"Residential family AOD treatment"

“Feedback” to me is how do they rate out of 10 and would I recommend them to friends and family? … and yes I would and yes they get 10/10 but this is so much more than that.

How do you say thank you for saving my life, and my daughters.. literally. I arrived here so utterly broken and empty knowing that I was failing my daughter and lying to myself. I was meeting our physical needs but I was emotionally destroying both of us. I am so genuinely thankful to every single support worker here, as each of them made such a positive impact on my recovery in every single aspect.

I view myself, my addiction, the world and most of all my parenting capabilities differently. I’ve done this 12 week program twice in the last 10 months, Completion of the second program today and I am leaving here in control of myself, my choices and my future. A future I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t made the choice to come back. Both times I self referred to the program and yes part of myself felt totally less than adequate.. ok .. shame, for not only needing to, but wanting to come back to complete the program a second time but because I really didn’t apply the most important aspects of my leaning on completion of the first program essentially I set the path for my return 4 months later.

It is absolutely amazing to reflect on the differences in my behaviour and thought processes. This time round every single thing I learnt, even if it seemed insignificant, I made an effort to use that information or apply it in the right circumstances when it arose and for myself, rather than leaving here and being presented with a situation and having to think “oh what was that technique” or “what was that thing so & so said” , I feel as if I’m living from the place of everything I’ve learnt. It’s not something I have to remember, it’s more like a way of life. And in saying all that it’s not all easy. There were a lot of really hard days, having to be accountable and honest about your past and then when you have a bad day.. I just wanted to go away but rather than be made feel worse about it, there was understanding and an opportunity to work out “why the bad day” or “why the outburst”. A chance to better myself and how I respond to external and internal issues. 

So yes thank you to everyone at Logan family recovery and logan house because this is the best thing I have EVER done in my life. Because honestly without it there wouldn’t be a life. :)