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Learning to Live Again - abuse, addiction, adolescents, alcohol, recovery, therapy, transitions, treatment - August 26, 2014

So, I know I said I would be continuing on with the story, but there has been a change in plans. I will be transitioning to my boarding school, across the country. And I need to focus on that. […]

Home

Learning to Live Again - abuse, addiction, adolescence, adolescents, alcohol, family, home, parents, recovery, teenagers, therapy, treatment - August 19, 2014

I hopped off the plane at LAX with my dream and my cardigan…just kidding. That’s not how it went at all. I’ll start from the beginning. During home visits, a staff is in charge of walking the girl to the gate […]

Roller Coasters

Learning to Live Again - addiction, adolescence, adolescents, alcohol, depression, home, recovery, roller coaster, therapy, treatment - August 12, 2014

My first couple of months in residential treatment were a roller coaster. I was trying to keep it together so that they would think I didn’t have any problems. I wanted to get out and get out fast. I […]

Transitions

Learning to Live Again - addiction, adolescence, adolescents, recovery, sober, therapy, transitions - August 5, 2014

So to say that my transition from Wilderness to Residential was rocky would be a large understatement. I was mad at my parents for not taking me home. I had just climbed mountains and built my own shelter. I […]

Graduation

Learning to Live Again - abuse, addiction, adolescence, graduation, recovery, therapy, treatment, wilderness - July 29, 2014

I know I said I would be talking about my transition today from wilderness to a treatment program, but there is something else I really want to tell everyone about. On Friday morning, I graduated from my program! I […]

Step 1 - Wilderness

Learning to Live Again - abuse, addiction, adolescence, recovery, survival, teenagers, therapy, treatment, wilderness - July 22, 2014

Everything changed December 11th, 2012 at 4:00 AM. I was woken up by two strangers and driven to Southern Utah. The “treatment term” would be “gooned.” I was taken to the base camp of a therapeutic wilderness program and […]

Another Child Given a Second Chance by SavingTeens

Press - addiction mental illness, scholarships, struggling teen, troubled teen - April 12, 2014

SavingTeens in Crisis Collaborative (SavingTeens) announced its most recent scholarship award this week. The family involved has received pro-bono guidance from SavingTeens professional volunteers, and a generous scholarship to WinGate Wilderness Therapy. SavingTeens received the application for help from the […]

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