Top of the World Ranch

By Joanna Copeland What is spirituality and why is it part of recovery? A couple of years ago a client described his alcoholism as a “soul hole.”   This term has stayed with me because it is so [...]

By Pat Mandryk Visitors, spectators, guests, onlookers The rooms of recovery are far too full with these kind of people looking for the easiest, softest way to recovery. It’s no wonder that there [...]

From Toxic Shame to Authenticity By Tammy Theisen   When I showed up to get help I was full of shame and self-loathing.  The life I was living was not the life I wanted to live. I was [...]

Fear of Recovery – Part Two By Pat Mandryk   Identity is a big fear for a lot of us that come into recovery. So big is the fear of loss of identity that so many of us bring our well-crafted [...]

By Pat Mandryk Many clients arrive here at Top of the World Ranch desperately wanting recovery. Most of them come here thinking that they will leave our facility with recovery in tow. Their [...]