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Physical fitness plays an important role in early sobriety because of its mental and physical benefits. For example, in physical fitness, the release of endorphins naturally helps students “feel” happier along with gain self-confidence. All of this provides a foundation to sobriety; therefore, it’s beneficial for students to find a physical activity that they enjoy so they can reap the natural benefits of exercise. Just recently, Sober College took a handful of its residents to Sky High Sports, a trampoline park located in Woodland Hills, CA. While a child-like, innocent Continue Reading »

Emotional intelligence and emotional well-being have many facets but in general it is about self-esteem – how you feel about yourself and how you interact with the world around. The Emotional Intelligence program at Sober College, young adult drug rehab involves a number of experiential therapy activities designed to help young adults in recovery gain self-esteem and get in touch with their emotions. One experiential therapy that clients look forward to is surfing. Surfing can be very challenging but it can also fun and incredibly rewarding. Whether or not the Continue Reading »

This year at Sober College students, guided by Film Director Colin P. created a video Intentions project for 2013. With the “intention” of both inspiring young adults in the new year, and teaching goal setting, Colin combined film, sobriety, and therapy into one project. ”I wanted to involve the Sober College students in this intention setting project because I thought it would be a good way of introducing them to the idea of setting an intention for themselves that isn’t the traditional clinical top down method,” explains Colin, “Rather than saying Continue Reading »

Sober College offers equine therapy as part of their young adult treatment program. Equine therapy uses horses to help students learn about and understand their emotions. Horses are able to sense a humans emotions in a way other humans cannot. If someone is nervous, anxious, or frustrated the horse will know even if the young adult seems calm and collected. Sober College uses equine therapy because of the benefits it has on young adults in recovery. It is an important part of the recovery process at Sober College because it shows the Continue Reading »

 The Creative Arts Program at Sober College allows young adults that are struggling to overcome drug and alcohol abuse and addiction express themselves in a healthy creative way. Sarah Frank, the Creative Arts Director and Art Therapist at Sober College, has creative experience in a wide variety of visual arts and crafts and has stocked Sober College’s on-site professional art studio with a number of different mediums that students can use including a clay and a kiln. While Sarah does plan different Art Therapy Groups the Art Studio is left Continue Reading »

Ken Niemann, Sober College Athletic Director, is always looking for new ways to get Sober College young adults involved in athletics, engaged with their peers, and excited about sobriety and the unique drug treatment program at Sober College. For the past seven years he has involved the Sober College Men’s Treatment Program in YMCA basketball tournaments. On December 15, Sober College’s extramural basketball team, the East Coast Ballers, participated in the season playoffs starting the day off with a 4pm game against Beast Mode. The men played hard and successfully Continue Reading »

Being in drug rehab at Sober College has changed my perception of what rehab actually is. I have learned skills and tools that are helping me achieve at school and in life in general. The staff and mentors, who work with us at the house, have taken the time to listen to me and my individual needs and that has made all the difference. Last weekend I mentioned I missed hiking like I used to before I started using so my mentor took me and few guys on a hike Continue Reading »

College-age drinkers average nine drinks when they get drunk, government health officials said Tuesday. That surprising statistic is part of a new report highlighting the dangers of binge drinking, which usually means four to five drinks at a time. Overall, about 1 in 6 U.S. adults surveyed said they had binged on alcohol at least once in the previous month, though it was more than 1 in 4 for those ages 18 to 34. And that’s likely an underestimate: Alcohol sales figures suggest people are buying a lot more alcohol Continue Reading »

This past week our students and staff took part in Community Day, where both staff and students participated in experiential therapy and bonding activities, designed to develop trust and camaraderie within the young adult community at Sober College. Sober College’s treatment program requires a certain level of trust between students, and between students and their staff.  Getting to know each other during activities, like those at Community Day, helps ensure that the level of trust and communication within the Sober College community can be fostered. Throughout their time at Sober Continue Reading »

This past week, Sober College headed out to Universal City Walk to have therapy at 600mph. The experiential therapy treatment program at Sober College was designed to create situations where student can learn and put therapy tools to the test. Activities like surfing, indoor skydiving, and trapeze therapy get students out of their comfort zone and out of the therapy office. The techniques used during experiential therapy are used to target stress situations where a student ‘s emotions are brought out. This allows for therapist and our young adults to Continue Reading »