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Elaine's story – Ocean Hills founder
Never lose hope. No matter how far you’ve gone in your addiction, there is always a way back. I believe in miracles. I am one.
Chasing someone else's demons
If you're sick of trying to chase someone else's demons, help your loved one get the help they need with people who have walked the walk.
How to help when someone you love is an alcoholic
You can be strong, be kind and offer to organise them the treatment in rehab they need, when they're ready.
Wine mum culture under the microscope
There were a lot of good times – I’ll be honest about that – but there were also a lot of bad times, sloppy times and dangerous times.
Aftercare: a community of support
Every week, our Ocean Hills community of guests who have completed the live-in programme meet online to support each other.
The opposite of addiction is connection
As one addict helps another through the raw and challenging days of early recovery, a bond forms, leading to a lifetime connection.
No easing out of addiction lockdown
Once people have admitted that they're powerless over their addiction and are willing to ask for help, a new life in sobriety can begin.
Locked and loaded: sober in lockdown
Freedom is sobriety and today, I'm going to love it like nothing else.
A day in the life of rehab
We understand the struggle of addiction and live in the solution of recovery.
Dancing through the New Year in recovery
When we're sober, the lights are on and the filters are off.
Walk for peace
It’s time for my mind to unfold and my body to wake up as my feet tread the grass and I breathe deeply in the fresh, sweet morning air.
TESTIMONIAL - MIKE
Without doubt, this was the best decision I have ever made.
What is rehab?
Most privately-run rehabs – like Ocean Hills Detox and Rehabilitation – are run ‘inhouse’, which means you live at the facility for a while.
Learning to love yourself
Anna was nowhere ready to give up drinking but the damage to her liver after years of alcohol abuse forced her to get sober.
Relapse prevention
Relapse doesn’t have to be inevitable. As long as you aware of the risks, you can plan to avoid the triggers.
Life in recovery: living in ‘the middle’
As using addicts, we’re never just ‘in the middle’. In fact, most of us aspired never to be in that place as it was not exciting at all. Liv
Playing the tape through
What story are you telling yourself about your drinking? Play the entire scenario through of having a drink before you take that first sip.
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