Expedition Recovery

Expedition Recovery We offer rewarding experiences, to our recovery community, that promote individual growth through educational outdoor activities. Nature heals.

We create an environment that encourages presence and vulnerability. We recover together. We empower our clients to build a life and recovery plan that matches their own goals. We educate clients with skills that transfer from the outdoors to the day-to-day. We create the atmosphere that encourages that through engaging outdoor activities that are conducted in an emotionally and physically safe ma

nner. We achieve outcomes by showing up with authenticity, keeping our focus on the client first, understanding the client’s needs and tailoring experiences that present the appropriate level of risk to promote growth. We do this by teaching skills that transfer from the outer world to the inner world. We reduce risk to the lowest possible level while still offering valuable experiences. Experiential learning promotes integration of the knowledge and skills gained. We strongly believe there are multiple pathways to recovery. We offer a program of empowerment through the development of outdoor skills, individual goal setting, mentoring and connection with nature. Our Values:
1. Play – necessary to development of skills at every stage of life, required for emotional regulation.
2. Passion – the source of purpose, commitment and inspiration that drives us to be our best.
3. Presence – the way in which we show up for ourselves and our community; emotionally available, authentic and vulnerable.
4. Local Community - Strong community supports individual well-being and individual well-being strengthens community.
5. Recovery First - Supporting people, suffering with the disease of addition, is an integral part of why we do what we do.
6. The Natural World - Conservation of the natural world is key to protecting the enjoyment and learning of all individuals, communities and future generations

We are, first and foremost, peers in recovery. We have the shared experience in recovery the gives us firsthand knowledge to relate directly to our clients. We are members of the community. We are recovery professionals and outdoor educators. Our clients are individuals in recovery or trying to clarify their own relationship with recovery. They have begun a journey either through working with a therapist or through formal treatment. Our clients are seeking to strengthen their recovery, find their own path or build life goals.

08/03/2026

Your needs aren’t the problem. Your strategies are.

Too many people who’ve experienced trauma have been taught they’re selfish for trying to get their needs met.

I don’t believe that’s true.

The need for love, safety, support, and connection isn’t selfish. Those are deeply human needs.

The question isn’t whether you’re trying to meet your needs.

The question is how.

Recovery isn’t about convincing yourself you shouldn’t have needs. It’s about learning healthier ways to meet them.

What need is your current strategy trying to fill?

08/01/2026

Listen up!

I’ve been censoring myself to make other people feel comfortable. But that’s not my job. We’re all need to learn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. That includes both me and you.

Sometimes you have to stop and smell the mushrooms.In a culture that seeks to keep us checked, it’s ok to find natural w...
07/15/2026

Sometimes you have to stop and smell the mushrooms.

In a culture that seeks to keep us checked, it’s ok to find natural ways to reconnect with yourself.

07/04/2026

Just recorded a brief, simple video about my recent struggles with giving up caffeine.

I realized I wanted to talk about it… and I also realized I’m afraid to talk about it. Because if I do, it means I have to be accountable.

I’m also worried about what happens if I don’t give up caffeine, which shows me there’s still a bit of reservation.

This reminds me a lot of my early recovery from alcohol.

I’m going to keep sharing about this journey. Maybe it will help me. Maybe it will help you, too.

If you’ve ever felt like everyone else got a recovery handbook and you didn’t, you’re not alone. Most of us spent years ...
07/03/2026

If you’ve ever felt like everyone else got a recovery handbook and you didn’t, you’re not alone. Most of us spent years learning one way to navigate life.
Recovery is the process of learning another. It takes time.

You might even feel shame because you’ve had everything else figured out.

You’re not alone!

06/30/2026

I thought recovery would be about learning how to stop drinking. What I didn’t expect was having to learn how to live. How to handle disappointment. How to make friends. How to relax. How to trust myself.

For a long time I felt like everyone else knew what they were doing and I was just winging it.

What I’ve learned is that feeling lost isn’t a sign you’re doing recovery wrong. It’s often a sign you’re growing.

You don’t need more discipline.You might need less pressure.Many of us learned that success comes from pushing harder, d...
06/24/2026

You don’t need more discipline.

You might need less pressure.

Many of us learned that success comes from pushing harder, doing more, and never letting up.

So when we feel lost, disconnected, or exhausted, our first instinct is often to double down.

Work harder.
Try harder.
Fix ourselves.

But what if the problem isn’t a lack of effort?

What if you’ve spent so much energy becoming who others needed you to be that you’ve lost touch with who you are?

Sometimes growth doesn’t come from pushing.

It comes from pausing.

From listening.

From noticing what you’ve been too busy to hear.

The next step forward may not require more force.

It may require more presence.

Take a breath.

Notice what matters.

Trust what you find.

11 months ago, I decided to commit to practicing mindfulness meditation every day.Before that, I would practice for a we...
06/21/2026

11 months ago, I decided to commit to practicing mindfulness meditation every day.

Before that, I would practice for a week and then miss a few days. Or practice for two weeks and then miss a week. I kept coming back to meditation and seeing the benefits, but I couldn’t maintain the consistency I wanted.

So I set a goal of practicing every day for 200 days (my previous longest streak was 178).

In January, I hit that goal.

This morning, I reached one full year of meditating every day.

Here are a few things I learned:

If you want something to be a priority, you have to make it a priority.

Scheduling meditation immediately after I wake up (and use the bathroom) makes it much more likely to happen. Fewer opportunities to get distracted.

If you want consistency, you have to let go of perfection.

Some mornings, 20 minutes isn’t realistic. But 5 minutes of mindfulness is better than 1,440 minutes of mindlessness.

I can’t wait for perfect circumstances.

Some mornings, people are talking. The cat is making a ruckus. My mind is racing.

If I wait for complete silence, my practice won’t happen. More importantly, I miss the chance to practice accepting life as it is.

A less-than-perfect practice still counts.

A distracted mind still counts. A short practice still counts.

Showing up matters.

Over the last year, my practice has deepened, but I’ve also let go of striving to be mindful every second of every day.

Instead, I’ve settled into the practice with greater ease. I’ve become more familiar with my body, my emotions, and my thoughts, allowing them to be just as they are.

In the end, that’s what mindfulness is all about.

Be well, y’all.

P.S. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.

06/15/2026

You don’t have to earn support by reaching a breaking point.

For many of us, independence wasn’t just a personality trait—it was a survival strategy.

Maybe you learned early that relying on other people led to disappointment, conflict, or unmet needs. So you adapted. You became capable. Responsible. Self-sufficient.

And those qualities may have served you well.

Until they started costing you connection.

Healing doesn’t mean giving up your independence. It means expanding your capacity to receive support, trust safe people, and remember that you were never meant to carry everything alone.

If this resonates, here’s a small experiment:

The next time someone offers to help, pause before saying, “I’ve got it.”

Notice what comes up.

And if it feels safe, practice saying yes.

What’s one area of your life where accepting support feels challenging?

👇 Let me know in the comments.

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