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After a period of active addiction, the principles Recovery invites you to embrace will appear foreign at first; seem as if you are locking into a lifestyle of endless limitations. This is not true. At Pelgrim Place, we find it is as our residents face the realities of their lives that they begin to accessContinue reading “Rise – Beach Potjie”

Co – dependency and the roles in a family affected by addiction. @Pelgrim’s Place – Co-dependency and the different roles within the family has been the focus of this month’s didactics. In these groups we have explored the complex dynamics of the resident’s relationships and the roles of their family members in their addiction. ItContinue reading “Learning to be interdependent”

One of the great passions at Pelgrim’s Place is freshly baked bread every morning. Besides the great life lessons of self sustainability and being cost effective, baking bread has taught the farm residents to be Mindful in the morning. One resident who has suffered from depression for years finds the menial task of creating aContinue reading “Baking Beats Bad Beliefs”