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If you are, in any way, part of a recovery community, you may have heard that “recovery is a selfish journey.”  If you are not, or have not yet been a part of a recovery community, then hearing [...]

“The positive effects of kindness are experienced in the brain of everyone who witnessed the act, improving their mood and making them significantly more likely to “pay it forward.” This means [...]

As the director of business operations at Top of the World Ranch, I have wanted to address the question, “are private addiction treatment centres good or bad?” for quite some time. [...]

It is the middle of January already!  And how are your recovery resolutions holding up?  We read a lot about how most people have already given up on their good intentions a.k.a. resolutions by [...]

Hello blog readers, As many of you may already know, addiction, love, loss, and change seem to travel closely with one another. I know that many of you former Ranchers, maybe even new people just [...]

What is Detoxing? What is detox? Many individuals coming to treatment need to detox prior to attending treatment. Quite simply, it may be because they are unable to stop using in any manner [...]

Anxiety and depression are the bad buddies of addiction. In recovery, we look for healthy ways to reduce anxiety and build resilience, without turning to false solutions like alcohol and drugs. [...]

Assertive Communication How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt: Part 4  Finally, the best is last in our blog series.  Assertive communication in addiction!  There is a healthy way to communicate [...]

How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt: Passive Aggressive Communication is Common in Addiction FINE. Whatever. These are phrases common in passive aggressive communication, which is the most [...]

How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt Part Two: Negative Communication In communication, as in most things human, “we have met the enemy, and it is us.”  Negative communication patterns in [...]