What kind of message are Hollywood's hottest stars sending when we witness them "losing" their battle with the bottle....Stone Eagle Retreat's, Nancy Szakacsy, comments on Fox News regarding the treatment of celebrities and their addictions.
What advice can you offer somebody who has experienced the “revolving door of rehab,” which is all too common when other treatment centers fail to help them find their inner peace?
For those who have worked to truly achieve a sustainable recovery, I must apologize for our industry. Until now, they have been limited in their ability to assist the biological aspects of the disease, making it impossible to focus on recovery when cravings are at the forefront. Now, with the Prometa Treatment Protocol, we have the necessary help. When you are ready to be done with addiction, Stone Eagle Retreat has combined a state-of-the-art treatment plan for your genuine recovery.
What is your patient recovery success rate, what do you attribute this to, and how do you track it?
I track a client’s success rate when they are with me for a minimum of 18 months which includes out-patient follow-up. I realize the public wants some kind of recovery guarantee, but it is in these so-called success rates that the disrespect and misconception begin. Success in recovery is an individual thing. Recovery is a process - not an event. Sobriety fluctuates, and is determined one day at a time. As for my clients, at least 75% maintain sobriety with ongoing support, which includes the process of testing the waters and a relapse or two generally in lesser magnitudes. I attribute my success to strong bonds of trust between client and therapist, an unending integrity for best interests of my clients, and a higher wisdom in regards to the human and spiritual experience.
In several of your lectures, you state that “alcohol and drug addiction is not the problem.” What do you believe is the problem?
The problem is that we have been socialized to look outside ourselves for answers, as a result, we have deterred from the attainment of internal skills to assist in navigating our human experience. We then feel the need to self medicate -- numbing ourselves instead of learning what we need to do in order to emotionally evolve. Continually numbing our already limited conscious experience derails our ability to grow. At that point, not knowing how to cope, we spiral further into not knowing who we are or even how to be. To make things more challenging, some of us have a genetic propensity for addiction. Generationally, it is all passed down until someone values self-exploration and awareness enough to break the cycle. The suffering is optional - the learning is not.
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