Wilderness Therapy & Residential Treatment Center Journey

In this episode, we speak to Susie McDaniel, Executive Director of LearningRx.  LearningRx offers brain training programs for kids, teens, adults, and students who are having learning difficulties! With brain training, you or your child can improve core learning and thinking skills, including attention span, memory, and thinking speed. They also offer programs that focus on specific brain training goals, like improved reading skills, or cognitive training for brain injuries. During our discussion, we covered the following topics: Background Whom do you serve Types of programs Results achieved/difference from other programs Process to engage Locations Costs Contact info For more information, go to www.learningrx.com.

Today, we chat with Jeremy Whitworth. Trails Carolina is a very unique program. Based outside of Asheville, NC, this program caters to 10-17 year-olds and supports their families as well.  It has an academic, wilderness and campus focus.  In addition, they have completed an objective study with an outside party about the effectiveness of their program.  The. results are impressive and also indicative of the success of the programs in general, not just with Trails Carolina.  Tune in and enjoy! You can find out more at https://trailscarolina.com/.

In today's episode, we talk with Dawn McCord, mother of Carson McCord.   Carson battled a fierce drug addiction that led him to overdoses, hospital visits, loss of hearing, parental nightmares and finally a trip to wilderness therapy and other forms of treatment.  Dawn relives and shares her harrowing true story to help us understand addiction is prevalent, especially with adolescents and there is a community to support parents.  She has written a moving book about her experience as well.  Order the book here Chasing Carson Book.

In this episode, Andy is interviewed on the topic "How to survive wilderness therapy as a parent?".   Check our my coaching site www.parentsjourneycoaching.net for more information.  Also, check out www.skysthelimitfund.org for more information on this great non-profit that helps families afford Wilderness Therapy.  

On this episode, we speak with Casie about the new virtual community she and her partners have created.  It is a virtual membership platform that is building a safe community for parents of children struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues.  They offer multiple daily meetings, held on zoom where parents can share their stories with unlimited access as well as guest speakers and an invaluable resource hub. See www.oplm.com for more information.