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Introduction to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Can Happen to Anyone Continuing with the idea that we are not our diagnoses, we want to discuss post-traumatic stress...

Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Mental Health, OCD & ADHD

What is Psychosis? Psychosis is sensory perceptions and abnormal thinking experienced by an individual struggling with a schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic-based disorder. Reminder!...

The Nature of Depression

Depression, Mental Health

Changing Perspective on Depression For some, “depression” is a scary word that carries a connotation of weakness and shame. For others, it’s a...

The Nature of Anxiety

Anxiety

The Nature of Anxiety Extreme and constant emotional states (i.e. mania, anger, fear, sorrow, grief, and worry) lead to serious mental health disorders...

You Are Not Your Diagnosis

Bipolar Disorder, Depression, OCD & ADHD, Stress & Trauma

Navigating the Sea of Modern Mental Health Diagnosis Our themes from this week forward are going to be a general overview of mental health...

Transformation

Bipolar Disorder, Relationships, Family & Love

Manifesting Real Transformation Have you ever thought, I would like to be a little less crazy? Or, I would like to be a little...

Intro to Parent Models

OCD & ADHD, Philosophy & Psychology

Images of Healthy Parent Models Today we begin a new series on images of healthy parent models. It’s no real stretch to suggest that...

Introduction to Dream Work

Mental Health, Philosophy & Psychology

Personal and Reflective of the Collective Unconscious Freud and Jung both played a significant role in the deep psychological emphasis on the...

Typology: Archetypal Insight and Interpersonal Understanding

Mental Health, OCD & ADHD

Opening the Darkened Caverns In Integrity In Depth, Jungian Analyst and Typology Specialist John Beebe suggests that therapy engages typological functions of both the...

Nurturing the Unique Genius of the Soul

Philosophy & Psychology

… All I did was give him a look of confident expectation. An infant learning to walk, you know he can learn to walk,...

21 Day Challenge

Bipolar Disorder, OCD & ADHD

This week's theme is going to focus on two things. First, we are going to piggyback on our recent “Future Selves” blog and focus...

Our Future Selves

Anxiety, Depression

The Closest of Strangers As we speak, at this very moment, there is someone very close to you whom you will never meet. You...

Grief and Loss

Grief & Loss

"When we deny the full expression of our grief, it lays like a weight on our hearts, causing emotional pain and physical ailments"...

Fear and Self-Doubt

Bipolar Disorder, OCD & ADHD

The Identified Problem Fear is part of the human experience and unanimously felt. However, our fears are also deeply personal and rooted in lived...

Gratitude

Bipolar Disorder, Depression

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have...

Shadow and Vulnerability

Holistic Mental Health, Mental Health

It goes without saying that this year presents a difficult task for all of us. We all have questions about our place in this...

Shadows and Halloween

Mental Health, Philosophy & Psychology

Our Celebration of the Macabre “To confront a person with his Shadow is to show him his own light…anyone who perceives his Shadow and...

Athena

Philosophy & Psychology

Athena: The Tempered Presence Let’s explore the qualities of Athena. Namely, her hero-favoring nature and her commanding and tempered presence. With Athena,...

Hear From Those We've Impacted

Barn Life is uniquely special. As someone who has had long stretches of sobriety with "traditional" communities and methods, Barn Life stepped in when I started struggling during the pandemic and said "traditional" methods failed to help.The staff here are exceptional. This is a truly subjective statement, but it is my honest opinion that the people from the owner (Hi Matt!) to EVERYONE else works there because they believe in the work and want to share the tools they found.Barn Life and their little sibling, Peer Mental Wellness were the launchpad from a shell of an existence to person with self-love/respect, and a life-mission of personal development.

Steven D.

Best for someone looking for spiritual healing in addition to their mental health healing.

Luka P.

Barn life is probably one of the most amazing facilities you could ever attend when it comes to mental illness. This was the first place that popped up when I was searching for help and I’m so thankful that it did. The environment is very therapeutic, the staff is awesome, and the group discussions and activities were so helpful in me understanding what I was experiencing. Do not hesitate to be a part of this place. It’s literally a game changer. I was only there for 6 weeks but I wished I stayed at least 6 months. Ever since returning home, I’ve been much happier and my perspective has changed dramatically. I’ve done things and participated in events at my college that I never thought I would be able to do. This place is truly amazing and I’m forever grateful that I found this place.

Ariana E.

Through trial and error of trying to stay sober this program is definitely the most caring and supporting of them all if anyone needs help and is willing to help themselves I suggest barnlife they will for a fact give you the push you need and the tools to keep you going

Mason T.

My daughter has been at Barn Life Recovery now for two months. It was my last resort to send her 9 hours away from me. She has been in drug and mental health rehabs in and out for two years. This was my last stitch effort to save my daughter and get her back to herself. Alyssa and I spoke multiple times before deciding. Their willingness to do everything for her and the different teams they have work with them is amazing. My daughter is happy again and clean and sober. She loves it there in their outpatient program. They restore your faith in humanity. They help restore someone who is broken in so many places to themselves. They have put the light back in my daughters eyes. They are committed to helping each person who truly wants the help. They assist in helping them get jobs and be responsible members of society. I recommend their program to anyone wanting to recover from drug, alcohol and mental health.Thank you to all the people at Barn Life who have made my daughter smile and bring the light back to her eyes. I am truly grateful.DawnaLee

DawnaLee W.

I am alumni from Zen Recovery Path / a great place , and live a happy healthy life ever since / great peaceful place to recover // Namaste

Michael M.