It feels like family here and family is not always perfect, but here at Back 2 Basics Sober Living you grow into supporting each other and getting close even when you’re not perfect. This summer a client thought that inhaling the gas from a whip cream can would...
When you are in recovery, sometimes it makes it difficult to just chill and relax, but there are times you can really enjoy it, especially when you have others to help you through the process. So for the last few nights I haven’t been able to sleep. It seems like as...
So far, I have been in recovery treatment since February 8th. It is crazy to think about how much I have changed since coming to Back 2 Basics Sober Living. I remember my first day in rehab. I was horrified, hurt, and deadly shy. I wore big baggy black pajama pants...
Fresh out of the desert, it was my second camping trip with Back 2 Basics Sober Living Outdoor Adventures and my first time at the Grand Canyon. Looking out on to the Grand Canyon feels like being in several worlds at once for two ideas antithetically crashing...
Today, I have been feeling incredibly homesick lately and I needed an attitude check. You know it’s strange, but even when I was in primary treatment in Tennessee for three months I never felt homesick. I would have instances where I would miss my family, especially...
Today, Sunday, we went to a sweat lodge and cleansing therapy at Charlie’s, a place where you can allow your body to sweat and go through a purification process. It not only helps you to remove toxins, but it helps you to clear your thoughts and provides you with the...
There is no better Outdoor Adventure Therapy than at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This last camping trip we hiked and camped at was the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The vibe among the B2B Community and the environment at the North Rim is different from that at...
Another day at Back 2 Basics Sober Living and my experience has been far from perfect. Truth is that I’m finding out that I’m not perfect. In fact, I dare say, it has been a living nightmare for me. I grew up in a family that leaves dirty dishes on the...
Today I picked up my 60 days sober chip. This is the longest that I have been sober from drugs and alcohol since I was a 14-year old adolescent. That’s 12 years of chemical abuse using drugs and alcohol, partying and pushing my feelings down well into my young adult...
Are you thinking of kicking habits of alcohol and drug abuse and just don’t know how to go about doing it? Or do you know someone you feel is an addict? In May,a residential treatment center, located in Flagstaff, Arizona called, Back2Basics Sober Living opened its’...