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recovery:
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org, or call 800.454.4673 to speak with a client advisor.
Restoring physical health
is another goal of recovery,
which means nutrition is a
priority. “Every meal was
delicious, healthy food,” Loyd
recalls. To promote both
physical and spiritual health,
patients begin every day with
a nature walk. “This is such a
serene setting to reclaim your
life,” Dr. Bertram says.
“It refreshes your spirit.”
Loyd left St. Helena Recovery
Center with his whole life
refreshed. He had a vision; hope;
and a game plan, which includes
daily Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings — a key part of his
lifetime treatment plan.
Healing
Body &
Soul
St. Helena Recovery Center is unique
because it’s attached to the hospital,
which gives patients access to medical
services they may need. So Loyd’s
recovery began as it does for many
patients with addiction: with medically
managed detox in the hospital. “We use
state-of-the-art medications and closely
monitor the process,” Dr. Bertram says.
“This keeps people comfortable and
ensures they have the least amount of
side effects from withdrawal.”
After detox, Loyd joined the 28-day
residential program, which focuses on
healing the whole person: body, mind
and spirit.
Through a multistep process that includes
individual and group therapy, educational
lectures and workshops, and spiritual
counseling, Loyd worked to identify
the root causes of his addiction. He
also learned about relapse prevention.
Guidance from counselors who are
themselves recovering addicts — a
hallmark of St. Helena’s approach —
was especially helpful. “When they make
suggestions, you can’t just say, ‘You
don’t understand.’ Because they’ve been
where you are.”
The recovery process helped Loyd see
what his addiction had done to others,
especially his wife and their sons. “Those
of us with this disease believe we’re
hurting no one but ourselves,” he says.
“In fact, we are hurting everyone that
comes in contact with us. It affected my
family dramatically. I don’t know why they
stuck by me, but I’m grateful they did.”
Hospital care, then rehabilitation
Physically,
emotionally, mentally,
I was a bankrupt person.
The St. Helena Recovery
Center restored my sanity.
They saved my life.
“
”
- Loyd