What does the research say?
There is an implicit assumption within prevailing models of addiction treatment that family health improves spontaneously upon recovery initiation of the addicted family member. That assumption is evident in the paucity of family-oriented treatment models and the lack of post-treatment monitoring of family functioning and family member health. Stephanie Brown performed a great service when she referred to the impact of addiction recovery on the family system as the “trauma of recovery.” Her work underscores two critical truths: 1) recovery can be destabilizing to families whose roles, rules and rituals have become organized around active addiction, and 2) family members and family units need sustained support through the recovery process. - William White
Our approach helps families get the best chance at sustained/long term recovery.
- Our family-driven service model emphasizes mindfulness, meditation, trauma work, service work, creativity, community, and joyful, sustainable living.
- We can help a loved one at any stage of change, ranging from ‘I’m not even sure I have a substance problem’ all the way to ‘I just got out of rehab and want to go to A.A. meetings every day.’
- We don’t judge how a person addresses their recovery from addiction. Maybe A.A. is helpful to you and you find everything you need there. If it’s not, we genuinely believe there are many pathways to recovery.
- We claim the best chance at sustained recovery because we facilitate a practice that offers a superior level of client connection and compassion, across a wide spectrum of recovery services, delivered over an extended period of time.
- Our "whole family" recovery approach, for the best outcomes, can total one year of continuous involvement with Sustainable Recovery™.
Testimonials
To have someone in your corner, both for the recovering addict and also the rest of the family is invaluable! Tim Harrington comes to the table with life experience, knowledge, and great communication skills.
He is a great sounding board, a thought provoking resource, a guide and a mentor. He invites us to think some new thoughts and learn some new behaviors. He challenges both our son and our family to create a NEW beginning and allow time to show that it works. It was amazing to have someone who finally understood my feelings of desperation and not knowing what to do next.
Through this journey he encourages, has empathy and yet won’t leave you “stranded”. You feel empowered to be proactive and learn from someone who has already “ been there...done that”.
I appreciate the times he’s spent working with us as a team to rebuild the lost time we’ve had as a family and to see our son flourish and grow. He reminds us of how far we’ve come and the reasons to stay focused.
His resources are great! I know that having Tim as our coach has been pivotal on this journey OUT of addiction and it’s hold on our family. Thanks Tim for your dedication. We appreciate you very much!
- Chris Lutz
He is a great sounding board, a thought provoking resource, a guide and a mentor. He invites us to think some new thoughts and learn some new behaviors. He challenges both our son and our family to create a NEW beginning and allow time to show that it works. It was amazing to have someone who finally understood my feelings of desperation and not knowing what to do next.
Through this journey he encourages, has empathy and yet won’t leave you “stranded”. You feel empowered to be proactive and learn from someone who has already “ been there...done that”.
I appreciate the times he’s spent working with us as a team to rebuild the lost time we’ve had as a family and to see our son flourish and grow. He reminds us of how far we’ve come and the reasons to stay focused.
His resources are great! I know that having Tim as our coach has been pivotal on this journey OUT of addiction and it’s hold on our family. Thanks Tim for your dedication. We appreciate you very much!
- Chris Lutz
"After many dark years in addiction, I was trying to find a path to recovery. I had known Tim for some time, and I called him and asked for his help. He came the following day with a suitcase. Over the next month, we went to Denver for outpatient treatment, lived in a two-bed hotel room, and spent time together I will remember fondly and for the rest of my life. Tim did not judge me, he did not tell me what to do, and he did not make decisions for me. He supported me unconditionally with his love, his strength, and his own experience. Tim taught me how to live my life in a way that aligned with my deepest beliefs and values, and, in time, I have come to experience that which I had always sought in my addiction but never found--true and living joy, happiness, and contentment. Tim's ideas and methods exist on the very edge of contemporary thought and practice regarding addiction, and they are tremendously powerful and effective. Tim was there the day I got clean, and he is in my life today. Tim has become one of the closest friends I've ever had. His gifts have benefitted me profoundly and have changed the very course of my life. I am unspeakably grateful for Tim's friendship, his love, his strength, and his guidance."
- DQ
- DQ
"Our son hit bottom in November of 2012. Having been in out of treatment for over 6 years we were afraid we were finally going to lose him. We were desperate and didn't know where to turn when Tim was recommended to us. As a change coach he took over and helped guide us through the turbulent weeks and months ahead. Tim mentored us in writing intervention letters to our son, selecting the best in patient treatment facility for him, traveling with him and coordinating his treatment regimen both during and most importantly after his discharge. For the first 6 months we had weekly phone consultations with Tim during which he would update us on our sons progress and advise us on how to interact with him during this critical period. After his discharge, he advised us on the best options for housing, selecting the best therapist and getting him active in the local AA chapter and getting a sponsor.
Our son has been sober for 15 months and is living a happy, productive and healthy life. There are no guarantees but we finally feel like we have our son back for the first time in over 10 years. We credit Tim for helping us put all the pieces together that gave him the best chance for discovering the road to recovery. Tim, we thank you and Sustainable Recovery from the bottom of our hearts."
- Ed & Marne Holstein
Our son has been sober for 15 months and is living a happy, productive and healthy life. There are no guarantees but we finally feel like we have our son back for the first time in over 10 years. We credit Tim for helping us put all the pieces together that gave him the best chance for discovering the road to recovery. Tim, we thank you and Sustainable Recovery from the bottom of our hearts."
- Ed & Marne Holstein
"Tim lives his recovery and his service to it. If you need any help for yourself, a friend or family member who is having a hard time with addiction, Tim is a trustworthy and invaluable, completely reliable and confidential, source of service and information.
Tim is not the same person as Ticht Nhat Hanh, but many of his online comments lately have led me to nickname him 'Tim Nhat Hanh'. He is a wise man who can help people look inwards at themselves.
Do not hesitate to contact him if you may need to avail yourself or someone close to you of his services, his capabilities and his help. He can get people through and out of what many may feel is an impossible situation."
Forever grateful,
- Peter O.
Tim is not the same person as Ticht Nhat Hanh, but many of his online comments lately have led me to nickname him 'Tim Nhat Hanh'. He is a wise man who can help people look inwards at themselves.
Do not hesitate to contact him if you may need to avail yourself or someone close to you of his services, his capabilities and his help. He can get people through and out of what many may feel is an impossible situation."
Forever grateful,
- Peter O.
Sustainable Recovery ™
Caring for Your Family from Start to Flourish!
Contact Timothy Harrington
Email: tim@sustainablerecovery.net
Telephone: 323-804-5555
Caring for Your Family from Start to Flourish!
Contact Timothy Harrington
Email: tim@sustainablerecovery.net
Telephone: 323-804-5555
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