cf:d6:ff:ff. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? Your answer should be yes and you should access the server without entering a password. Disable Password Authentication Eventually, we can now disable password authentication on the server. Since we have established SSH keys authentication. Open the SSH configuration file and find the line: PasswordAuthentication yes Then, change it to: PasswordAuthentication no Displaying Banner Usually, banners are some form message or a statement saying “unauthorized access is not allowed”. Sometimes, the banner message contains legalese which turns to warn or scare hackers. Frankly speaking, this doesn’t add any security to the system, because anyone who manages to access your system won’t care about the warning sign but it might give the hacker a chuckle. By default, banners are disabled on Ubuntu 18.04. Banners are normally displayed before authentication meaning anyone trying to SSH into the server will see the banner. Well, to see the banner you need to enable PasswordAuthentication. To add a banner, edit the SSH configuration file and then uncomment: #Banner /etc/issue.net After that, try accessing the server if a wrong user account: ssh fake_john@192.168.10.4 You will receive feedback similar to the one below: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS fake_john@192.168.10.4’s password: Apparently, you can customize this message by editing /etc/issue.net file. nano /etc/issue.net ########################################################### # Welcome to Anansewaa.com # # # # Note that All connections are recorded and monitored # # # # Disconnect IMMEDIATELY if you are unauthorized user! # # # ########################################################### This message will make the hacker think of what he/she is doing before messing around. Conclusion Hopefully, you have found this article a bit helpful on how to harden SSH on your server. There is much more to learn about SSH. Share this: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Email Telegram Like this: Like Loading... 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When you’re a woman going through addiction treatment and beginning your life in recovery, you already face immense challenges. Being a mother can compound those because you may want to repair the damage you feel occurred during active addiction. You may also want to make up for the lost time. Simultaneously, the recovery process is hard work, so prioritizing is critical as you navigate parenting in a new world for you. The most important thing you can remember is that no one is a perfect parent. Despite your struggles with addiction or mental health, if you show your children love, that’s ultimately what will stand out to them throughout their lives. You have to show love and compassion for yourself, too, particularly as you are navigating a new situation and new season in your life. The following are some things to know about being a parent in recovery from a substance use disorder and how to become a positive role model. How Addiction Affects Families While it’s emotionally challenging, a big part of true recovery recognizes how your addiction affects your loved ones. Loved ones can include your children, mainly if they are old enough to understand what’s happening. When you can confront these psychological effects head-on, you’re in a much better position to begin to work through them. Once you leave treatment, you hope you can put the past behind you. While you may be able to put your substance abuse behind you, it’s essential to recognize the lingering effects of being an addicted parent and work to repair those as part of your recovery journey. It’s challenging to maintain a peaceful or loving home when you’re experiencing alcohol or drug addiction. There may be a lot of conflicts, erosion of trust, and communication can become frustrating. Along with these effects impacting your children, they could also affect your spouse or partner and other people who love you, such as your parents or siblings. You might have behaved in a way that would otherwise be out of character for you when you were under the influence of drugs or alcohol or exhibiting addictive behavior. Psychology Today estimates 1 in 5 children grow up in a home with a parent who abuses alcohol or drugs. Exposure to substance abuse is a form of trauma, and children who grow up experiencing substance abuse in the home are more likely to develop their substance use disorders when they’re adults. Children’s personalities are developing during this time and are highly susceptible to what’s happening around them. When you decide to get treatment, that’s an essential thing you can do to change these dynamics. As you choose a rehab program like residential treatment, look for one specifically for women and mothers. These programs will allow you to participate in therapy that focuses on rebuilding your relationships with your children and family and reducing the trauma they might have experienced. Look for a facility that emphasizes relationships and helps you connect with the resources you need to be a great parent in recovery. Too often, mothers become discouraged. They feel the damage is done, and there’s nothing they can do; that’s untrue. While substance abuse by a parent can affect children, they’re also highly resilient. You ultimately want your kids to see you as someone who worked hard and overcame challenges. That’s what you have the opportunity to demonstrate after treatment. Below are some practical tips to be a better mother in recovery. Forgive Yourself Understanding the impact of addiction isn’t about continuing to hate yourself or feel shame, and parents in recovery have to know this. Instead, it’s about recognizing past challenges and then being able to move forward through that honestly. To be the best version of yourself for your children, forgive yourself. If you participate in a program with a 12-step foundation, there is a path to make amends for past behavior and start again as part of your addiction recovery. When you can forgive yourself, you aren’t just helping your children and family dynamic. You’re also reducing your risk of relapse. Shame and guilt are so interwoven with substance use and addiction. You have to work to rebuild your self-esteem and understand that you are more than your mistakes and addiction. Set Boundaries If you feel guilt for things in the past, you might try to be too permissive in your parenting. Permissive parenting is problematic for children, particularly as they get older. Not having firm, healthy boundaries can put your children at a greater risk of developing their own SUD. Rather than making up for anything by eliminating boundaries, create a loving and healthy relationship with your children that centers on limits. Your children need that discipline and structure. You want to be a role model rather than a friend. Along with setting boundaries, resist the urge to try and buy affection with gifts. Your children are going to thrive when they have stability and consistency. You can create routines that focus on spending quality time together rather than buying affection. Rebuild Trust If your children are older, they may have lost trust in you during your active addiction. You may have been unable to keep your word, or you might not have been around or shown up for your children in the way they needed you to when dealing with a drug or alcohol use disorder. Now is when you can start to rebuild that trust. Again, consistency is key here. You should also show up when you say you will and prioritize family time. Consider going to counseling with your children, so you can relearn how to bond with one another. Take Care of Yourself Practicing self-care is vital in recovery. Parents in recovery may be dealing with so much physically and mentally during this time. Self-care isn’t selfish. Self-care gives you the chance to take care of yourself to give more to your children. When you practice self-care, you’re also setting an example for your kids about healthy coping skills. Self-care is one of the critical life skills you can and should integrate into your daily life. Be Mindful Mindfulness is something that every parent can benefit from practicing—it’s not exclusively beneficial if you’re in recovery. When you’re a parent, no matter the specifics of the situation, it’s stressful. You may have so many worries about the past and the future. Practicing mindfulness brings you back to the moment. You’re able to remember how important it is to focus on one day at a time. Everyone practices mindfulness differently, but bringing yourself back into the moment if you’re struggling is one of the best coping mechanisms you can learn in recovery. Being mindful is suitable for managing things that come your way in everyday life and dealing with symptoms of mental health issues. Ask For Help Finally, there’s certainly no shame in asking for help when you need it, particularly for single parents. Maybe you have parents or friends who are willing to give you the support you need, even if it’s just providing a listening ear. Don’t be afraid or embarrassed to ask for help. Over time, the more you put the steps above into practice, the more confident you’ll feel as a parent and the stronger your relationship with your children will be. In your parental role, you want to model healthy behavior and life experiences for your children, and knowing when to reach out for help is part of that. If you’re ready to start your recovery effort, please contact the team at Anchored Tides Recovery by calling 866-600-7709 to learn more about our specialized treatment center for women. parent in recovery Recovery relapse prevention support in recovery Liminal Space: Learning to Transition Liminal space is a term coming from the Latin word “limen.” We find that liminal space is a powerful phrase in addiction treatment and recovery. So, why is that? Limen means threshold. A threshold is any place of entering or beginning. The idea is that liminal space exists in the time between what was in your life and what’s next. There’s a sense of uncertainty in this season of waiting and transition. While that uncertainty can create anxiety, there can be power in this time. Without liminal space, we’re unable to transform. You’re moving out of the familiar and into the unknown. You’re leaving your old world behind but perhaps unsure of what your future existence looks like. It’s only within liminal space that you can genuinely emerge with a sense of newness. When you don’t accept liminal space or encounter it, you’re going to be stagnant. Your old life or world becomes what you see as normal, so you can’t move forward in recovery. The Thresholds of Recovery Liminal space or liminality can feel like a free fall in some cases. You could be looking around thinking, “what now,” or “what’s next.” You might be shifting in terms of not just active addiction to recovery. Other shifts can include your relationships, your career, or perhaps the logistics of your life, such as where you’ll live. It’s incredibly unsettling to enter these transitional spaces. You have to walk through the doorways available to you to reach the moments that will ultimately define your life. Along with addiction and recovery, other examples of liminal spaces in our lives include job changes, a sudden loss like a death or divorce. Those events are inherently not positive and are devastating, but you do have the opportunity to move forward and make a positive shift. Often, with addiction, we tend to tie our drug or alcohol use to who we are. That’s our identity. The use of substances shapes everything we know and believe about ourselves. In a rehab program, you work to give up that old identity, leading to grieving, which is normal. You’re not only giving up the person you believed yourself to be and grieving that loss, but you also grieve the loss of drugs and alcohol. Through that grieving, liminality becomes the space to decide who we will be and what our lives will look like going forward. After completing treatment or when you begin recovery, you may only know that life won’t be the same and that you’ve gone through a shift as a person, but you may specifically know what that’s all going to look like. You stop being on autopilot in your life, however. You can change your perspective of yourself and the world and truly break those old thought patterns. Navigating the Unexpected Recovery is a challenge. We won’t sugarcoat that for you. There are going to be significant ups in your sober life, but also downs. Some days are going to feel harder than others, and you’re also going to have to accept the reality of the unexpected. Going to treatment should help you learn healthy ways to work toward unexpected scenarios. To deal with the time, you spend in that liminal space and to approach the unexpected healthily, remember the following: Acknowledge how you’re feeling. It’s okay not to have all the answers right away, nor should you. You should have a sense of preparation that you’re going to navigate what life throws your way. That preparation comes from the coping skills you learn in treatment, which is why it’s crucial to choose a rehab program that’s going to give you what you need for the future. Ask for help. We can work with you to create a support plan if you find yourself in a potential danger zone during rehab. Too often, people leave treatment with the misconception that they no longer need help or support from others and can be strong and do it independently. This is a mistake, and when you know when to ask for help and who to turn to, you’re going to be able to deal with unexpected or unpredictable situations more effectively with various lifestyle support options. Develop a routine. As you leave rehab and re-enter daily life, having a routine helps you avoid potentially harmful situations and make healthy choices. Having a pattern gives you a sense of control, even when things around you might not be within your control. Know what your triggers are. Our treatment team works a lot on this with everyone who comes through our doors. You have to learn what your triggers are to put in place ways to respond to them. Develop a new mindset. Your mentality needs to center around health and wellness. Prioritize those things that are part of this wellness-driven lifestyle. For example, prioritize eating well, exercise, sleep, and attending therapy and meetings. Set realistic expectations for yourself, especially in those earliest days of recovery. Don’t be too hard on yourself, and make sure that you’re creating small, achievable goals along the way. ​​ Continuing Care As Part Of Your Treatment Plan Again, we can’t emphasize enough how important it is that your treatment plan includes aftercare. If you don’t go to an evidence-based treatment center and you’re thrown back into daily life without a solid aftercare plan, your chances of relapse are high. Your treatment team should have already developed a customized plan for aftercare. You should have an idea of your triggers and how you’ll confront them with specific methods that work for you. Your team may help you assess your living environment before treatment and see how it contributed to your substance abuse. You might move into a sober living house, or your treatment team could help you determine another supportive option for a new living environment. Continuing care beyond your living environment can include participation in ongoing therapy. You might do outpatient rehab, for example, or perhaps an intensive outpatient program. You could also do family therapy. Continuing care may include assistance with employment and housing, as well as education or parenting classes. If you started a 12-step program during treatment, you could continue that or another type of addiction support group. Overall, expect a period of adjustment after rehab and in recovery. Continue to focus on recovery as your top priority, and know that you’re well on your way to achieving your long-term goals despite being in that transitional, liminal space. If you haven’t received treatment, we encourage you to call 866-600-7709 and explore the programs at Anchored Tides Recovery, which help you achieve both short and long-term goals. Addiction Recovery liminal space Recovery Signs of Love Addiction The signs of love addiction can be hard to spot at first. If you’re someone with love addiction, you may initially just see yourself as someone who loves love. While that’s not always a problem pathological love can lead to negative consequences and destructive relationships for some people. There are similarities between love addiction and other types of addiction, including substances like drugs and alcohol. Disorders That Occur Along with Love Addiction Love obsession tends to be a co-occurring condition. When you have a co-occurring disorder, you have symptoms of two or more mental health conditions. For example, you might feel that you show signs of being addicted to love in addition to depression or anxiety. Substance abuse is also a relatively common co-occurring disorder with pathological love. We should point out that this condition is controversial. Some experts feel that everyone has an element of “addiction” when they love someone. Romantic relationships can and often do have periods where you might feel emotional distress. However, a true compulsion to love goes well beyond what we see as usual in a relationship. For example, if you’re in a relationship where you’ll give up everything else for that person, it could be a problem. The most significant complication of experiencing this type of compulsive romantic behavior is that you may find yourself in an abusive or toxic relationship. What is Pathological Love? Love addiction or pathological love isn’t as medically well-defined as some other types of addiction. When someone is experiencing disruptive or harmful symptoms or consequences because of their romantic relationships, their mental health care provider has to distinguish these from other conditions. For example, in borderline and dependent personality disorders, the symptoms can overlap with pathological love. Suppose you’re someone with an addiction to love. In that case, you can become fixated on the person you’re interested in at any given time and develop emotional dependencies or a lack of control. You might behave compulsively toward or about that person. You can then act on unhealthy behaviors because of your fixation. What Type of Disorder Is Pathological Love? There’s not a current agreement on what type of disorder love addiction really is. For example, pathological love can be considered an impulse-control disorder. With an impulse-control disorder, you are always seeking new experiences and behaving impulsively to get them. Some researchers believe pathological love is more in line with a mood disorder. For example, you have feelings similar to mania when you’re in the early stages of love or beginning a new relationship. Then, as the relationship progresses, you might experience symptoms of depression. A third possibility is that being addicted to love could be part of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. You may experience intrusive, repetitive thoughts just as someone with OCD would, but they’re about your romantic partner or finding love. Of course, as the name implies, having a compulsion to find love can be most like a behavioral addiction too, such as gambling; you don’t have to take a substance, but the characteristics are similar. Early on in a relationship, you might have intense pleasure and euphoria. Then, over time, those experiences might become dull. You might need more of these love experiences to feel anything similar to a dependence on drugs and alcohol. What is Sex Addiction? Sometimes, we talk about sex addiction along with love addiction, it’s not currently in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Despite not being included in that, it’s still diagnosable. This offshoot occurs when someone seeks out multiple sexual partners to the extent that it interferes with their daily life, activities, and functionality. If you have a sex compulsion, you might not be able to control your behavior, despite severe consequences. Your sexual relationships are your primary focus, and your sexual behavior can become more extreme over time. Sexual addiction can occur along with love addiction, but it doesn’t have to. Characteristics of Sex and Love Addiction Always looking for your soulmate Constantly searching for an intimate relationship Thinking the intensity of sex or the newness of a relationship is the same as love or real intimacy A chronic pattern of seduction, sex, or manipulation to get the interest of potential romantic partners Having an intense fear of abandonment Breaking promises to yourself about not returning to harmful relationships Choosing partners that require a lot of attention or you to fill a caretaker role Always needing to be in love Being happiest during the so-called honeymoon phase of a relationship Obsessing over the idea of romance or romantic interests Putting romantic partners on a pedestal The inability to be alone Requiring emotional comfort from a partner and extreme dependency Having cravings to be with your partner Experiencing euphoria or emotional highs when you’re with a partner When you begin a new romantic relationship, it’s normal to feel excited about being with the person, and you may miss them when they’re away. You may obsess over your partner to the point that it causes harm to your relationship or your well-being. You develop dysfunctional patterns. For example, you may seek out the affection of someone who isn’t responsive to you emotionally. You could also find yourself more likely to be in abusive relationships. Why Do People Have Love Obsessions? As is the case with other mental health disorders, including substance use disorder, the underlying factors of love addiction are probably complex. Again, we all need and desire to feel love, but what is it about some people that makes this problematic for them? Trauma, genetics, family history, and environment all probably factor in. Someone with an obsession to finding love or keeping it may also stem from low self-esteem. For example, if you have low self-esteem, you may seek out your sense of self-worth from romantic partners. You could also deal with the signs of love addiction because you have abandonment fears from your childhood. If you feel like you have an emotional void, you could use romantic partnerships to fill that. You may think that being in love brings value and excitement to your life. Unfortunately, that puts a lot of pressure on your partner. You may not have boundaries, and you’re more likely to find yourself in a codependent relationship. Love and Substance Abuse As we talked about above, love addiction can and often does occur with other mental health disorders. You may be searching for love in unhealthy places. You might also seek the highs that love can bring, making you more likely to find similar experiences through substance use. Additionally, if you have a relationship that falls apart or consistently in unhealthy relationships, you could cope with the negative feelings with drugs or alcohol. Over time, you may experience a void and a sense of shame. There are many elements of being addicted to love that you can’t fix on your own, but treatments like cognitive-behavioral therapy can be beneficial. If you or a loved one struggles with love or sex addiction along with a substance use disorder, we encourage you to reach out to the Anchored Tides Recovery team at 866-600-7709 to learn about our treatment options. We approach treatment holistically to help put you on the best path to recovery, a fulfilling life, and healthy relationships. Love addiction Recovery Creating an Alternative Identity to Being an Addict When you struggle with drug abuse, it can feel like you lose your identity, and the world just views you as “an addict;” you may even view yourself this way. However, you are more than the mistakes you have made; that’s why when you’re in recovery, building an alternative identity to being an addict is so essential. You are more than your addiction, and when you’re in recovery, you can start to find who you are once again. You might have lost your sense of self along the way, but it’s exciting to get to know who you are without the stigma of addiction. What is Your Identity? We all have questions about who we are. For example, you may question what you are presently and who you’d like to see yourself as in the future. Our identity is incredibly complex. Our identity includes our relationships, who we were as a child, as a parent, and who we are as a partner. It can also involve those characteristics we can’t control, such as our appearance. For many people, identity encompasses religious beliefs, moral attitudes, and political beliefs as well. How Drugs Affects Your Identity Our identity is already complicated; adding a drug habit to that makes it even more so. There are several key ways addiction can affect your identity. First are the short-term effects drugs or alcohol have on your feelings, actions, memories, and behavior. Over time with drug and alcohol use, you may also start to experience declines in your self-worth because you’re not moving forward or progressing in your life the way you’d like to or the way you expected to. When you have a substance use disorder, you may start to internalize your symptoms. Those become who you are, in your mind. Rather than identifying yourself as a complex person, you might only see yourself as a drug abuser. Self-identifying only or primarily as a drug user is going to make you fall deeper into your addiction. You may not believe you’re worth anything more because you believe that is just who you are, and that can serve as an excuse for you to keep using substances even with increasing negative consequences. Your addiction may be part of your self-identification for years because everything in your life eventually revolves around the substance or substances in which you’re addicted. As you work to get treatment and overcome your disorder, what can actually happen is that you feel like you’ve lost part of yourself because of how many substances were your identity. Some of the beliefs that could come along with your disorder include: The idea that sober people are boring The priority is getting high or drunk You’re more creative when you use substances Some types of music may be associated with the use of substances You don’t trust health care or mental health professionals You celebrate with substance use People often hold an “us against them” mentality with substance use disorders Not comforting to society or even criminal behavior are something to be admired in this mindset Why You Need an Alternative Identity to Being an Addict When you stop using drugs or alcohol, you may go through what’s sometimes described as a grieving process. That’s because you feel as if you’ve lost part of yourself, which was the drugs. A big part of your recovery depends on rebuilding a new identity and letting go of that identity. You may have a hard time finding who you are again. It can make you feel vulnerable, especially when the people around you seem to have a clear sense of identity. It’s okay to acknowledge that you feel confusion or even embarrassment or shame. That’s a good starting point that you can use to start rebuilding who you are. When you’re honest with yourself about what you’re feeling, it gives you the chance to start making decisions about what you want to become. It’s also okay to feel like there’s a void in your life when you’re in recovery, at least initially. How to Create an Alternative Identity to Being an Addict While everyone’s journey is going to be unique, some of the things that you might keep in mind as you leave behind your “addict” identity and explore who you truly are, including: Consider who you surround yourself with. You might meet new people who are also sober when you’re in treatment or through a support group. The people that we surround ourselves with make a significant impact on our lives and who we are. Our self-identity, in some ways, comes from the people we’re around. This is why when you’re in recovery, you may have to find a completely new social circle. You want to spend time with people who will be a healthy influence on you and begin defining your identity. Along with social relationships, particularly with sober people, maybe you want to think about how you can rebuild relationships with your partner, your children, or your family. For example, you might begin to focus your identity on being a caretaker to your children. What is your career field? Is it time to think about making a change? When you come out of a treatment program, you might work with career counselors who can help you get on a path toward a career that’s more fulfilling for you and that can very much become part of your identity. It’s likely that after you go to treatment and you begin your life of recovery, you find you have a lot of time on your hands. That’s that that was probably before focused on using substances and recovering from their effects. Now, you can start to redefine how you use that time. You can begin to explore hobbies, interests, and passions. The things we’re interested in are part of what makes us unique individuals. Volunteering is a great way to define your identity and move toward a more positive path in your life. When you volunteer, you’re not just helping other people. You’re helping yourself, and you’re giving yourself a sense of purpose. Try to practice self-love and self-care every day. Substance abuse creates such a sense of shame, and you have to re-learn how to love yourself and care for yourself. What’s the biggest takeaway we hope you get from this? No matter where you are in your journey, you are more than your addiction. You’ll have to learn more about yourself and who you are without the influence of substances, but that’s such an enriching part of the addiction recovery process. While at first, you may mourn what you feel like you’ve lost, you’ll eventually start to celebrate what you gain as you become the person you envision, rather than someone trapped in a specific identity by an addiction. Shedding the Stigma of “Being an Addict” Getting back to living a normal life when you are in recovery is a process. There are aspects like feeling judged or not being able to live down your past that can make sobriety even harder. Anchored Tides Recovery believes you are not your mistakes; you are who you are, and for any woman looking for help shedding the identity of “being an addict,” we encourage you to reach out to us for help at 866-600-7709. addiction in women Addiction Recovery Alternative Identity to Being an Addict Recovery Benefits of Having a Social Worker in Your Support Group Your support group is one of the most important resources you have in recovery; you will have a better chance at maintaining long-term sobriety if your group is strong. Most people on your team will be friends, family, or even other people in recovery who understand your struggles, but don’t you agree it would be good to have someone on your side that can help with issues beyond cravings. One professional who can play a valuable role as you’re navigating recovery is a social worker. Social workers are trained to help you solve and cope with problems in your everyday life. The benefit of a social worker being in your support group is that they can also serve as a resource for you to rebuild your life and to thrive. Anchored Tides Recovery Center has social workers on our staff to help with issues beyond the basic addiction troubles. Situations like career-related issues, custody, living arrangements, and more. These are the sorts of services that help us stand out from all of the other treatment centers, in a good way. What Does a Social Worker Do? A social worker has a degree in social work and is trained to work with individuals to solve, and cope with, problems that arise in their daily lives. A clinical social worker can also diagnose and treat behavioral, emotional, and mental health issues. In general, some of the specific things a licensed social worker might do includes: Determining the needs and strengths of individuals then help them develop goals Assisting clients to adjust to challenges that exist in their lives, including addiction recovery Referrals to community resources like healthcare and childcare services Crisis response during mental health emergencies Continual follow-up with clients to check in and see if they’re meeting their goals and their lives are improving Providing therapy services Within the larger category of social workers are other areas of specialty. For example, bachelor’s social workers (BSW) and (MSW) will work with community organizations and policymakers to create programs that benefit the community on a more significant level. Both have degrees in social work education, a BSW has a bachelor’s degree and a MSW has a master’s degree; once an MSW has a certain amount of hours of clinical experience they can become a (CSW) and a (LCSW). A clinical social worker (CSW) or licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) require a master’s degree and can provide individual or group therapy. They can work with clients and other health care professionals to create customized treatment plans. Some social workers specifically help people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders; they can help their clients find support groups and other programs and rebuild their lives. The Consequences of Addiction on Daily Life Social workers are multifaceted as far as their services and the benefits they can provide to clients. This is important when discussing a substance use disorder because of how far-reaching the effects are on every aspect of a person’s life. Once you go to treatment, you may find that there is a lot of work to do to get your life back on track the way that you envision it. Some of the ways that addiction can affect your life include: You may be facing legal problems; if you’re charged with a crime because of your substance use disorder, you may have to go through the court system and pay fines or face other punishments. You might have family-related legal matters; for example, you could have lost custody of your child, or you may be going through a divorce. You may have financial problems or have lost your job as well. Your relationships may have been deeply affected by addiction; Your loved ones may be hurt by what happened during your active addiction, and they might have lost faith in you or trust. You could be dealing with chronic health issues resulting in, and you may need regular medical care and treatment. You may have ongoing mental and emotional side effects from your addiction, even if you’re sober. Many people with a substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental health disorder. Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders It’s worth talking about co-occurring mental health disorders and substance use disorders on their own because this highlights the benefits of a social worker. A co-occurring disorder is when someone has two or more either mental or physical health disorders. Substance use disorders are strongly correlated with mental health disorders. Around half of the people with substance use disorder will develop at least one mental health disorder in their lifetime, and vice versa. There are three reasons that doctors and researchers believe this might be true. The risk factors for substance use disorders and mental health conditions often overlap with one another: For example, trauma exposure, abuse, and genetics play a role in substance use disorders and mental health disorders. Self-medicating: Someone with a mental illness might use substances to deal with their symptoms. Changes in the brain stemming from substances: The parts of the brain most affected by the use of substances are associated with the areas that relate to mental health disorders. The Benefits of a Social Worker in Addiction Treatment and Recovery The above factors highlight the benefits of a social worker in treatment and recovery from substance use disorders. Social workers are educated in mental health, and they can also specialize in helping clients with substance use disorders. An addiction social worker understands psychology and psychiatry, biology, and physical health. They are also connected with the safety net of social services in the community where they work. A trained social worker knows a balance and connection between mental health, behavior, and physical health. They can also oversee the different services included in an addiction treatment plan like counseling and medication. Specific benefits of a social worker in addiction include: Assessment: Before a social worker begins treatment, they will conduct a complete evaluation that will help them understand each of the factors that contributed to someone’s addiction and its effects. This allows them to create a very tailored treatment plan. Treatment plans: Social workers can oversee treatment plans that last for months or even years. Social workers collaborate with other providers in the delivery of treatment plans. Coping skills: Working with a social worker can help someone in addiction recovery learn new coping skills, such as stress management and conflict resolution. Resource connections: Social workers are well-versed in the various resources and systems available. They work within the system to help with bureaucratic or legal issues you might face; they can even connect clients with employers who are hiring. Social workers can be beneficial and empowering if you are dealing with addiction or you’re in recovery. They are part of a continuous aftercare plan for many people following treatment, and they can help you set and meet your goals. Seeking Help Long-term sobriety is a marathon, not a sprint; the process of getting sober and staying sober can sometimes last a lifetime. The quality of the skills and resources you develop on your road to recovery directly relates to your chances of maintaining sobriety. Anchored Tides Recovery has the aftercare and resources, like social workers and group therapy, that will help you at any stage of recovery. Call us today for a consultation and take the first steps towards long-term happiness. Recovery Social Worker Substance Abuse support groups 8 Steps to a Happy Life Did you know you are worth a happy life? Everybody deserves to be happy and in good mental health, but this may seem impossible for someone with chronic drug addiction. Taking steps to a happy life can be a real challenge if you also are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. However, anyone battling addiction can overcome their struggles by using the right tools and knowing their self-worth. Regardless of how you have fallen into the drug addiction trap, you can recover. You can be happy living a life free from drug addiction by being understanding, loving, and compassionate. Whether you have been in recovery for years or are just starting on your journey, here are eight steps to a happy life that can help you become the person you were meant to be. 8 Steps to a Happy Life 1. Eat a Balanced Healthy Diet Healthy eating is part of a balanced recovery plan. It not only helps your body repair itself after a time of abusing alcohol and drugs, but it also helps keep your body healthy so you can remain abstinent. The recovery process is a long journey. Make it easier on yourself by eating lean meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and of course, plenty of water. 2. Exercise Regularly If you want to eat healthier, sleep better, and rise more refreshed in the morning, regular exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Exercise can help curb cravings, reduce stress, and give you higher energy levels. A few adjustments to diet and exercise can help lead the way to success. You won’t regret spending time exercising regularly. 3. Practice Mindfulness Research shows that mindfulness can help people recover from addiction by overcoming negative feelings of guilt, anxiety, self-doubt, and stress. Mindfulness can also help people stay on track when they experience temptation. Meditation, journaling, breathing exercises, and other activities that can help you take an honest inventory of your journey toward sobriety will set the stage for a brighter future. 4. Explore New Hobbies Life is full of activities that could spark great feelings within you. Do your part to discover new hobbies to replace harmful old hobbies. You don’t even need to spend money, try to take up a new sport or activity that you think is interesting. Positive hobbies can help you form friendships with positive role models. Examples of hobbies that are proven to help people feel happier and be helpful in the early stages of recovery are: Gardening Photography Scrapbooking Journaling Hiking Knitting Painting 5. Learn Stress Management Techniques Good mental health is a work in progress, and living a happier life doesn’t always come easily. It’s crucial to have a plan in place, when you’re feeling stressed or have negative thoughts, to reduce the risk of relapse and cope with your negative emotions. Many recovering addicts use a technique called HALT. HALT refers to the following four situations that can lead to relapse: Hungry Angry Lonely Tired It’s also a good reminder when you’re feeling any of these things to take care of yourself, not to experience stress overload. 6. Make a Daily Schedule and Stick to it Daily habits have a significant impact on your overall productivity. When you know what needs to get done, making a schedule for your day is an easy way to get it all done. From squeezing in extra time to work out to manage your time away from work and school, a good schedule regularly has a profound, positive effect on your life. 7. Use Self-Love Affirmations Learning to love again after experiencing trauma can be difficult, especially when you’re learning to love yourself. Positive affirmations for self love are a great way to remind yourself of your worth. When you’re feeling down, recovery affirmations can go a long way in lifting your spirits, try to use this tool at least two times a day. Some examples of affirmations are: I am strong enough to choose sobriety; My recovery is working; I have what I need inside me to get sober; I am filled with love; I am stronger than my addiction. 8. Surround Yourself with Positive People Addiction is a powerful force, so choosing your friends wisely is an essential part of recovery. During the first years of sobriety, it’s best to surround yourself with positive and supportive people—people who will help you stay motivated on your journey. Even if they aren’t around you all the time, they will be there for you during challenges and hard times. Leading a Happy Life is a Choice you Make The most important thing you can do for yourself is to choose to live a happy life. Life is filled with millions of choices, but yours will ultimately determine how comfortable you are. Happiness is not the outcome of a good or bad situation but rather the result of our reactions toward negative or positive events. To lead a happier life, keep your thoughts and feelings in check, practice self-love, and find happiness in the small things surrounding your everyday life. Having positive thoughts about yourself can help you feel good and fulfilled. Despite alcohol or drug addiction, you are worthy of love and happy life. You are welcome here at Anchor Tides recovery Center for a better way of life. We offer the most comprehensive outpatient treatment programs for alcoholism and drug addiction in one location. We emphasize early intervention and education to create lasting recovery results. Our holistic approach to substance abuse recovery includes individualized treatments, eating disorders assessment, holistic therapies, recreation programs, and support groups. Please share our goal of helping you find your happiness through sobriety and call us at 1-866-753-5865 and choose to stop your cycle of addiction. Life in Recovery Recovery steps to a Happy Life Women in Recovery Relapse Definition: Part of the Addiction Cycle? The Relapse Definition The “Relapse” definition is commonly explained as using a drug after a period of sobriety, or the continued use of a substance despite it having been previously stopped. Falling back into the addictive behaviors of drug or alcohol addiction means you will have to begin the addiction treatment process again. Relapse prevention and coping skills skill can improved upon with time, effort, and relapse and training. This article will go into more detail about these coping strategies. Is Relapse Part of the Addiction Cycle? Relapse is a common part of addiction recovery, but is it an expected part of the addiction cycle? According to statistics, anyone who has recovered from substance use disorders will likely have a relapse. Most relapses in addiction occur in the first year. People in recovery must be aware of the most common triggers for relapse. How many people in the United States relapse after drug addiction treatment? A recent survey concluded that 35.8% of people who had received treatment for their drug addiction reported having used again while in early recovery, or within one year of quitting. One-third of those who return to active addiction was able to stay sober for only 90 days. But there are ways that we might be able to reduce the numbers and help addicts. Relapse Triggers Reviewing the possible triggers that may lead to relapse will help a person avoid those triggers and prevent a relapse into unhealthy behavior. Regression usually occurs because of one or more of the following reasons: Withdrawal symptoms Underlying mental health issues Keeping in the company of drug users Poor self-care Boredom and isolation Uncomfortable emotions Stages of Relapse The relapse process is a cyclical one; if you are not educated about the stages of relapse, you will not be aware of the warning signs and find yourself giving into cravings eventually. There are three stages through which drug addicts usually go through when they relapse. These stages vary from addict to addict, but there are common factors present in all of them. Emotional Relapse Emotional relapse usually occurs when you remember your first relapse as a drug and alcohol user. The SUD to drugs and alcohol is immediately triggered by a memory of using the substance for the first time in a particular environment or situation. It usually happens with recovering addicts who use drugs and alcohol in social situations, such as family, friends, parties, etc. Signs of Emotional Relapse Include: Suppressing emotions Attending meetings but not engaging Skipping meetings or group therapy sessions Focusing on other’s problems Isolation Over or undersleeping Eating problems Knowing how to avoid emotional relapse is the best way to stay successful after rehab. Recovery from drug or alcohol abuse is nearly impossible unless you know how to prevent emotional relapse and keep your body safe from addiction. Mental Relapse Mental relapse is a war within the mind. One side wants to eliminate negative emotions by using drugs and alcohol, while the other side doesn’t want to relapse. Resisting addiction relapse at this stage becomes more and more difficult as the sufferer retreats deeper into denial and isolation from their loved ones, mimicking relapse definition. Signs of Mental Relapse Include: Reminiscing about past drug and alcohol use and addict lifestyle Craving drugs and alcohol Lying or bargaining Thinking of ways to control drug and alcohol use Seeking out opportunities to relapse Planning a relapse Mental relapse is the most challenging time in recovery for the addict. They go through feelings of hopelessness and depression. It appears like they have lost everything. This is the time when they are at their most vulnerable and will need the support of their family and friends to help them get back on track. Physical Relapse Physical relapse is the act of returning to drug-seeking behaviors and may be accompanied by compulsively using drugs regardless of consequences. The ability to resist the compulsion can be impaired from prolonged drug abuse, repeated relapses, and episodes of being sober. The most obvious form of physical relapse is a return to drug use, but in some cases, it may occur in the form of a process not directly related to obtaining drugs. Experts say that physical progression is much more likely to happen if you “forget” to take your medications or otherwise get off your treatment program. This is often called “slipping” or going to “another level.” Breaking the Cycle of Addiction The road to recovery is not an easy one, but it is possible. And one day at a time, you’ll begin living a life you may never have thought possible. Deconditioning oneself from an addictive behavior requires commitment, motivation, and inner strength. Breaking the cycle of addiction is a tough job, but it can be done. The important thing to remember is that heroin addiction is not just a physical problem; it’s also an emotional one. It’s not unusual for someone who has become addicted to heroin to want to get clean and stay clean, yet find themselves unable to do so because they haven’t first dealt with all of their problems with love and support from family members and friends. If you are struggling with substance abuse or just considering whether treatment is right for you, it’s important to understand the benefits of choosing help. The risks of not getting treatment can be devastating – financially, morally, socially, and even physically. Anchored Tides Recovery offers support groups that focus on relapse definition and prevention. Please contact us today at 1-866-524-6014 and get on the road to recovery. Our program will help you, or your loved one, find alternatives to replace unhealthy behaviors and learn life skills to maintain long-term sobriety. Addiction recovery Resources Addiction Resources Recovery relapse definition The Power of Women Recovering Together Substance abuse, along with mental health disorders, will affect each gender differently. There are studies that show treatment has a better success rate when programs are tailored to gender-specific needs. These programs can remove some of the barriers and distractions that can arise from being around members of the opposite sex. It allows clients to feel more focused and comfortable and recover around peers of the same gender, allowing them to relate over experiences that are specific to gender. Barriers to seeking addiction treatment are usually gender-specific. Women and men can have different feelings when it comes to treatment, how the disorder affects the body and the stigma that is associated with treatment and substance abuse. Women are more likely to feel guilty for seeking addiction help and those feelings can create a bigger barrier to treatment. Women are also more likely to have experienced trauma leading to substance abuse or mental health disorders. Due to this, women need to undergo trauma-informed care. By choosing a gender-specific treatment, it gives a setting that is supportive, sensitive, and non-discriminatory. Women may be more unlikely to develop drug and alcohol problems but when they do, the process is usually quicker. Women tend to enter treatment programs with more severe medical, social, behavioral, and psychological problems. This has implications on the needs of treatment. There is a difference when it comes to gender and sex in regard to substance abuse. For example, men have an enzyme that breaks down alcohol in the liver and stomach and due to this, men don’t absorb as much alcohol in the bloodstream. This means a man’s alcohol concentration will likely be lower than a woman’s. It Removes Expectations Addiction recovery requires that you be vulnerable. Many women find it easier to be vulnerable and speak more candidly about the issue they are facing while in the presence of members of the same sex. There is no need to put up a façade to cover up feelings when you are with other women. Fosters Honest and Open Discussions An honest discussion about life’s highs and lows will help women understand they aren’t alone in the experience. Gender-specific addiction treatment reduces the shame and judgment and leads to more understanding and compassion. Many people will feel uncomfortable discussing traumatic and painful life experiences in a mixed group. It’s easier to feel comfortable around people that are similar to you. Feeling safe and comfortable in addiction recovery is important since true healing will only happen if you make yourself vulnerable and share your experiences. It Reduces Distractions The main benefit of addiction treatment is that it allows people to focus solely on getting better. When there are other genders then there are distractions, such as romantic ones. Although a romantic relationship can serve as a welcome distraction from what you are going through, it can actually be a distraction that takes the focus off of what you really there for. When women are with women, it reduces the need to keep up with appearances and feel the need to impress the opposite sex. For many, the gender-specific addiction treatment gives one less distraction so the focus is on just healing. Focus on Gender-Specific Issues Both women and men face pressures related to work, family, self-esteem, and relationships but those pressures can be different. With gender-specific addiction treatment, clients are surrounded by others who know from personal experience and what it is like to experience addiction as a woman, along with dealing with cultural and societal pressures. Clients are able to focus on a woman’s experience instead of having to split focus. For example, in women’s specific treatment, topics can include pregnancy, motherhood battles, and past trauma. Creates a Safe Environment Without a safe environment, treatment won’t be as successful. If a woman has suffered trauma caused by a man then they will not feel comfortable sharing in groups with men. Mothers who have an addiction will benefit from sharing expenses with other mothers since women are usually the caretakers of the family and home. It can be hard to be away from children but with the support of others like them, women are able to share in these experiences. It Helps with Bonding With gender-specific treatment, women can bond over shared experiences. There is also the opportunity to bond over new ones. Having a strong peer network is important for maintaining sobriety and preventing relapse after treatment. Gender-Specific treatment can incorporate activities that strengthen necessary connections outside of traditional group therapy. Importance of Women’s Treatment Programs Since women in addiction treatment are more likely to have experienced physical or sexual abuse, there is power in women recovering together. Women in treatment are less likely to have a high school diploma or employment. Women are also more likely to have to deal with childcare and the complications of drug or alcohol use during pregnancy. If you or a loved one you know are struggling with addiction, reach out to us at Anchored Tides Recovery. Addiction Addiction Recovery Recovery Women Women in Recovery Sign up for news & advice. Instagram Facebook-f Youtube Sitemap HOME ABOUT TREATMENT TOUR CONTACT PRIVACY POLICY Get In Touch 866-329-6639 19126 Magnolia St Ste 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 admissions@anchoredtidesrecovery.com To contact The Joint Commission should you have a quality care and patient safety concern, please click the below Gold Seal to be directed to the appropriate website. ©2021 Anchored Tides Recovery. All Rights Reserved. Call Now Button {{ itemDataObject.badgeText }} Bunny & Murphy Registered Emotional Support Animals Bunny is a 3yo male French Bulldog and Murphy is a 6yo female Shiba Inu. Both of these pups have been raised at Anchored Tides and grew up handing out love and support to our clients. They have the wonderful ability to sense when a someone needs a little extra love, some playful puppy time, or just a companion to sit and hold space while they are processing something. Murphy’s favorite treatment activities are Lunch, Reiki, Process group, and sitting in on individual sessions. Bunny’s favorite activities are Lunch, DBT, and also sitting in on individual sessions. When they aren’t working, Murphy likes to play with her little brother (who is not a support animal), go on hikes, dig holes, sleep and eat. During Bunny’s time off, he likes to destroy squeaky toys, play with his nerf dog-gun and sleep. They (and we) believe that animals are essential in providing emotional support. Studies have shown that some of the benefits of having an ESA include enhancing calm and relaxation, alleviating loneliness, enhancing social engagement and interaction, normalizing heart rate and blood pressure, and reducing stress, pain, anxiety and depression. They are an important part of the holistic approach at ATR to make everyone feel loved and comfortable as they walk through their recovery journey. Katie van Heerden Clinical Therapist I am Katie van Heerden, licensed marriage and family therapist, currently conducting individual and group therapy at ATR using CBT and EMDR modalities. My passion for working with those struggling with addiction and mental health is a personal one. I, myself, grew up in a family system of addiction and mental health issues with little knowledge of what to do or how to recover. This drove me to further my education of mental health disorders, first by obtaining my BA in psychology from Cal State University Fullerton, then my masters in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University. While the knowledge I have obtained in school is extensive, my personal journey through life and all of its struggles have led me to the conclusion that anyone can recover if given 2 things: resources and support. When asked what keeps me going in this field, after 10+ years, I typically respond; “I am merely a farmer. I plant the seeds, nourish when necessary, and give space to allow growth.” Watching clients transform into better versions of themselves is not only rewarding, but inspiring. It is a “job” I never take for granted. Macy Miller Admissions Coordinator Being the first point of contact for women seeking aftercare for their recovery in alcohol and drug addiction; I am driven & passionate about helping them with their next steps. I have always been passionate about helping others & this position allows me to see those dreams come to life. You can always find me in nature during my self care time, usually hiking, roller skating by the beach, or surfing the waves. I enjoy music to feed my soul & get grounded. I lead a healthy & holistic way of living that I enjoy sharing with others. Heather Black-Coyne Clinical Director Heather Black-Coyne holds a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and works as the Clinical Director for Anchored Tides Recovery. Heather is a woman in long-term recovery and an astute Addiction Counselor who has partnered with addicted individuals in residential and outpatient facilities for over a decade, creating a space of learning for both the clients and her peers. Heather participated on the CDPWS Board as Secretary, helped launch the annual NAADAC Conference in Seattle, and has participated in developing Continuing Education Courses for Clearly Clinical. Heather has worked in various direct care and leadership capacities treating substance use, always with the foundational beliefs that everyone is worthy of a meaningful life, and individuals need help along the way. She works in treatment to help others be curious about themselves and their possibilities. She is passionate about creating a safe space where individuals can explore their growth experientially, and collaboratively. Tonia Stephens Social Worker I was born and raised in Orange County, California. I found myself needing substance abuse treatment in 2010. After learning tools of recovery and receiving treatment I was able to go back to school at age 41 and earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and a Masters in Social Work with an emphasis on Community Mental Health from California State University Fullerton. Getting clean and sober opened the door to a life full of opportunity and hope. I am currently pursuing licensure in the State of California to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have the unique opportunity to work as an Associate Clinical Social worker in a treatment setting. My role is to assist with helping each Client master Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills that allow them to emotionally regulate, tolerate distress, live a more meaningful life, and improve their ability to effectively communicate. I come alongside the Clients and help them address life issues that range from food assistance, legal matters, tax issues, creating resumes, budgeting, medical and dental appointments, organizing, studying skills, applying to schools, and finding employment. I assist them with integrating their recovery tool belt with the stressors of life in order to set them up for success once they leave treatment. I wished that I had a social worker when I was in treatment. Some of my most difficult times were trying to take care of anxiety provoking adult tasks in early sobriety. I am passionate about my role in these human’s lives and I see it as my honor to be part of their bref journey here at Anchored Tides Recovery. I love my job and I love teaching individuals how to be sober, navigate life, and enjoy being themselves maybe for the first time. Megan Twohig Therapist Hi! My name is Megan Twohig and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working with Anchored Tides Recovery as a Primary Therapist. I am currently being trained in EMDR trained and have worked in the field of Substance Abuse and Mental Health for 9 years. When I’m not working I love the beach, my dog, and my dog at the beach with me. I honor getting to fight alongside clients in the battle for their lives. I’ve witnessed miracles in recovery and believe we all have a chance at salvation. Michelle King Operations Manager Michelle has been a part of the Anchored Tides family since 2018. Michelle is an empathetic individual who finds connection with each client. Her goal is to help women feel understood and see that long-term recovery is possible. Michelle obtained a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Brandman University and is working towards her masters in social work. Michelle is passionate about helping others and considers it an honor to be a part of a treatment team who believes the client’s care is the first priority. In her spare time Michelle loves going to concerts, camping, and road trips. Jessica Trinidad Program Manager Jessica has been a part of the Anchored Tides Family since 2017. She is the Program Manager at ATR and has worked in treatment for 6 years. She specifically enjoys working with women in recovery as she is passionate about helping women begin their healing journey and find their truest most authentic selves. Jessica’s personal experience with recovery at a young age helps her identify with other young women seeking treatment and a new way of life. Dawn Navaez Dietician Dawn has been providing individual nutritional counseling and group counseling for more than 20 years. Her approach has been to work beyond education and training, focusing on real-life practical applications and tools. Through it all, Dawn creates an open and encouraging environment to help her clients process successes and overcome setbacks by helping them establish new habits of their own that don’t disrupt their regular lifestyle. Dawn enjoys working with her clients because “walking through a season of life with another is an honor and privilege.” Kelli Easley Director of Marketing & Admissions Kelli Easley comes to Anchored Tides bringing with her over seventeen years of experience in the field of addiction. Her unwavering passion to help others stems from her commitment to give back after overcoming her own 17-year addiction. She holds certifications in both Chemical Dependency and Family Development.Kelli had the good fortune of training under a well-respected interventionist, and therapists this has only strengthened her expertise in working with both individuals and families. Kelli is currently working towards a degree in Business Administration along with being a loving mother to her husband, and two sons. In her free time, Kelli is active in the recovery community and lends her support to nonprofit organizations to help those in underserved communities. – “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny” – C.S. Lewis Tracy Dunn Interventionist / Relationships & Co-Dependency Tracy Dunn is a National Interventionist and Addiction Coach who has received training at the Crossroads Recovery Coaching Academy of Seattle Washington and The Addiction Academy in Miami Florida. As the daughter of Roger Dunn of the Roger Dunn Golf Stores , Tracy knows all too well the dramatic impact that fame and addiction can have on the family system. Her professional training partnered with over 32 years of sobriety has led Tracy to being deeply committed to both saving and changing the lives of those struggling with addiction and alcoholism and their families. As a group facilitator, she works collaboratively with her clients to help them focus on the action they will need to take to recognize the vision they will have for themselves. As an interventionist she has helped many families to overcome the paralyzing grip of addiction by teaching accountability, compassion and the other tools needed to break the cycle of addiction and maintain sobriety. Tracy works with the media, treatment facilities, interventionists,therapists, addiction psychiatrists and consults with treatment facilities.Her dedication to saving lives has given a dynamic voice of recovery to those who had previously given up hope,and the belief that they are able to create their own successes. Garret Bracken ReNu Fit My name is Garrett Bracken, Owner and Operator of ReNu Fit (Recovery Nutrition and Fitness). I am a personal trainer, sports nutritionist and man in recovery from drugs and alcohol. ReNu Fit’s Mission is to bring fitness and nutrition into clients’ everyday recovery. ReNu Fit fitness groups are one hour long full body workouts aimed specifically at teaching our clients the proper technique, form and fitness routines to keep them safe & help them achieve their fitness goals. All groups include stretching, abdominal work, light resistance band training and safe leg exercises. Our goal is to be effective and useful to your clients in the safest and most fun way possible. Nate Lawler Above Water Above Water Adventures was created to provide a fun, healthy, and constructive outlet for young adults, corporate employees, and those in early recovery. We strive to facilitate a safe and (often) exhilarating setting to push through boundaries and break down barriers. Recovery is not for the faint of heart, it requires courage, willingness, and an innate desire to change. We’re here to offset some of the inherent weight carried during the initial steps of that journey. Our mission is bolster support and fellowship — and above all, help clients recognize that adventure, fun, and zest for life starts in recovery — not the other way around. Jona Genova Reiki Master & Group Healing Jona Genova is an intuitive healer and teacher of Sustainable Compassion Training (SCT) bringing more than 25 years of devoted study and practice to her work. In 2015, Jona was invited to work with a preeminent residential treatment facility for adolescents. Overtime she developed the Samadhi for Peace Healing Method, a trauma informed and individualized approach to energy healing designed to allow space for clients in residential and outpatient levels of care to explore what is beyond words. Today, she is the founder of Reiki Collective, an alternative healing service provider bridging the gap between energy medicine and western healthcare systems. Jona is committed to providing compassionate care that is safe for clients and for her team so she developed a rigorous internship modeled after that of other clinical professions. Healers receive ongoing learning centered around seeing others in their deepest dignity as well as licensed support for managing triggers that arise during sessions. Reiki Collective healers use the Samadhi for Peace Healing Method and are the only energy healers trained specifically to work with clients in treatment for mental health challenges and co-occurring disorders. Jona is grateful to provide a gentle and nurturing space for clients to explore and restore their intuitive nature while restoring relational trust. William Nephew Rock To Recovery William Nephew has been a singer/songwriter for over 20 years. He achieved some notable success early in his career with emo/rock band Jack’s Broken Heart, which won a San Diego Music Award in 2001, toured the continental United States, and shared the stage with acts like The Mars Volta and Jimmy Eat World. Having a strong passion for the arts, William earned a B.A in Cinema production. Following completion of his degree at San Francisco State University, William worked on film/tv projects for major Hollywood production companies including Sony and Universal Pictures. Williams addiction began at an early age and followed a slow and steady progression. Eventually, William knew he had to make a change. With the help of drug and alcohol treatment, William got sober on May 26th, 2014. He has been sober ever since. William’s talent as a singer/songwriter, passion for the healing power of music, and the struggles of his past make him an outstanding program administrator for Rock to Recovery. He believes in the strength of creative expression as an extremely effective tool to cope with overwhelming emotions in early sobriety because William was actually in Rock to Recovery groups as a CLIENT before he became a program facilitator. William is also a certified CADC-I drug and alcohol counselor by the state of California. Amy Dutton Co-Founder Amy moved to California from Florida in 2011 to begin her journey into a life of rovery. Amy started to gain her spirit back while helping others and that’s when she found her life’s purpose. Amy graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in sociology from Chapman university. Amy has also completed her CAADAC degree at Centaur university. She truly believes being outside and in touch with nature helps self-destructive behaviors, which she considers to be the key to her personal recovery. After years of owning and operating a successful women’s sober living Amy really saw the need for gender specific aftercare and teamed up with Becca Edge to create Anchored Tides Recovery. Alisa Client Service Coordinator Alisa brings a high level of dedication and compassion to her work as the Client Service Coordinator. A certified addiction treatment counselor (CADC-II), Alisa has seven years of experience working in the substance abuse field. Alisa has a passion for both helping others in recovery and guiding women through the process of rebuilding a valued life and increasing their self-worth. She embraces her strengths of empathy and patience to help others develop upon their inherent set of skills and seek purpose based on their own abilities. Currently, Alisa is working towards a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with hopes of becoming a therapist. When not at work or school, Alisa enjoys fitness, watching the Boston Red Sox, and spending quality time with family and friends. Rebecca Edge President / Co-Founder Becca Edge is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. No stranger to mental health and substance abuse issues in her family, she herself also struggled with addiction and moved to California to commit herself to treatment. She has been in long term recovery since 2010. After much success in the corporate world, she started a sober-living as a “passion project” to provide women a safe place as they re-enter the world as sober members of society. She noticed that there weren’t many aftercare programs dedicated to women’s sobriety or supporting them with the various co-occurring disorders that pop up once women are free from drugs and alcohol. So in 2016 she partnered with Amy to create a safe, therapy-focused place where women can heal from their addictions, trauma, and other issues while growing into who they were always meant to be. Becca is passionate about helping women realize their worth and supporting/helping them navigate the next steps of their lives, all while helping them feel secure on their road to long-term recovery.

Top companies covered are Mitsui Chemical , SABIC , Kaneka Corporation , Dow Chemical Company ,Clariant AG , ExxonMobil Chemical , Lanxess AG , , and more players profiled in plastic additives market research report The global plastic additives market size is projected to reach USD 74.61 billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period. Escalating demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to propel the growth of this market, states Fortune Business Insights™ in its report, titled “Plastic Additives Market Size, Share Industry Analysis, By Type (Plasticizers, Flame Retardants, Stabilizers, Impact Modifiers, Others), By End-Use (Packaging, Construction, Automotive, Consumer Goods, Others), and Regional Forecast, 2020-2027”. In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 89 million medical masks, 76 million disposable gloves, and 1.6 million goggles will be required each month to fight the pandemic. The need for PPE has only grown since March, with coronavirus cases surging in most countries. Plastic additives are playing a critical role in the manufacturing of PPE for frontline healthcare workers as these materials are easy to produce, are resistant to chemicals and toxic substances, and effectively prevent the transmission of the infection between health workers and patients. The soaring demand for this equipment has triggered innovation not only in large companies but also among small, emerging players. As per the report, the global market value stood at USD 46.59 billion in 2019. The report also features the following: Holistic assessment of the factors driving and restraining the market; Comprehensive analysis of all possible market segments; Careful evaluation of the key market players and their strategies; and Detailed research into the regional dynamics shaping the market growth. Restraining Factor Staggering Plastic Pollution Levels Worldwide May Limit Market Growth The plastic additives market growth is likely to be inhibited owing the uncontrollable level of plastic pollution facing the world currently. According to the UN Environment Program (UNEP), at present, nearly 300 million tons of plastic waste is generated every year. A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds in the UK estimates that 1.3 billion tons of plastic will be dumped on land and in the oceans between 2016 and 2040. The researchers also point out that even if immediate measures are put in place, 710 million tons of plastic waste will still be discarded into the oceans and on lands worldwide. Regional Insights High Plastic Production in China to Stimulate Growth in the Asia Pacific Market Asia Pacific, where the market size stood at USD 17.24 billion in 2019, is anticipated to hold a prominent position in the plastic additives market share during the forecast period. This is mainly attributable to the massive production of plastics and polymers in China, which accounts for roughly 30% of the global production of these materials. In addition to this, countries such as India and Vietnam are experiencing a rapid expansion of their domestic packaging industry, which is further augmenting the demand for advanced plastic derivatives in the region. Competitive Landscape Exciting Collaborations among Key Players to Enhance Market Potential To meet the rising demand for bio-based polymers and plastics, key players in this market are entering into exciting partnerships to develop and market eco-friendly plastic materials. Furthermore, a few companies such as BASF are expanding the applicability of plastic additives in less-explored domains such as infrastructure and construction.

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Lighting plays an important role in creating a healthy and safe home environment, and per Lighting Research Center, the overall goal for home lighting is that it’s “comfortable, easily controlled and energy efficient.” Also, you want your home lighting to be visually appealing, practical, and to reflect and support your lifestyle. Since lighting technology is continuously evolving, there are more lighting options than ever before, from the efficiency and levels of longevity of a light bulb to the design of the fixtures and built-in lighting. Here are some tips and ideas to explore when considering home renovation lighting options to make your space brighter and more appealing: To start, think about questions like these: What do you wish to see and highlight in each room? What types of lighting do you prefer, and which ones do you definitely not want to see in your home? A good lighting plan and concept for your home includes creating three layers of lighting – ambient, task and accent. Each type will meet a particular need, as one type of lighting cannot do it all. Ambient or general lighting is intended to create a uniform light level throughout the room. Typically, when you step into a room and turn on a switch, ambient lighting will provide overall illumination of the space, and you can have it in many forms, including: ceiling-mounted or recessed fixtures directing light downwards; wall sconces or floor-lamp torchieres; cove, soffit and valance lighting bouncing light off ceilings and walls. Task lighting or targeted lighting will illuminate a specific area of a room, such as kitchen counter where food is prepared (with under-cabinet lighting); living room seating areas for reading (with a table lamp); home office desk surface (with a desk lamp), etc. Accent lighting or highlighting is intended to draw attention to a particular object, such as a painting, sculpture, plant or bookcase, often using recessed or track lighting with adjustable fittings; this will allow light to illuminate even a small object. When thinking about layering the light in any room, the first one to consider is typically the ambient lighting, then task and accent lighting – moving from general to specific. The most important thing to think about is how you use a space, and what you do in specific rooms. If a room is heavily task-oriented, such as home offices, the focus may be on task lighting first; if your hallway or your sitting room display a lot of photos or art, the first focus may be the accent lighting. As far as fixtures, there’s one for every need and style in your home – from integrated architectural solutions that require contractors and tradesmen, to decorative lamps that you can simply place on a table or floor and plug in to the nearest outlet. Architectural lighting is most often used as ambient lighting, and comes in three common types: cove, soffit and valance. All three are integrated into the structure of the room. Cove lighting is located in a ledge, shelf or recess on a wall, the light bouncing toward the ceiling or upper wall; soffit lighting is located in a soffit or cornice near the ceiling, the light radiating downward; valance lighting is located in a wood, metal or glass valance mounted above a window or high on the wall, the light bouncing both upward and downward. The technique of bouncing light off walls and ceilings, known as indirect lighting, is favored by many lighting professionals, since it minimizes shadows and glare. Recessed lighting is installed above the ceiling, in an opening that is flush with the ceiling. It requires at least 6 inches of clearance above the ceiling, as well as insulation to ensure that condensation does not drip into the fixture. Recessed lighting can be used to provide ambient, task or accent lighting. Track lighting is mounted or suspended from the ceiling; it consists of a linear housing with numerous heads with adjustable direction, and is often used for task or accent lighting. Pendant lights are suspended from the ceiling, typically over a table or kitchen island and direct their light down. Pendants can provide ambient or task lighting and can enhance the decorative style of your room. Finally, consider replacing an on-off switch with a dimmer – a relatively easy change that will provide not only energy efficiency, but will also create a totally different mood. As far as the type of light source – make sure you choose LED lights. They are less costly than they used to be, they offer that warm light that people love in incandescent bulbs, and they have a longer life. 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What follows is a written account of Bukkit's story. If you'd rather know what the big news is, skip to the bottom. However, we'd appreciate it if you read through our entire story as it gives us an opportunity to show appreciation and give thanks to the many people, groups and companies that helped us throughout our adventure. When we started up Bukkit in December of 2010, we decided we wanted to do things right. Right from the beginning we wanted to be sure we were bringing about a positive change to Minecraft, one that Mojang themselves would approve of. To that end, we set up a meeting with Mojang to get a feel for their opinions on our project and make sure we weren't doing anything they didn't like. The gist of the meeting was that Mojang "liked what we were doing" but not how we had to go about doing things. Unfortunately, we both knew that we had no alternatives, so we continued along - albeit now with the reassurance that our project would most likely not be shut down any time in the future. We decided to create Bukkit to provide the Minecraft community with better tools to manage and extend their server, but our ultimate goal has always been to give the Minecraft community what it needed and wanted to make our favourite game even more enjoyable and being able to do so in an official capacity is our dream. Shortly after the launch of Bukkit, after I had posted an innocent announcement to get developers interested in Bukkit, our project exploded with activity. While I had anticipated developer interest and had planned for such, the added interest from the community as a whole was simply overwhelming. So much so that it had begun to put a strain on my dedicated server and actually was pushing it to the point of hardware failure. Luckily, it was around this time that Curse approached us and offered to set-up a temporary Amazon EC2 instance while they purchased new servers for our use. Unfortunately, the Amazon EC2 instance also could not keep up with the demand and was proving to be too costly. So, we asked around for help and Multiplay's Steve Hartland put us on one of their boxes free of charge while we waited for new servers to be purchased and delivered. One of the goals of the Bukkit project, or maybe just my personal goal, was to solve what I felt was a big problem within the Minecraft community: it was largely impossible for someone new to Minecraft to discover the unlimited potential of Minecraft modding. Not only would they have to deal with unwieldy and clunky forums, but there was also no central place for sharing your work. In answer to this problem, we endeavoured to create a new service dubbed Fill which we hoped would address all the needs of the community but were unable to gain any ground. We were simply not experienced enough to run something of this magnitude nor did we have the resources to pull it off. One day we were discussing the idea of Fill and our desire to provide a central download solution for the modding community and the WoW players on the team brought up Curse and the success they've had with WoWAce. At that point it all came together, not only did Curse have the resources to pull off something as large as we were envisioning in Fill, but they had the success, experience and scalable software with WoWAce to do so. With that, it was clear to everyone that Curse was the best route to take and dev.bukkit.org was born. When news broke out about Mojang organising a Minecon, the entire community was alight with excitement and anticipation. Even today, I still find the sheer dedication from the fans unbelievable and overwhelming. Though we were also excited about Minecon, there was no way we would be able to go since Bukkit is an open source, free project. Much to our surprise, though, Curse had other plans in mind. They decided to fly us over, cover our tickets and accommodation, host us in their booth and setup a panel for us. I've never met a company that cares more about gaming than Curse: when the possibility of their supporting the Bukkit project first came up, we were all blown away. Curse wanted to throw themselves behind our project. They wanted to provide us with the support and resources we needed to continue functioning, no questions asked and their desire to send us to Minecon further reinforced this opinion we had of them. Thanks to their support, we were able to go to Minecon, have a great time and put together a panel filled with our fans, as well as sneak off to a secret meeting with Mojang. Back in December of last year, my team and I were invited to Stockholm, Sweden by Mojang to discuss the future of Minecraft - and most importantly the future of Minecraft modding and the official Minecraft modding API. Having just recently met in Minecon, we mostly knew what to expect but were blown away by Mojang's hospitality and the surreality of actually being in Stockholm with them. Not only were we able to visit the Mojang HQ but we were also given the opportunity to be part of the launch of Cobalt (which was simply fantastic) and got to meet the entire team of talented individuals at Mojang. We spent the majority of our time with Mojang shooting ideas back and forth and getting a taste of what was to come and how we might be able to become involved. Which leads me to today. Our meeting at Minecon was just the beginning and after having flown us out to Stockholm to get to know each other, it was clear that the potential to do truly great things together was there and we were eager to explore it. After all, we had already been given a direct line to the Minecraft team, the source code and were actively providing Mojang with (exploit) patches and improvements. The next logical step was to figure out the best way to continue working together, perhaps in a more official and intimate capacity. After careful and lengthy consideration, the best course of action became clear. My team and I had already achieved what we wanted to when we started the Bukkit project: provide server admins with the means to easily customise and run their server and provide developers with an easy to use, properly designed API to bring their insane and cool ideas to life. The next obvious step was to make it more official and with news breaking out that Mojang was interested in developing an official Minecraft API, we knew just how to do that. I am extremely pleased and proud to announce that, as of today, the Bukkit team has joined Mojang. When discussing the possibility of a modding API publicly, Mojang was concerned that they would be unable to provide the community with a suitable and powerful enough solution and we honestly feel that our experience building Bukkit will help them do so. Thanks to our work with Bukkit, we have a years worth of experience, failures and lessons to help us develop a proper modding API and intend to do whatever it takes to produce one that satisfies the needs of the community. Now that we have an opportunity to design the official Minecraft API, we intend to make it a suitable replacement for Bukkit, if not a significantly better one, while bukkit.org will remain a community for modders for the foreseeable future. Official announcement from Mojang with more information: http://mojang.com A big "thank you!" is due for the many sponsors we've had over the life of the project: Curse eXophase.com - for hosting the project at the beginning and helping us get off our feet Unimatrix Arcdigital Multiplay - especially Steve Hartland AllGamer - especially Clinton and Scott Our Staff who work tirelessly and thanklessly to keep everything in order and, of course, Mojang for giving us a chance, taking us seriously and supporting what we’re doing. And to you, our community and our family: thanks for sticking by us through thick and thin, we really would not be where we are today without you. EvilSeph, Feb 28, 2012 #1 jflory7, Acharige, iiHeroo and 88 others like this. Offline Fishrock123 Cool. Um.. wow! Congratz! I really hope you guys help Mojang go a bit towards the way of CraftBukkit++ though. Mojang's code is terribly inefficient. EDIT: Closed source hate will ensue. IS ensuing. This better be darn good. Looks like I might have to prepare to transfer my projects to spout. Edit: Does this mean Bukkit is going to die.. now? Nevermind, support up to 1.2, apparently. Edit: See Dinnerbone's FAQ. Fishrock123, Feb 28, 2012 #2 zeenixx, bluehasia, bobbysmithyy and 3 others like this. Offline Kainzo EvilSeph said: ↑ - Mod Snip - (Archelaus) Click to expand... (Bukkit started in 2010!) Right? Grats btw Kainzo, Feb 28, 2012 #3 Offline Delocaz Oh shit! Delocaz, Feb 28, 2012 #4 garrett2smart87 likes this. Offline Vaupell This is exciting news. Looking forward to some products (maybe some testing) Vaupell, Feb 28, 2012 #5 mapkbelgor and TheHox like this. Offline MRDRMUFN Nice, now we need better ways to prevent cheating on servers that doesnt cause issues for respectable players MRDRMUFN, Feb 28, 2012 #6 kernet and TheHox like this. Offline DylanP So, Bukkit will no longer be working on Bukkit, but instead be working on the Minecraft API? DylanP, Feb 28, 2012 #7 Offline Marlamin Cool cool cool. I see many good things in the future. Marlamin, Feb 28, 2012 #8 Offline Royalgamer06 F* cking epic! Royalgamer06, Feb 28, 2012 #9 Kerrtastic likes this. Offline Firestar wow, amazing news! Firestar, Feb 28, 2012 #10 Offline Wahrheit Cheers for the Multiplay shoutout, I appreciate that and I'm sure our higher ups do as well. This bodes well for Ronaru, looking forward to the future! Wahrheit, Feb 28, 2012 #11 Offline Credomane EvilSeph said: ↑ When we started up Bukkit in December of 2011 Click to expand... You mean 2010? Otherwise I squeezed an entire year into 2 months. Awesome to hear that Mojang turned to you guys for the official API! My questions is your API going to be the server side only? Or are you going to also handle the client side too? Would be awesome to have both sides of Minecraft share a modding API. Even if a client mod was incompatible for use on the server. Learning one API for both server AND client as opposed to the current one API for server and several almost API for the client. Credomane, Feb 28, 2012 #12 Offline thernztrom Wow, thats awesome news! Huge congratz! thernztrom, Feb 28, 2012 #13 Offline Cory_ Awesome! Congrats Bukkit! - I'm one of many knew this was going to eventually happen. Cory_, Feb 28, 2012 #14 Offline Kainzo Credomane said: ↑ You mean 2010? Otherwise I squeezed an entire year into 2 months. Click to expand... It was corrected Kainzo, Feb 28, 2012 #15 Offline TnT Extremely exciting news EvilSeph. Congratulations to EvilSeph, Tahg, Grum and Dinnerbone. Your hard work has truly paid off. TnT, Feb 28, 2012 #16 slipcor likes this. Offline Chipmunk9998 Wow, this was unexpected! Congrats! =D Chipmunk9998, Feb 28, 2012 #17 Offline iffa Meh, looks like my way of congratulating didn't work. I'm outta here iffa, Feb 28, 2012 #18 Offline plumblum First congratulations to the entire #bukkit team hosting a server without you guys would have been like having a stick shoved 3 feet up your ass. 2nd. what changes can we expect from this ? or will it continue on as it has done. and just in case, im fine if things will continue as they have done bukkit is just that good. plumblum, Feb 28, 2012 #19 Offline Credomane Kainzo said: ↑ It was corrected Click to expand... I saw that after my post went through. I apparently took a long time to read the article. It went from no replies and 6 views to many of each. Credomane, Feb 28, 2012 #20 Offline xGhOsTkiLLeRx 'gratz! Wow, bukkit joins mojang <3 xGhOsTkiLLeRx, Feb 28, 2012 #21 Offline ivmoriginal Congratulations. One small step for minecraft, and one big step for minecraft's future. P.S Does that mean you get paid now ivmoriginal, Feb 28, 2012 #22 Offline WayGroovy Yes, that seems to be the only portion of the conversation that is unclear. Are you like, Mojang employees, a contractor team, individual third party contractors, or other? In any event, congratulations, and I continue to look forward to the future of minecraft. WayGroovy, Feb 28, 2012 #23 Avarice likes this. Offline Sleaker please correct me if I'm wrong on any of these points but it seems like re-creation of a Fresh Server API into the official minecraft spells a few things: A) Bukkit as an alternative server mod will stop getting updates B) Due to official source not being GPL, Bukkit will be unable to pull current code into official source C) Due to official source not being Open any form of community involvement (such as bleeding) will not exist Now these are just observations based on the current situation. While I think it's great that the Bukkit team is being added to mojang and I congratulate you guys for your work, it seems like there are some very specific concerns that would prevent it from being community oriented and which ends certain aspects of community support and involvement as a lot of developers have come to know. Do we just stop issuing pull requests onto bukkit and/or helping support it since it's most likely getting phased away? These are some legitimate concerns that I think need to be addressed so we know what the future is about, especially after all this talk about improving community involvement in bukkit updates and such. Sleaker, Feb 28, 2012 #24 Fuzzwolf, BrandonHopkins, Olof Larsson and 14 others like this. Offline Sayshal Sleaker has a point. Not only that, but if support up to 1.2, what about 1.3? Will you truly be able to essentially re-create bukkit under the name "MineCraft API" in 2-3 months? If not what happens then? Will we have a "blackout" of bukkit while you guys work on the MineCraft API. Once again I am so excited about this news, but have some concerns. Sayshal, Feb 28, 2012 #25 Offline Forge_User_24169715 How is this going to affect the ModLoader/Minecraft Forge modding community? Almost every solid client (+server/bukkit ported) mod has been built using these and have done so for two years now. Are you going to incorporate and build upon the ML/MCF (hell, even Spout) APIs or are you going to be developing something completely new? The reason I ask is that I can see the modding community fracturing and losing a great deal of good devs and mods through this transition, as there are dozens, if not hundreds, of gigantic mods (such as IndustrialCraft 2, BuildCraft, RedPower, Aether, etc) that have grown and matured into solid expansions of the core game using these existing tools. Mind, an official Mojang client/server beast that incorporates ML/MCF client/server modding and a Spout-esque download/update mechanism would be the best thing ever! That aside, congratulations guys! This has felt inevitable for quite some time now <3 Forge_User_24169715, Feb 28, 2012 #26 Jucko13, Snipes01, bobbysmithyy and 3 others like this. Offline LEOcab Oh, my. Mr. EvilSeph , you and your Bukkit team comrades have my deepest gratitude and congratulations. I would hug you if I could. Minecraft is a big part of my life (foreveralone.jpg) and so is my server. It wouldn't be that way right now hadn't it been for you guys and your excellent product, Bukkit. I joined the family back in the days of b715 and I've loved it ever since then. Thank you Bukkit. You truly deserve to work with Notch. LEOcab, Feb 28, 2012 #27 Monopol likes this. Offline Shortee Awesome guys! Thx to both teams! Shortee, Feb 28, 2012 #28 TheHox likes this. Offline chaseoes I think server owners, developers, and everyone in this community have two words to say to the Bukkit administration and staff: Thank you. Without you guys here to watch over us, the community would have never gotten to the stage it's at now. We've had a rough few months (mostly drama-filled ones) with the release of BukkitDev, addition of new staff, etc. - but I see a bright future for Bukkit and the community as a whole. chaseoes, Feb 28, 2012 #29 Jandalf, EarlyLegend, tyzoid and 2 others like this. Offline Forge_User_97120589 Congrats on a job well done. I have a similar question to Credomane: Credomane said: ↑ My questions is your API going to be the server side only? Or are you going to also handle the client side too? Would be awesome to have both sides of Minecraft share a modding API. Even if a client mod was incompatible for use on the server. Learning one API for both server AND client as opposed to the current one API for server and several almost API for the client. Click to expand... Will you be looking into adapting the client code to support the remote installation of extra third party content, like that of the SSP mods the Aether or Fossil / Archaeology? Additionally I want to ask if this means that the servers we currently have and don't want to loose will be compatible with the upcoming Minecraft Modding API? the Aether: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic...s-crystal-trees-enchanted-grass-white-apples/ Fossils / Archaeology: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/446117-110fossil-archeology-v59sspmuti-language/

This section describes some techniques for performing analysis across data stored in multiple columns. For example, you may want to analyze combinations of height and weight. Some options: Consolidate dimensions to a single metric. For example, height and weight can be combined using a BMI (body mass index) calculation. Then, use available outlier analysis capabilities in Trifacta® Wrangler. Below, you can review a method for bringing together similar data from multiple columns into a single column for easier analysis. Flag outlier values of individual columns, perhaps giving each column a weighting factor (e.g. 0.5). Sum the outliers and their weights together. Defer analysis until the data has arrived in the target system. If you have homogeneous data across multiple columns, such as multiple individual events recorded in a single row, you can use a different method to calculate metrics. See Calculate Metrics across Columns. In some cases, you may need to identify outliers across multiple columns of data. For example, you have a dataset containing scores from three separate tests taken by a set of individuals. Your columns may look like the following: LastName FirstName TestScore1 TestScore2 TestScore3 You can download the Dataset-TestScores.csv dataset.Most calculations, such as standard deviation, work for a single column of data. To perform analysis across all three columns, you must reshape the above dataset to look like the following: LastName FirstName TestNumber TestScore This steps below outline the workflow for this example. The full recipe is provided at the bottom of this section. Steps: Load the TestScores dataset into the Transformer page. It should already be split out into five separate columns. The three columns listed side by side are data that has been organized in a pivot table. To break down this data, you must unpivot the data, which breaks down the data into a key column (containing TestScore1, TestScore2, TestScore1) and a value column, which contains individual test scores. Transformation Name Unpivot columns Parameter: Columns TestScore1,TestScore2,TestScore3 Parameter: Group size 1 Rename the generated column of test scores to TestScore. The numeric information in the key column values can be extracted using the following: Transformation Name Extract text or pattern Parameter: Column to extract from key Parameter: Option Custom text or pattern Parameter: Text to extract `{digit}` The key2 column contains just the numeric data now. Rename this column to TestNumber. You can delete the key column now. The dataset does not contain a primary key, which field containing a unique identifier for each row. The combination of last name, first name, and test number is a unique identifier for each row in the dataset: Transformation Name Merge columns Parameter: Columns LastName,FirstName,TestNumber Parameter: Separator '-' Rename the new column to TestID. Typically, primary keys are listed as the first field in a dataset. You might want to move the column before the LastName column. You may have noticed that the data is still organized by name (first and last) and test number, so that an individual's tests are scattered throughout the dataset. To reorganize the information, you can re-aggregate the data using the following: Transformation Name Pivot table Parameter: Row labels LastName,FirstName,TestNumber,TestID Parameter: Values SUM(TestScore) Parameter: Max number of columns to create 1 Tip: The above retains all instances of tests that have been taken. If you are only interested in the average test score, you can remove the TestNumber and TestID groupings and the change the SUM function to AVERAGE. In the results, you have one average for each test taker. You may want to rename the aggregation column. Your final dataset should look like the following: Figure: Single column of test scores Now that your columns of data have been consolidated to a single column, you can use the single-column transforms and functions to perform analysis.