The topic today is mindfulness (what it is, what it isn’t, background, outcomes, benefits, research around the topic and how it’s applied in recovery).
Mindfulness meditation is a grounded, ‘in the body’ presence which enables a greater capacity for …
Resilience is defined as the inner capacity to cope with stressors in a positive way. If you are resilient, you have the ability to manage past, present, and future stressful events. You are able to use you inner resources to remain competent, skillf…
The Delray Beach Drug Task Force was created to provide education and support to the community with regards to substance use disorders. It’s members are comprised of leaders in the community who wish to act as agents of change. This Task Force has impl…
Dr. Kevin Sabet, author of ‘Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana,’ will discuss latest developments over the battle to legalize marijuana, and will review latest science about the drug. He will provide an overview of the current drug polic…
The experience of grief is unique to each person. Working with clients who have experienced loss and substance abuse requires an individualized approach. Dan Stone provides counseling that will assist people in making the transition through difficult t…
Our guests will review traditional treatment methods verses evidenced based practices and challenge current treatment myths and misconceptions of participants who struggle with co-occurring disorders. Jim and Gordon will explore the barriers that parti…
I am surrounded by recovery. I work int he field, I have recovery in my family and I enjoy a social life full of people in recovery. Which kind of recovery, you might ask. I am familiar with and share …
MarijuanaX is a documentary film showing the dramatic difference in the drug marijuana throughout the legalization movement. According to a 2015 study by Pew Research Center, most American adults favor marijuana legalization. Roughly 56 percent think …
by JD, WestBridge Participant Recovery is a challenge. To realize that something about your life or circumstances must change is hard enough, but to do it on your own is even more difficult. A change in the company previously kept …
Chronic Pain occurs as a complicated web of emotions and physical symptoms. The most common way to treat pain is to use opioid medications, which actually complicate the course of chronic pain and is responsible for countless complications and overdos…
WestBridge Meet & Greet
At WestBridge, we work with adult men and families from around the country and, in some cases, the world. One of the unique features of our model is our virtual Meet & Greet service which allows us to deepen our assessment and begin building trust and engaging participants in the pre-admission process.