Pathways Recovery Treatment Approach
We treat the whole person–mind, body, and spirit.
Addiction stems from a cycle of self-medicating emotions that are often related to unresolved trauma. This cycle can create a devastating impact on many parts of a person’s life. At Pathways Recovery, our holistic treatment can help you break this cycle and find a path forward for improved well-being.
"Not why the addiction but why the pain."
-Gabor Mate
How We Treat the Body
During Detox
Most people walk through our doors needing medically supervised detoxification from the substances of abuse. Prior to admission our nurse and admissions team will assess over the phone your level of substance use and other health conditions to determine your suitability for admission into a sub acute addiction treatment care setting. Upon arrival to our admissions office our nurse will further assess your physical condition and determine a medication assisted treatment plan with our medical director Dr Carpenter to ensure safety and comfort through the detox process. Detox medications will be ordered and administered quickly. Staff will continue to closely monitor 24/7 the vitals and detox symptoms to ensure the process of detox is progressing as it should be while reporting to the medical team. We keep a close eye on you to make sure you are are safe and comfortable.
In addition to detox medications we provide a comprehensive array of supplements and other high quality nutritional products and foods that assist in healing and restoring depleted nutrients that are essential to healing your body and brain. Included with your stay in our addiction treatment center are high quality food and supplements to assist the body in detoxification and healing more comfortably and quickly. This approach helps to ease anxiety, nausea, severe dehydration, leg cramps, sleeplessness and other symptoms that are commonly experienced during the detox process. When you choose Pathways Recovery for your addiction treatment center experience your detox and recovery process will be much more relaxed and comfortable.
Nutrition
This is generally a very neglected component of healing in detox and early recovery. Sadly, most treatment centers do not really address and treat or even teach about this piece of a human being while in treatment. At Pathways Recovery our medical director Charles Carpenter MD is skilled in not only medically supervised detox but he is also a skilled functional health doctor who leads the functional health direction of Pathways Recovery. Our menu is also designed to support body and brain healing. A great deal of new research in the behavioral health field is pointing to diet and gut health as a major factor in depression and anxiety. A diet heavy in processed foods and sugar causes an inflammatory response that wreaks havoc all over the body but also in the brain. At Pathways Recovery we focus on a low glycemic, nutrient dense menu while still providing delicious and satisfying meals with plenty of snacks. We provide fresh pressed juices and nutrient dense protein smoothies that are delicious and healing. To learn more about our menu click here.
Physical Fitness - Cardio and Strength Training
An essential piece to any healthy lifestyle but to a person in recovery, it is incredibly important to understand how physical fitness can help support long term recovery by assisting in nervous system regulation that helps reduce depression and anxiety symptoms. At Pathways Recovery our treatment program includes personal fitness training by our fitness trainer Travis who brings many years of fitness training experience 3 days a week to all of our men who remain in our residential addiction treatment center for care.
Yoga
Yoga helps strengthen and calm not only the body but also the mind. Our trauma informed yoga instructor Gabrielle will teach you how to use yoga as a path to healing and recovering from an addiction. Exercise has been long been proven to alleviate depression and anxiety symptoms which commonly linger in early recovery.
How We Treat the Mind
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.”
-Gandhi
The relationship that we have with ourselves and any limiting beliefs we have can shape our perspective of the world and how we engage in relationships. Before we can form healthy relationships with others, we must first ensure we have a healthy relationship with ourselves.
At Pathways, we utilize a variety of therapeutic approaches, including:
- IFS (Internal Family Systems)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness and meditation
- Group Therapeutic Process
- 12 step Recovery programming
How We Treat the Spirit
The opposite of addiction is connection.
Often times we say that addiction is a disease of isolation. For most people struggling with addiction shame is a key component of a perpetuating cycle of avoiding emotions and feelings that create a deep sense of unworthiness. Unworthiness of love and acceptance by others. Even when an individual is surrounded with family and friends the struggle is internal with the relationship with themself. This is where a spiritual connection is a key component to the healing process. We help guide a person through gaining a deeper understanding of what it means to feel more spiritually connected to themselves, others and God. No matter what a person’s religious background or lack of.
We respect all backgrounds and experiences and meet each person where they are to obtain a greater sense of spiritual connection and self acceptance. Connection with the recovery community also builds a deeper spiritual connection. When a community of people who share in a common understanding of personal struggles and sense of support through the community.
