by Darren | Oct 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Caterpillar has to go through a painful process to become a butterfly. Squeezing and struggling its way through and out of a cocoon is extremely difficult and excruciating. This process is vital to its survival as a butterfly. As the butterfly makes its way...
by Darren | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
There is a myth out there that says people have to lose everything and hit a hard bottom before they are able to surrender and enter recovery. A bottom can be when ever you decide that the life you are living is not working for you. A bottom can be when you...
by Darren | Apr 14, 2018 | Blog
Active addiction does a real number on a person’s self-esteem, with all the worry, disappointments, lack of follow through and dishonesty we have subjected others to. While you are in rehab, you are in a cocoon of safety. This is done by design because the period of...
by Darren | Feb 25, 2018 | Foothills News
It has been said before that we don’t really see the world the way it is… we actually see it the way we are. But what does that mean? As we grow up we are influenced by everything around us, our parents, our siblings, our friends, the type of home we have, our...
by Darren | Dec 13, 2017 | Foothills News
1. Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. Drugs of abuse alter the brain’s structure and function, resulting in changes that persist long after drug use has ceased. This may explain why substance users are at risk for...
