Connection vs. Control in Addiction Recovery
March 5,2024
There can be a lot of apprehensions a person can feel once they achieve addiction recovery. They now need to... more
Exercise for Pain Relief: Does It Work?
February 1,2024
When people struggle with addiction, one thing that becomes more difficult is pain management. In most cases, they can’t take... more
The Brain that Heals Itself: EMDR & Our Brain's Reprocessing Powers
June 19,2022
"Trauma is any difficult experience that rises to the level of Changing the Brain." Whether it’s through reduced functioning, hyperarousal,... more
Why Mentalizing Matters in Family Work
May 26,2022
While the rest of us were sleeping, Driftwood clinicians Jacob Umanzor, Michelle Whetstone, Natalie Hisey, and Vanessa Kennedy logged on... more
Nature & Nurture: Big Bend Retreat 2022
February 19,2022
Maintaining sobriety following treatment can be arduous work, but at Driftwood, we believe life must be enjoyable to sustain long-term... more
Creating A New Narrative In 2022 | Driftwood Interviews
January 15,2022
"The most important lesson I learned in 2021 is that human beings can reconstruct their narrative with more ease than... more
Holiday Mocktail Recipes
November 22,2021
Driftwood's Culinary Director, Jason Donoho, provides us with festive mocktail recipes as we plan for the holiday season. more
Resilience according to Dr. Vanessa Kennedy
September 21,2020
“As human beings, we experience difficult emotions—sadness, anger, disillusionment—when faced with a traumatic experience. Giving ourselves permission to feel these... more
Culture! Culture! Culture! | Driftwood Recovery's Take On Organizational Health
July 22,2020
“We truly have seen the contagiousness of personal development, and when more people engage in personal development, more people begin... more
A Conversation with Nick Borges | Driftwood Interviews
February 19,2020
"When you find your tribe, you can rely on people—and you have to show up for them" more
A Conversation with Dr. Ron D. Siegel, PsyD | Driftwood Interviews
February 12,2020
"The critical thing is to face our fears—to stay with an emotion we're having difficulty with, or to stay with... more
A Conversation with Dr. Rey Ximenes | Driftwood Interviews
January 29,2020
"In some ways, a person who comes through a program like ours has an unfair advantage over the general population.... more
A Conversation with Danielle Cobb | Driftwood Interviews
January 22,2020
“At Driftwood, the staff and residents always eat meals together, we do a lot of things together, and we don't... more
A Conversation with Connie Cole and Ryan Potter
January 15,2020
“Some trainers have one way to do something. But every client is different. Each body is weak and strong in... more
A Conversation With Jason Donoho | Driftwood Interviews
January 7,2020
“When you take people who have been eating badly, and you feed them [well] for thirty, sixty, ninety days, the... more
Loneliness and Addiction (Part 2)
January 2,2020
Loneliness shortens and impoverishes our lives—and we’re increasingly enveloped in systems that, by design or accident, isolate us. more
Loneliness and Addiction (Part 1)
December 16,2019
Loneliness “predisposes people to entire spectrums of physical and mental illnesses. [It] creates a hunger in the brain [that] hypersensitizes... more