The Pelagus Journal
The Pelagus Journal
Treatment isn't the hard part. What you go back to is. A month-by-month look at the first year after rehab, and the three things that protect recovery when it matters most.
They prepare you to leave as well as anyone can. Nobody can really prepare you for the first few weeks. On coming home, the loneliness, and what held the days together.
Done properly, adventure therapy is a clinical intervention with a growing evidence base, not scenery. What the research shows about engagement, emotional regulation, identity and connection.