Hey Back2Basics families, we made it back from another amazing trip! We loaded up early last Sunday and set off for a five hour van ride that was filled with laughs and jokes. On the drive north, we stopped at the Navajo Bridge that spans the Colorado river. Its...
My name is Rob and I just turned 25 recently. In the beginning I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to take the wilderness first aid course. Boy am I glad I did looking back on the experience I had. Considering I hadn’t taken a test or a class in 8 years, you...
My name is Zack and I’m 27 years old. I took the Wilderness First Aid course because of its practical knowledge of helping injured patients in the back country and a deeper understanding of medical intuition in critical situations between life and death. The...
I’ve really enjoyed our busy schedule. I have noticed personal growth in many of my daily tasks. My emotional growth is where we felt the biggest difference has occurred. When I came in I was apathetic to everything and still just surviving. I find that now with...
Hello Family and Friends, You all now have the pleasure of speaking with four newly christened Wilderness First Responders! Wilderness First Responders are individuals who are trained to respond to emergency situations in remote locations. They are part of a wide...
Not everyone is familiar with what a solo trip is here at Back2Basics. A ‘solo’ is a time where you have the opportunity for self reflection. I have found that it gives me a gauge on where I am at with my wrok on myself. I tend to gauge based on my level...
Welcome B2B families to another look of what we did this past weekend. We started Sunday morning with a leisurely wakeup, packed up our gear in the van and drove off to a 9:00 A.M. Mens Stag Meeting. We discussed the 2nd tradition about A.A. having no hierarchy and a...
There are plenty of people I can say I look up to here that have found sobriety. Everyone has their own story but when it comes down to it everyone’s story ends the same on how their life had become unmanageable because of the drugs and alcohol and they...
Having practical life skills has always been a big problem for me and I would assume it is for most of the clients in the Back2Basics program. I have always been the type to get by with the bare minimum while knowing people around me and close to me to do basic...