Breathe Life Healing Centers

Growing up I was a good student. I was on 2 honor rolls, took piano lessons, ran track, and even got first place in my school’s science fair. Dad came to father-daughter days and Mom helped me out with homework. I was a happy, active and busy child. When I was 10, we went on a road trip to visit my grandparents on my mom’s side in St. Louis. There’s a lake by their house. We spent the day swimming and playing games, but when we started packing up, my brother was nowhere in s...ight. We eventually found him, face down in the water. Not moving. He was only 2. We flew home with my brother in a coffin in the cargo hold of the 737. Mom and Dad began to change. They became less attentive. I started ditching school, smoking weed and drinking. My parent’s frustrations grew. I felt hopeless, lost, angry and afraid. My parents told me to go back to school and when that didn't work, they tried beating me into going. I dropped out. My drug and alcohol problems persisted. I got my GED and joined the airforce. I felt like I had found my place there. I loved the structure of it and it turned out I was pretty good at it too. I was using less and began to focus on more important things. I was able to work flight scheduling and air traffic control before transferring to working top secret missions. The witch hunt that followed got me kicked out for being gay. I felt banished. I felt abandoned. They kicked me to the curb, not for anything I had done, but for what I believed. The next year I racked up 3 felonies for drug sales and auto theft. My drug and alcohol problems returned. #BreatheLife #Recovery #addictionrecovery #love #inspiration #sobriety #sober #addiction #treatment #getsober #recoveryispossible #addict #coach #recoveryisworthit #rehab #purpose #therapist #blessed #grateful #sobercompanion #soberlife #soberisbetter #soberandproud #recoverycommunity #sobercommunity #lifestyle

Reach out to your loved ones today. Check in with friends and family. See how they're doing and if they're in need of any support. Simply reaching out could be the most important thing that happens to them. #BreatheLife #Recovery #addictionrecovery #love #inspiration #sobriety #sober #addiction #treatment #getsober #recoveryispossible #addict #coach #recoveryisworthit #rehab #purpose #therapist #blessed #grateful #sobercompanion #soberlife #soberisbetter #soberandproud #recoverycommunity #sobercommunity #lifestyle

Share this with someone who needs to hear this today. It's so easy to think that we are unworthy of love, but it's simply not true. You are loved and worthy of that love. #BreatheLife #Recovery #addictionrecovery #love #inspiration #sobriety #sober #addiction #treatment #getsober #recoveryispossible #addict #coach #recoveryisworthit #rehab #purpose #therapist #blessed #grateful #sobercompanion #soberlife #soberisbetter #soberandproud #recoverycommunity #sobercommunity #lifestyle

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The most beautiful messages are often found in the most random places. #BreatheLife #Recovery #addictionrecovery #love #inspiration #sobriety #sober #addiction #treatment #getsober #recoveryispossible #addict #coach #recoveryisworthit #rehab #purpose #therapist #blessed #grateful #sobercompanion #soberlife #soberisbetter #soberandproud #recoverycommunity #sobercommunity #lifestyle

I wake up. I feel my thighs and my pelvic bones to see if they rise above my stomach slightly, but they don’t - not enough. I’m already disappointed in myself. Getting on the scale this morning will set my mood for the day. The number on the scale is a direct reflection of my happiness. It will determine everything that follows in my relationship with food and how I feel about myself.

What's one SOBER TIP you wish you knew sooner?What's one SOBER TIP you wish you knew sooner?

#tbt Throwback to Brad Lamm talking about Sex Addiction with Dr. Oz just over 3 years ago!

"My meth use started as PNP play, I would go to parties, use, hook up and go home in a day or so. It was quiet and stealthy in the way it steadily increased. What was once a monthly party drug become a weekly habit I just couldn’t kick. I would binge, get sober, and binge again, disappearing for days on end. It was after thanksgiving dinner when my mom finally pulled me aside and asked if I was ok. She said she missed talking to me and questioned where I was on the weekends and why I did not answer her calls. I finally admitted to her that I had a drug problem. I think It was the first time I admitted to myself I had a problem. We both sat down on the couch and cried. She held my hands, stoked my hair and witnessed the most important decision of my life. I decided to check into a treatment program that day."

Every individual is bigger than their past and deeper than a diagnosis. What does that mean to you?

How have you said YES to life today?How have you said YES to life today?

#tbt to almost 5 years ago when Mackenzie Phillips first joined the team at Breathe Life Healing Centers!

You addicted to yours? What helps you get through? #BreatheLife #InterventionWorks

Often the strongest people come from an uneasy past... It was so great to see our program director and referral liaison @mackphillips on last night's season 4 premiere of One Day at a Time!

Meet our AMAZING intake coordinator, Renee! Her dedication and focus on helping others is clear in her interactions with clients. Renee is able to bring a unique perspective to her work with clients at Breathe.

Join us in watching our program director and referral liaison Mackenzie Phillips on tonight’s episode of One Day at a Time! Catch the season 4 premiere tonight at 9/8c on CBS! #BreatheLife #Recovery #addictionrecovery #love #inspiration #sobriety #sober #addiction #treatment #getsober #recoveryispossible #addict #coach #recoveryisworthit #l4l #rehab #rave #purpose #f4f #therapist #privilege #blessed #grateful #sobercompanion #soberlife #soberisbetter #soberandproud #recoverycommunity #sobercommunity #lifestyle

AAAAAAAND WE'RE LIVE! Come join us as Brad Lamm talks about VAPING on this episode of Recovery Recharged!

Can't wait to go live! Are you going to tune in?

#tbt to when Brad Lamm and Kathleen Murphy, MA, LMFT, LPC were able to offer Erica help when she appeared on the Dr. Phil show.

What do you use as inspiration? Being inspired to continue your journey forward can be so difficult, and finding things to draw inspiration from can make a world of difference. Maybe it's a favorite book, maybe it's going on a hike, or maybe it's having a conversation with a loved one. Whatever your inspiration may be, I'd like to encourage you to share what it is in the comments, and maybe help someone else find their new source of inspiration!

Over the last few months, we at Breathe Life Healing Centers have been committed to maintaining our high standards of care amidst this pandemic. Our staff have shown incredible resilience and commitment to our mission throughout this time. Along with a number of exciting announcements, we are delighted to share with you one of our chef’s favorite recipes. Check all this out and more in our newly revamped newsletter:

Sometimes a deep breath and a moment of reflection can change your day for the better. #mondaymotivation Have you found a moment to breathe today?

What are you doing for your recovery today?What are you doing for your recovery today?

#MondayMotivation

SO YOU KNOW: BREATHE'S CLINIC IS A'MOVING After nearly seven years at 8730 Sunset, Deb Hughes, Kathleen Murphy, Mackenzie Phillips and all of our Team Breathe a...re moving the Clinic this Saturday. We needed more space at a nicer price, and found it a few blocks away. At the crack of who-eee tomorrow morning, trucks pull up, pile our things in then it’s east and south a few blocks we'll go. On Sunset we had space on two floors. Come Monday we will have the full third floor of the building with much more room. It's a cool midcentury building erected in 1964. I love how our beginning chapter of seven years was told on Sunset while our next chapter will live on Melrose. Melrose in Latin means the honey of the rose. I like that; can smell it. I imagine it in my mind's eye. What we started on Sunset we renew on Melrose, filled with buckets of light and soon great clinical care, laughter & love. After packing & prepping the past few weeks, come Monday morning Breathe lives on here: Breathe Life Healing Center 8060 Melrose Avenue, Third Floor To Seven we go!