Center for Motivation and Change

Great tips from our friends at Moderation Management. Tips to help you if you're trying to moderate alcohol.

Join us for a presentation on October 24th! Registration is still open - learn more and sign up at: https://events.eventzilla.net/e/2020-smart-recovery-east-co... Dr. Carrie Wilkens, our Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, will be discussing the Invitation to Change Approach, a set of tools and skills that help family members support their loved ones with an SUD. It includes motivational, communication, behavioral, mindfulness and acceptance practices, and is flexibly designed to be used either directly by families, or in collaboration with a provider. Resources and materials will be provided to facilitate the use of this approach in clinical practice. See more

Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA's #TakeBackDay is coming up this weekend! Bring your old prescription drugs and have them disposed of safely. More information at https://takebackday.dea.gov/.

Today was Overdose Awareness Day. For all of you who have been impacted by substances, we are there for you. You are not alone! Together, we can help to end overdoses and help people live their lives. If you or a loved one are struggling, please reach out for help. https://cmcffc.org/find-hope#ten

Many people are drinking more these days. Perhaps #harmreduction is a way to help you get that drinking under control. Gabrielle Glaser looks into it in this article. https://filtermag.org/alcohol-drinking-harm-reduction/

"Think of positive reinforcement as watering the flowers in your garden, or catching your loved one being good, as rare as that may seem at times. Try to step back and look at the larger picture to find positive behaviors you can reinforce." -Dr. Jeff Foote talking about substance use disorders on Psychwire.com Read more https://psychwire.com//ask-about-substance-use-disorder-an

Do you need a FREE Skills refresher? Join Drs. Jarell Myers and Marc Shuldiner for their free group, today at 4 PM EST. For more information, go to: https://motivationandchange.com/skills-refresher

Take care of yourself, manage anxiety, and connect during these uncertain times. FREE yoga today at 2:30 PM EST. www.motivationandchange.com/free-yoga

Need a skills refresher? Join us TODAY for a FREE skills group. 4-5 PM EST. Find out more at www.motivationandchange.com/skills-refresher

We want to support our medical professional peers and encourage people to take care of them as much as they take care of us. We are all in this together. https://nyti.ms/2VohnOG

Reminder - TODAY is FREE YOGA! More info at www.motivationandchange.com/free-yoga

Join our friends at the Pillars to celebrate Juneteenth this year. June 19th at 12 PM. More information at WWW.PILLARSNYC.ORG.

New Yorkers are coping with a lot. Coping Circles are free six-week support and resilience groups, held by video or phone, facilitated by licensed mental health professionals. Learn more and sign up at ny.gov/copingcircles for a Coping Circle, including specialized Circles for Healthcare Workers and First Responders, Survivors of COVID-19 Infection, Job Loss due to COVID-19, or Loss of a Loved One to COVID-19. Feeling stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic? You are not alone. Call the NYS Emotional Support Helpline 7 days a week, 8am-10pm at 1-844-863-9314.