Multiple Pathways: The Riverbank Community Spiritual Walk
“There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same” -Chinese Proverb If you have ever taken a long hike up a mountain, you are no stranger to the many twists and turns you may encounter on the way to the top. If we liken climbing a...
How to Stay Clean and Sober Through the Holidays
Holiday Strategies for Staying Clean and Sober People in early recovery bring all sorts of hopes and fears into the holiday season. One minute we can be excited to be part of the family again. The next minute we flood with shame about the past. We can still...
Recovery Community Review
Solo No More -- The Riverbank House Recovery Community Retrospect August 30, 2018 by Jessie Brooks-Janzen, MSW (reprint, lightly edited for format) I work with Individuals and Families impacted by Addictive Behavior. That work often entails exploring treatment...
Intervention Help for Families Ready to Confront Addiction
Karen Franklin of Family Intervention & Recovery Services Riverbank House recently sat down with Karen. We spoke about the help available to families through addiction intervention. RBH: Many families don’t know about interventions or about working with a...
Mom’s Path to Peace from a Son’s Addiction
Help for Moms Addiction isn't about me. There's nothing wrong with my life. I can deal with this myself. As the mother of a son who struggles with addiction, I had all the "nothing wrong with me" thoughts when someone suggested I go to Al-Anon. It was scary walking...
Suboxone, Harm Reduction, and a Guy Hugging His Plant
What's the resistance to harm reduction in recovery circles? Harm reduction is any effort that's meant to decrease the negative effects of problem habits. Sugar substitutes, condoms, nicotine gum, budgets, and spray tanning are some examples of harm reduction....
Addiction Intervention: A Professional’s Perspective
Meet Alice Tanner, Addiction Interventionist and Family Recovery Consultant Riverbank House has been blessed to become acquainted with Alice Tanner of Addiction Recovery Consulting Services in California. Alice provides a host of services for families whose loved one...
A Resource for Parents Dealing with Addiction
How Addiction Affects Parents When a son or daughter struggles with addiction, parents become secondary victims of the unprecedented opioid epidemic that kills 90 Americans each day. The experience of parenting through addiction can be devastating to the...
Riverbank House Community Member Receives PAARI Award
Riverbank's Pat Anderson Recognized for Work in Recovery by the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative On June 28, PAARI honored the law enforcement partners, public health leaders, and elected officials who have helped grow its mission nationwide....
Another Recovery Success Story: Johnny, 26
Addiction took everything from me but bones and a beating heart. The disease sucked in every good thing in my life and spat it out. What's worse, I couldn't even recognize the good when I had it. I lost my dad when I was 11, and I looked for something or someone to...