Drugs and alcohol are no respecters of class, race, religion, or socioeconomic status. They affect people from all walks of life, and the pattern of addiction can develop in anyone’s life. Addiction is a learned coping behavior that we pick up along the way. Every human being responds to stressful life events in their own …
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Tell us about EXIS: EXIS is a dual diagnosis, treatment center that specializes in treating mental health disorders, such as depression and anxiety, as well as trauma and addictions issues. We utilize a holistic model that combines both eastern and western practices, from acupuncture, acupressure, mindfulness practices, including mediation and yoga, to traditional psychotherapy, family …
Interview with the Clinical Director of EXIS, Dr. Elena Bagourdi Ph.D Read More »
Are you stalling? Unhinged by all of life’s little distractions and cannot seem to get ahead? Are you wanting to get sober but thinking not yet, another day, if and when, and later, maybe one day? Knowing that there are steps to take but intimidated that once started one must finish? I’m almost certain everyone …
Meditation isn’t something we usually jump for joy about. The idea of sitting still with our inner thoughts, is not only something we are not typically taught in school, but it can be a real challenge, and intimidating to say the least. That said, studies do show that once an individual commits to a daily …
Heavily Meditated: A Mindfulness Addiction that’s Free Read More »
We’ve heard it time and time again. Our thoughts and fundamental belief systems create our ultimate reality. Thoughts become things. Believing in something is exactly what it sounds like; Our thoughts, beliefs, emotions, internal awareness, all shape our perceptions of the world around us. The law of attraction says that we can materialize anything that …
Addiction: Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life Read More »
For about a century addiction has been seen as a disease within the neurological pathways of the brain.Since the 1950s organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous have been embracing this disease concept. They even refer to alcohol sensitivity as a “physiological weakness” and/or “allergy”. This concept not only alludes addicts to believe that …
Empowered or Powerless: The Importance of Perspective in Recovery Read More »
Just say No! Isn’t that the general rule? We’ve heard time and time again. Well I’vethought long and hard about it and I’m here to suggest an addendum to the timelessstatement made famous by the late Nancy Reagan herself. It isn’t enough just to say no todrugs, alcohol, and the collection of destructive behaviors we …
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) detailed several new actions that we are taking to address the country’s opioid crisis. One of these actions was publishing the final rule to increase the patient limit for practitioners prescribing buprenorphine. This rule aims to improve access to buprenorphine, which is prescribed along …
Final rule expanding access to medication-assisted treatment Read More »
EXIS Recovery provides outstanding substance abuse treatment and mental health care for men, women, and adolescents. Located in West Los Angeles, California, EXIS Recovery utilizes an evidence-based, multidisciplinary model designed by co-founders Elena Bagourdi and Polly Preventza.
The highly trained team of experts at EXIS Recovery tailors this innovative model to meet the unique needs of each individual patient.
