It is a disease of the body
Years of substance use leaves residents physically depleted. We rebuild with physical therapy, exercise, dance, nutrition, and time in nature — restoring the body as the first foundation.
Our approachRecovery is not an event.
Recovery is not an event.
It is a life rebuilt.
We believe addiction is a deadly, progressive, three-part illness — of the body, the mind, and the spirit. You cannot cure that in thirty days. You can only begin the work of changing habits, healing trauma, and rebuilding a life worth staying sober for.
It is a disease of the mind
Trauma, codependency, financial chaos, and broken relationships fuel relapse. Residents receive trauma counseling, parenting and finance classes, and learn how to get along with others.
It is a disease of the spirit
We believe God is in the arts. Music, painting, pottery, writing, dance, equine, aquarium, and animal therapy all open the door to a spiritual life. The Twelve Steps anchor the daily work.
It is generational
The addicts of today are the children of the addicts of yesterday. People leave a 30-day program and return to the same difficult home. We give residents a year or more in a healthy one.
Self-esteem & service
The cure for self-centeredness is a life of usefulness.
Active addicts suffer greatly from self-centeredness and low self-esteem. You do not think your way out of either — you act your way out. Esteem comes from doing estimable things.
Do estimable things
We teach residents that self-worth is earned through daily action — showing up on time, keeping commitments, finishing what you start. Esteem follows behavior, not the other way around.
Give back, on purpose
Every resident volunteers. Service work, sponsoring newcomers, helping run the house. The disease is selfish; recovery is generous. We feel better when we do good for someone else.
Dignity, respect, boundaries
We coach residents to carry themselves with dignity, to respect themselves and others, and to set and hold healthy boundaries — the daily fabric of an adult, sober life.
An earned paycheck
There is no substitute for the self-respect of money you earned. Job training and real work are central — a paycheck you can be proud of rebuilds identity faster than any lecture.
Sponsored and sponsoring
You are sponsored, and you become a sponsor. Being needed by another addict in recovery is one of the most powerful antidotes to self-centeredness we know.
Good deeds, daily
Small acts — for a housemate, a neighbor, a stranger — practiced every day. Character is built in repetition, and a good day usually starts with helping someone else have one.
Built on altruism.
Every resident gives back. Service is not optional — it is the program. You receive a sponsor and you become one. You are sponsored, and you sponsor. The disease takes; recovery gives.
“Boredom causes relapse. We are going to show residents they can have fun, exciting, and beautiful lives — and still be sober.”