We Became Willing

www.santecenter.com

June 2019

800.258.4250

Melissa Pennington, D.O., ABAM, CEDS

Medical Director

3 years at Sant é Center for Healing

We Became Willing

Step 6: “Were entirely ready to remove these defects of character."

At the beginning of treatment, it’s rare that someone is ENTIRELY READY and WILLING to be free from addictive behavior. Instead of asking one’s Higher Power for willingness, a more common and realistic prayer is “Give me the willingness to be willing to be willing...”

Every moment spent in recovery is an active choice. Going to treatment, waking up each morning, going to groups, talking to other addicts, staying sober one day at a time... all of these actions are seemingly small by themselves but as a whole add up to verifiable change. A new life. A better life.

Willingness starts when we open ourselves to trying to do things a different way, even when it’s not easy or comfortable. Over time we are able to see our own shortcomings with better clarity and resolve to change. This is the essence of willingness in recovery. To stay in recovery means to stay willing to change ourselves for the better one day at a time, every day.

Addiction impacts everyone in the family unit. Family therapy offers the opportunity to have someone listen to how the client’s actions have impacted the lives of those around them. If relational problems are driving loved ones away, intervention strategies are formulated with the client’s recovery in mind. This relationship between the family member and therapist leads to a more round plan for change.

Some of the features of family therapy at Santé include:

Intervention sessions when treatment is difficult

Individual and couples therapy for family members

Weekly family night (at no cost) with psycho-educational lectures and process groups

Family of Origin work

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As seen on Psychiatry & Behavirol Health Learn Network, by Tom Valentino, Senior Editor

Fighting back against deceptive forces within the addiction treatment industry that are attempting to profit off of her company’s name is a routine part of the job for Hollie Higgins, business development director for Santé Center for Healing in Argyle, Texas.

In the span of just a few hours on Feb. 22, Higgins says she filed a trademark complaint with Google over another company’s unauthorized use of Santé’s name in a paid search result, sent a cease-and-desist letter to a website offering reviews of treatment centers but listing misleading contact information that directed viewers to an unaffiliated call center, and dealt with another site with a directory of providers that required the companies listed to pay a fee to have their correct contact information included.

Free to be Me: Rescuing Yourself From Co-dependency is an intensive workshop for individuals who are struggling in their personal and/or professional relationships. Co-dependence is often associating with investing and focusing one’s time and energy into everything and everyone else. However, simply defined, co-dependence is a lack of a relationship with oneself.

What happens in the 4-day Intensive?

Education on the family system

Individuals learn to address patterns of problematic thinking and behaving

Individuals learn new coping skills in order to challenge themselves when necessary

Individuals learn the importance of loving and making themselves a priority

Session of Healing Clay Therapy to learn the importance of self-care

Session of Equine Therapy focused on power/powerlessness and connection

Space is limited.

When you submit the "Santé Connections" form , your information is accessible to Santé's admission and intake counselors, aftercare coordinator, and family therapists for referral purposes.

"We couldn't do this work without your input and the referrals you have sent us over the years. We thank you and are grateful for your trust.”

– Deb Corley, PhD, LMFT, CSAT, CMAT co-founder and co-owner

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