Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Join Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Centers for a moment of zen.
Urge surfing is a skill or a technique that can be used to ride the wave for urges for engaging in target behaviors or any maladaptive behaviors that we know are not serving us and staying present in the life we want to be present in. The goal of urge surfing is not to eliminate desires, urges or impulses. That task is impossible! The goal is to learn that not all desires, urges or impulses must be satisfied or responded to.
Join Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Centers for a moment of zen.
Urge surfing is a skill or a technique that can be used to ride the wave for urges for engaging in target behaviors or any maladaptive behaviors that we know are not serving us and staying present in the life we want to be present in. The goal of urge surfing is not to eliminate desires, urges or impulses. That task is impossible! The goal is to learn that not all desires, urges or impulses must be satisfied or responded to.








![What Recovery Day Means to Me: Sunnie
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There are many lives and many paths to healing. My family found our path to healing through working with the Eating Recovery Center staff in Denver, Colorado, and the Woodlands, Texas.
My name is Sunnie, and I’m a member of the Recovery Ambassador Council for the Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight.
As I have supported my daughter on her journey to recovery, I have learned that although the pathway may be hard at times, it is made much easier when you surround yourself with good people who are dedicated to helping you on your way.
About Recovery Day:
On Recovery Day we celebrate the hard work of seeking recovery & mental health. Recovery Day’s theme, “Many Lives, Many Paths to Healing” allows each of us to celebrate where we are on our own mental health journey. Some of our paths feel barricaded by trees and roots, while others of us see more clear trail markers to our destination. And yet here we are to celebrate another year. The path of you. The path of me. The courage that it has taken to continue on this journey and those who have supported the path to recovery along the way. What Recovery Day Means to Me: Sunnie](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hB7kvRGK35s/mqdefault.jpg)

