Real Stories From Real Recovery.
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General client stories, not centered on family or eating-disorder programming.
“This place saved my life. The clinical team really cares about their clients.”
“This place saved my life. The clinical team really cares about their clients. Spent 2 separate 6 months stints at Breathe from Feb 2022-July 2023. Cannot recommend this place enough.”
“I had a beautiful eye awaken experience at Breathe. Valerio was a top notch therapist who can read you inside out and give such insightful advice. Blake was amazing as well and last but not least Gracie the CM was so compassionate and amazing. I personally…” Read full story
didn't finish treatment unfortunately but am going to another facility and hopefully can use the amazing tools I was able to get in Breathe. I am eternally grateful for the sense of community I felt and was touched by the place deeply. I unfortunately lied to myself and didn't take advantage of them to the full extent that I should have but I am excited on the journey I am going to go on with the skills I learned there. Thank you Breathe for giving me a beautiful new outlook on life, and last but not least thank you to the amazing nurses Neenah and Lexus — you were top notch, personable and such beautiful souls. I have not one bad thing to say other than my lack of accountability on my part, but something I learned at Breathe from another amazing CM Hassan is: things happen for me, not to me. Please go here if you need help and take advantage of it to the full degree that I couldn't.
“I went to Breathe on Jan 9th 2021. I almost have 3 years in recovery and I was angry at Breathe, depressed, lost — lost everything, broke my addiction to get out of a serious situation I was in. My family wanted nothing to do with me and today it's different —…” Read full story
I made amends with my parents, aunt, uncle, cousins and friends. I managed to quit smoking at Breathe thanks to Brad at a smoking session group he hosted. I have rebuilt my life and I get to be there for my family. Breathe has prepared me for the future — it was not a vacation, give it time, one day at a time! Great staff and you will develop wonderful relationships. Thank you Breathe.
“My experience with Breathe was amazing and truly life-changing. The therapists are highly educated and helped me explore my issues deeply. Kathleen, the clinical director, is remarkable, and her group sessions are among my favorite memories. The campus is…” Read full story
beautiful and serene, and the food was excellent. The alumni program keeps me connected, and I've made some lifelong friends there. I would absolutely recommend Breathe to anyone who is struggling.
“Breathe Life Healing Center was an amazing experience for me. I attended Breathe's 90-day program and learned so much about my life and my recovery. The weekly Life Skills Workshops gave me great guidance on aspects of my life that were still in chaos from my…” Read full story
problem. Each phase at Breathe gave me a bit more freedom and I now realize that is exactly what I needed to be successful in my recovery. I was able to see my family and friends while I was in Breathe. At the end of my program, though I felt ready to take on the next step in my life, I was sad that I would not be waking up to the amazing staff and clients at Breathe.
“Hello from Milwaukee, where we're back home and together after our family member was at Breathe for two months. Thank you all of you at Breathe. We got so much help along the way with Family Class (we love Rawly and Lauren!) that we just keep thanking our…” Read full story
friends who told us about this place. We first called Breathe almost 1.25 years ago, but we couldn't get our son to agree to go, so here we are all this time past and we finally were able to get him in to get help after his college decided he couldn't continue in school with his problems. The financial aspects of treatment were terrifying for our whole family but we got together for the deductible and made it all work out just fine. The best part is that he was so distant and isolated before, and now after treatment he has found a new sort of himself that is astonishing to me each day. He is now in recovery 5 months, the longest stretch since he was in high school. We wish we had gone to Family Week. We are thinking of going back for that next month at their invitation. Plus they don't charge extra for that week-long workshop.
“Breathe changed my family's life. The compassion and determination they have for their clients and their families is unsurpassed. This is where you go to do the hard work in an environment of complete support. The positive experience goes past the end of…” Read full story
treatment with local alumni that act as the ultimate support system. Highly recommend.
The largest single group of stories in our archive, families on both sides of treatment.
“Breathe's Family Program services and ongoing family support helped our family better communicate with each other and develop a family plan which made our daughter's return home seamless.”
“Breathe Life Healing Center gave my family hope and helped us sleep better at night knowing our daughter was safe. My husband and I had many fears about how things would change once our daughter was out of treatment. We had so many unanswered questions. Do we…” Read full story
remove all of the alcohol from our home? Do we set a curfew? Do we help our daughter financially? What do we do if our daughter gets upset or angry? All of these questions were answered with Breathe. During her 90-day stay at Breathe, our daughter received exactly what she needed in terms of coping skills. My husband and I no longer felt responsible for teaching these things to her. Breathe's Family Program services and ongoing family support helped our family better communicate with each other and develop a family plan which made our daughter's return home seamless. Today, our daughter is a different person. My family and I do not walk on eggshells. We have a broad and realistic outlook on recovery and the anxiety has been removed. Two weeks ago, our daughter enrolled in fall classes and things are going well.
“Going to Breathe Life Healing Center was the biggest leap of faith I ever took, and what I received was the greatest reward beyond my wildest dreams — my life back, my passion for living reignited, the love and respect for myself and others, truly believing I…” Read full story
am worthy of recovery. My husband got his wife back, my children got back their mother, my family got their sister back, my parents got their child back — but the best gift of all is when I am alone with myself I do not feel ashamed of who I am. Today I smile at who I see in the mirror looking back at me. That is priceless! I will be forever grateful to the kindness, love and care I received at Breathe. I was broken, desperately looking for help when I came to Breathe — today, 1 year 8 months later, I am filled with love, life and living my dreams! Thank you Breathe! Please consider giving yourself the gift of recovery at this amazing treatment center — it was the best decision I ever made.
“Breathe Life Healing Center is not a typical transitional home. After attending treatment in New England for 30 days, it was recommended that I receive transitional support to make sure I was ready for the "real world." I went to Breathe just because I was…” Read full story
taking direction. I am so glad that I made the decision. The Breathe staff was compassionate and professional. The house was beautiful and cozy. The food was delicious, and each day brought more clarity to my life and the goals I wanted to achieve. Breathe helped me organize my life outside of treatment so it is a safe place for me and the people around me. I would recommend Breathe to anyone who is needing a transitional program or a sober living.
“Returning home from the Family Workshop we are still on cloud nine and blown away by Kathleen Murphy's work with us. I must say, after having four adult kids go through rehab now, Breathe's program has been the best, bar none.”
“Thank you so much. We are so much better and stronger as the result of your help and hard lines. We needed more than most families I bet, and thank goodness you didn't give up on Ryan. With eternal gratitude, Cory + Karen.”
“My wife Caroline finished the program with Breathe West Hollywood just after they had opened I think, and we had a strong experience there so thank you so much to you all. Breathe Life worked with her insurance nicely and helped do all the paperwork to be on…” Read full story
leave from work. Caroline and her mom and me participated in the five-day family program which was super meaningful to each of us in quite different ways. She would have liked more coffee I know, but other than that, we had a strong family experience. I say this seriously, I hope we never have to do it again! Though if she had a relapse we would call you back in a moment. She still participates with the alumni programs so thanks a lot for that too. We got our family back.
“Thanks for helping our family so much. The weekly Family Class really helped us begin to communicate with one another differently, so that was very helpful. We didn't really think we were going to attend the week-long Family Workshop but finally did with our…” Read full story
son's therapist Shane challenging us to do it. We had been to three other family programs over the years and quite frankly my husband was mad and I was just so tired by all of it from the addiction that we weren't sure we would attend. Finally, we decided to and it helped us so very much. Thank you Kathleen Murphy for helping us so much through our anger and pain to a new beginning with our son. By the way, he just celebrated his one-year sober anniversary, so that is saying something. After all the rehabs etc., he's finally stable and a good father to his girls like he wanted to be, and we are doing well as a family. Thank you Breathe team.
“Not only was this time in a program the best my daughter has had, it saved her marriage, that is for sure. Thank you Andrew, Mackenzie and Jeff Rock for making the trudge easier. I was so scared the day I first called and talked to Jeff, and then he said…” Read full story
"Breathe, you will get through this, I promise." We really appreciated the family class too, with Rawley.
Stories from clients about inclusive, whole-person care alongside substance use treatment.
“I have brought LGBTQ clients and straight or cis gender clients and both are welcomed equally and given the same overwhelming amount of love and acceptance. Highly recommended!!!!”
“This is pretty awesome. The staff for the most part is great. And the thing is liked about this place the most is they were patient enough with me the first time I was here. They allowed me to land emotionally the second time not so much but I left 5 stars…” Read full story
because the CM's were very kind as well as the nursing staff. Blake is my spirit is amazing and most of the staff are extremely empathetic towards everyone not just people within the LGBTQ community.
“As an interventionist, I have brought several people to Breathe for substance abuse treatment and co-occurring issues. I love this program. I have had great success with the individuals I brought here because of the clinical services provided, the environment,…” Read full story
the quality of the treatment team and the fact that it is owned by individuals who are passionate about recovery. I have a bias against chain programs and prefer those that are owned and operated by people who are in this field to help others. That is what Breathe does!!! I have brought LGBTQ clients and straight or cis gender clients and both are welcomed equally and given the same overwhelming amount of love and acceptance. Highly recommended!!!!
“I was able to process my trauma from issues I faced growing up as a gay boy in the 1980's to an abusive romantic relationship as a young adult. The trauma and shame that I grew up with fueled my lack of self worth and my use of drugs and alcohol to numb…” Read full story
myself.
From the clinicians and professionals who refer clients to us.
“As a professional in the field of behavioral health care, I highly recommend Breathe and would feel very comfortable sending my own family members there.”
“As a professional in the field of behavioral health care, I highly recommend Breathe and would feel very comfortable sending my own family members there. This program is clinically excellent, truly caring, and beautifully designed.”
“I have referred two people to Breathe and I have had the pleasure to hear their staff speak at conferences. I have been impressed with the holistic approach they take at helping people. I would recommend this fantastic facility to anyone who is looking for…” Read full story
help. They care!
“Breathe's compassion and focus was a great help to somebody very important to me during a hard time — and their personnel were caring and communicative to loved ones.”
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