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At our full-service recovery centre, your journey begins with a Personalized Addiction Recovery Plan. It identifies your goals, motivations and challenges while setting out achievable steps that will help you gradually acquire new patterns of behaviour that will lead to long-term recovery.

It’s a brave step when you commit to giving up alcohol or other addictive substances. So congratulations on making the first step in your journey to recovery. What you need now is a thoughtful roadmap, a plan that defines and prioritizes your goals to help you reach your destination.

If you or a loved one is struggling with a substance use disorder, you’re likely asking, ‘What is the most successful treatment?’ While addiction is a treatable disease, it’s also a complex condition, and one size does not fit all.

Did you know that spending time in nature plays an important role in our well-being? In addition to reducing feelings of anxiety, depression, isolation and irritability, time spent in nature can also increase feelings of calmness and restore the capacity for concentration and attention. 

For people recovering from addiction, social media can often be a double-edged sword, equally offering hindrance or support depending on the use. That’s why it’s so important to understand its potential impact on your recovery.

Most people know good nutrition and physical activity are key to maintaining a healthy weight, but each is about much more than a number on a scale. That’s especially true when you’re recovering from a substance abuse disorder.

At Aurora Recovery Centre, we know an individual’s mental, emotional and physical health all play a key role in their recovery journey. Because exercise gives us the unique opportunity to improve all at the same time, a personalized fitness program is an integral component of our evidence-based approach to recovery.