Wasatch Crest’s Founder and CEO, Jim Huffman, and Clinical Director, Rich McDonald, discuss leadership strategies that have proved helpful in the substance abuse treatment field. Watch their presentation below.
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By Wasatch Crest Program Graduate and Team Member Tyson Allred Wasatch Crest program graduate and team member, Tyson Allred, shared his addiction recovery story. You can watch and read his story below. My name is Tyson, and like most people who struggle with a substance use disorder, I dealt with some traumatic experiences at an
Wasatch Crest’s Director of Utilization Review & Primary Therapist, Lindsay Fenton, CMHC, discusses how the therapeutic method of EMDR therapy can be used to treat trauma. Watch Lindsay’s presentation below.
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By Wasatch Crest Residential Program Operations Director Becky Wheelock Wasatch Crest’s residential program operations director, Becky Wheelock, shares her recovery story. You can watch her tell her story and read her full narrative below. For me, it all started with casual drinking, partying, and smoking marijuana as a 25-year-old married mother of three. Within five
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By Wasatch Crest Team Member Brady Warner Wasatch Crest team member, Brady Warner, shared his recovery story. You can watch him tell his story and read his narrative below. I’ve been in and out of rehab, hospitals, and jails since I was 14-years-old. The final time that I was incarcerated, I began my recovery journey.
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Has your loved one experienced an unusual change in behavior? Are they struggling at work or with friends? How can you tell if a loved one is struggling with addiction? Signs of Alcohol Addiction Some of the telltale signs that your loved one may be struggling with an alcohol addiction is their inability to get
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By Wasatch Crest Team Member Jade S. My name is Jade, and I am an alcoholic. I grew up in Florida, and I am the youngest of three. By the time I came along, the abusive environment was so bad my mother had to get a restraining order against my father. My parents divorced shortly
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By Wasatch Crest Business Development Representative Josh Barker Wasatch Crest business development representative Josh Barker shared his addiction recovery story with us. Watch and read his story below. My name is Josh, and I’m in recovery from addiction. After years of substance abuse, I finally got clean on October 27, 2014. It was a long
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Do you take care of yourself? How do you take care of yourself? Often, we answer the first question with, “Yes!” and the latter with, “Ummm.” Simply put, self-care is taking care of ourselves by what we deliberately do (or refrain from doing) with our own well-being in mind. In the early stages of recovery,
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“Why do I need to talk about my trauma?” “I don’t even think about it.” “The past is the past, no need to bring it up. It just makes me depressed.” “I’m focusing on the future, not the past.” In treating clients with trauma, I’ve heard all of these statements. I understand their hesitancy, but
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