Staff
Most recently hired staff member
Who is Kyler?
The diminished response to a drug to due repeated exposure--which creates neuroadaptive changes that cause the receptors that are activated by the drug to down-regulate and reduce sensitivity in order to return brain function to a homeostatic balance.
What is tolerance?
Group member who has a master's in vocal opera performance?
Who is Tanja?
What is process group?
How many bathrooms does the Alpine lodge have?
9
The correctly spelled name of yoga teacher
Who is Holli?
The part of the brain that is involved in the fight or flight response, which has the ability to repair itself and reduce in size through mindfulness and meditation
What is the amygdala?
Group member that just got married this June
Who is Bridger?
A type of therapy that teaches mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and dialectical thinking
What is DBT?
What did the group room at the Alpine Lodge used to be?
Staff member that has a lavender tattoo on ear
Who is Ami?
The area of the brain that regulates one's thoughts (good judgment, reasoning, problem-solving), one's emotions (self-insight, emotional regulation) and one's actions (self-control, goal-oriented)--which is severely impacted by addiction
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Group member who got married their first day in treatment
Who is Brett?
What an open-minded client displays when he/she is humbly receptive and ready to take positive action in new areas and in new ways
What is willingness?
A staple breakfast food that Darrin lovingly provides each morning
What is bacon?
Staff member in recover who has lost over 100 lbs this past year
Who is Madelyn?
The two "feel good" neurochemicals that are responsible for both pleasure and reward, as well as contentment and happiness
What are dopamine and serotonin?
Group member who is a nurse
Who is Mandy?
The name of a group of behaviors that include actions such as denial, rationalization, and projecting onto others
What are defense mechanisms?
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Staff member who spends most vacation days hunting
Who is Kelli?
What are four D's for overcoming cravings?
Delay, De-stress, Distract, De-catastrophize
Name of the band that one group member is in
Who are the Starving Millionaires?
The type of therapy that focuses on identifying and meeting one's younger unmet needs through a process of internal awareness and intentional reparenting
What is inner-child work?
What are 2 group rules that matter most to Emily?
Listen to each other, one person talking at a time (respect)
Ask before leaving room, getting on floor, etc. (respect)