Author Archives: Krista Smith

About Krista Smith

Krista Smith is the co-founder of Centered Recovery along with her husband Reed. She serves as CEO of this nationally acclaimed drug and alcohol addiction treatment center, and also teaches interpersonal neurobiology to its clients on a regular basis. Krista has a Master's Degree in Behavioral Psychology and works in conjunction with Dr. Ellen Langer's Mindfulness Lab at Harvard University. Krista is the author of "Transformational Recovery, A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Substance Abuse Recovery" in conjunction with clinically proven MBCT, MBRP, behavioral psychology, and cutting edge neuropsychology. She also serves as a business consultant for Georgia area treatment facilities who wish to gain licensure or CARF accreditation. 

  • Virtual Treatment Program
    Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

    Virtual Treatment Program

    Virtual Treatment Program Success People in addiction or mental health recovery used to choose their addiction Treatment Program based on what PHP/IOP was closest to them. It was simply...
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  • The Complete Guide to IOP
    Wednesday, February 14th, 2024

    The Complete Guide to IOP

    If you have never attended an intensive outpatient program, or IOP, before, you may not know what to expect regarding admissions, financials, and your first few weeks of enrollment....
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  • What are Binaural Beats?
    Monday, May 2nd, 2022

    What are Binaural Beats?

    Brain Waves and Binary Beats You probably know that your brain waves register different frequencies based on what “state of mind” you are in. Even if you don’t know...
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  • The Year of Clarity
    Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

    The Year of Clarity

    Checking your vision I have pretty decent vision. I can read road signs and clocks without any noticeable problem, and I can spot dishes in even the messiest rooms...
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  • Rory McIlroy knows
    Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

    Rory McIlroy knows

    Rory McIlroy knows he is not his meatloaf! In yesterday’s blog post, we talked about how understanding that I was not the meatloaf I made led to a relationship...
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  • Thoughts are like emails…
    Friday, March 1st, 2019

    Thoughts are like emails…

    I have a confession: I once had 22,496 emails in my inbox that were marked “unread”. One day at lunch, I casually passed my phone over to a friend...
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  • Outside-in Misunderstanding
    Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

    Outside-in Misunderstanding

    Have you ever felt like someone made you extremely angry? Who hasn’t! When someone does something we don’t like, something that seems designed to bug us or piss us...
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