We just finished hiking .9 miles of the 40 possible miles of paths in the Mission Trails Regional Park. Although considered a mere stroll by some, it was enough for our small group. We had set out at 10:45 and by 11:15 had completed a loop trail, successfully reaching a “summit” and a treacherous downhill [...]
I can find a reason to celebrate every day at work. Life gives us small moments, those little tidbits of glee, a smile here, a connection there. Often it is the success of others I applaud with enthusiasm. Each day at Reunion, San Diego, a residential addiction treatment facility, is a lesson in the courage [...]
Dr. Priya Chaudhri, Clinical Director at Reunion San Diego, our 6 bed drug and alcohol rehab facility, was a recent guest on San Diego Living, a morning news show. She spoke with Mark Bailey about addiction problems during the holiday season. Dr. Chaudhri talked about the triggers that can escalate at this time. Resources for [...]
-Chris O’Connor, Activities Director reflects on a presentation at our professional networking events about sexual health in recovery groups. The speaker for The Loop event hosted by Practical Recovery is Doug Braun-Harvey, MFT, CGP, CST. His dynamic approach eases the anxiousness when the subject of sexual health is brought up. Oh hell, anything sexual. We [...]
Sometimes we overlook the most basic therapy there is. Playfulness. While this is not to suggest that being playful is a replacement for traditional addiction treatment or medication that may be necessary to a person’s wellbeing, it definitely helps. It is an antidote to loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Play helps us improve our social skills [...]
Nineteen people are seated in a circle in the small lobby of a local psychologist’s office. This group is attending a SMART Recovery meeting, a not-for-profit, donation based, self-help organization that teaches how to change self-defeating thinking, emotions and actions with the goal of working towards long-term satisfactions and quality of life. It is a [...]
Today at Reunion the residents went on a beautiful local hike which everyone found very enjoyable. Upon return, in preparation for Halloween, we all carved pumpkins and baked pumpkin seeds. One expressed how he forgot how much fun pumpkin carving was and one had never done it at [...]
The following is a video on self-empowering, non-12-step addiction treatment featuring our Program Director, Dr. Tom Horvath. Enjoy!
-Chris O’Connor, our Therapeutic Activities Director shares how journal writing can help people in drug and alcohol rehab and tells us how she brought it to our residents at Reunion San Diego, our non 12 step self empowering addiction treatment center. Thanks Chris! I finally found an unconditional friend, available 24/7, who always comes [...]
This Sunday was a very relaxing day. It began with some fun golfing at Lomas Santa Fe. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and had a great time. For the evening, we went to a beautiful restaurant named Humphrey’s Grill. The dinning experience was very warm and the staff was very pleasant. All of our dinners were exceptional, varying from sea food and [...]