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“It was actually very chaotic, struggling with his drinking addiction. In the beginning I used to drink with him. I was never really much of a drinker but I caught myself drinking a lot and I started noticing it was a problem. So I gave up drinking completely hoping he would follow my footsteps.After coming… Continue reading Wife of Veteran talks about Tools for Addiction

Past trauma and pain is one of the biggest reasons many people start using substances to numb and sedate it. At Pacific Shores we go deeper after detox to work with painful traumatic experiences and to reprocess them in a safe space. Here’s one of our clients talking about how freeing it was to let… Continue reading L Learns to let go of the Pain

A MONTH AGO:“I was scared.I was scared to communicate.I was scared to confront.I was scared to discipline him.I did not know how to manage anything, in my life, in my home.My home became a really dark place for me.I didn’t have help from other family members.” A MONTH LATER AFTER WORKING WITH US:“Physically a month… Continue reading A Month can Make a Difference: a Parent’s Perspective

Opening up is uncomfortable. Exposing our innermost thoughts and feelings is scary. And yet, this is exactly what we do to help families come together and relationships to heal. Because we know that addiction and recovery is not just for an individual, but for the family as well. Here’s a snippet of how that unfolding… Continue reading How A Family Could Heal Together

Gordon was a man, who in his own words, was “lost, suicidal, just floating,” doing what he can do to just get by. He was dissatisfied, depressed and drunk all the time. This is what Gordon says now, after his treatment at Pacific Shores Recovery:“I wake up loving that I’m waking up!I no longer have… Continue reading Gordon’s Journey From Lost To Loving Life

Jason’s been with us at Pacific Shores Recovery to recover from his drinking problem. He says it had gotten so bad in the past couple of years that his family, his wife and 5 children, moved out of the house and lived elsewhere for several months. Although Jason intended to stay away until he recovered… Continue reading Jason Found A Place That Cares About Him

“Life before Pacific Shores was tough. Life was completely unbearable. I had just gotten out of the Air Force. I had no purpose, I had no mission, I was unfulfilled. My relationships were falling apart all around me and I was extremely suicidal. I just wanted it all to stop. I felt like there was… Continue reading Zach makes a game plan for the future

Addiction is a disease that is not limited to the individual. It affects the entire family beyond the addicted person. Case in point, meet Danni, who has chosen to take the path of recovery with us at Pacific Shores. Danni was addicted to drinking and smoking weed. Whenever she didn’t have anything to eat or… Continue reading Danni Saves Her Family

Here’s a small but powerful example of a transformation. One of the tasks X was expected to do was to take inventory and write it down, however there was some miscommunication on the expectations. Previously, X might have listed all the reasons why he was right and the other person was wrong, however he took… Continue reading X Gets A Second Chance

Today we talk to Joe, who hadn’t realized that his issues with drinking and drugs were that bad. Then he started noticing that his girlfriend is angrier and that his kids were standoffish, and wondered what role did he have in that? Times like these, he would have retreated into his old story, and felt… Continue reading Small Changes Mean Big Progress For Joe