Nature therapy
-
Building Patience in Recovery Through Fly Fishing
Patience is a vital skill in recovery from substance use disorders (SUD), yet it’s often one of the most difficult to develop. When someone embarks on the path of sobriety, they might expect quick fixes or rapid changes, but recovery… Continue reading
-
I Am Enough
What have I learned after 17 years of sobriety and 15 years of intensive therapy? I am enough. After 35 years of self-doubt, self-destruction, and pain, I got sober. I got humble. I worked hard. I took one step at… Continue reading
-
Nature Therapy and Addiction
The natural world was our home for hundreds of thousands of years. We were outside, almost all the time. In the grand scheme of things, the human race has been inside for only a moment. Our brains are wired for… Continue reading
-
Fly Fishing and Recovery, The Art of Acceptance
Recovery isn’t just not using drugs or alcohol, that’s abstinence. Recovery is something that happens when you begin to get your life back. Recovery is being full of life. Every alcoholic or addict’s disease takes hold differently and at different… Continue reading
-
My Recovery Journey
I picked up my first substance at 12 years old. A child of divorce, with an authoritarian father and neglectful mother who shared custody of my brother and me. I had always looked for ways to escape, ways to cope.… Continue reading
The Nature of My Recovery 