At Selah House, we are blessed to be a part of so many wonderful lives and honored to be part of their recovery. Recently, a client shared these precious words as she prepares to continue her journey. In a place I for so long described as empty and arid and hopeless, I feel like the…
By: Ashley Hemrich, MA, Regional Director of Clinical Partnerships September is National Recovery Month, and we know recovery can symbolize different things for those regaining life after dependency on unhealthy coping behaviors; however, the struggles to obtain sustainable recovery are quite similar. Continued self-compassion is one of the struggles often neglected. Long-term recovery can be…
By: Darlene Graham, MA, LMHC, Family and Primary Therapist Families are systems. Although the lone client struggles with the eating disorder, it impacts the entire family in a variety of ways. Treatment which focuses only on the client is incomplete, and can result in quick deterioration if the client is sent back to an environment…