This place saved my life. I was the last person to want to go to rehab or who ever thought they would've lasted a day there. This is the only place I ever could have stayed at, and it ended up saving me. I got a second chance in life because of what I was able to learn about myself while I was there along with how to finally find a cure for my disease. Before I went to Wellness, I had tried everything else; AA programs, Outpatient programs, books, etc. Nothing prevented me from relapsing again.

Wellness is amazing because of the program and the staff. They all genuinely care so much. I went through some of the darkest moments of my life crying in the group sessions and they cried along with me while I healed. The love and support the staff shows is something I never dreamed of. I consider all of them family and am forever grateful for what they helped me accomplish.

The living accommodations are unreal. It's hard to stay somewhere for extended periods of time but Wellness always felt like I was right at home. You go through so much healing here, in one on one therapy, group therapy, building a network outside by attending meetings in all different kinds (AA, Refuge, Smart, etc). They do such a great job at making everyone comfortable while making connections with others going through the same battle as you. When I walked through the doors, I remember telling them I didn't need help, or therapy and that I didn't have any triggers. Shortly after I found myself laughing at how oblivious I was once I finally started to understand myself and get real with myself.

The staff takes you on outings every week and hikes. My favorite was sailing the San Francisco bay. It gives you a chance to see what comes up and how you feel in the real world. They play sports with you, card games, board games, you name it. Energy healing, yoga classes, meditation were all things I could never imagine myself doing. I couldn't meditate for two minutes before I came here. Now it is one of my favorite things to do.

The other clients that I met during my stay are some of the bestfriends I've ever had. We went through it together and bonded over everything, unpacking our baggage one by one, laying it all on the floor, and going through it deciding what we're not going to carry going forward.

I never thought I'd be able to heal from what I was running from for so long. I never thought I'd be able to go through such intense recovery. I never thought anything would help me and that I was doomed to be an alcoholic forever.

I wish everyone, even non-alcoholics or addicts, got a chance to stay here. Most programs don't address the reasons WHY we drink, they don't touch on the very things were trying to numb and avoid. Wellness gives you the courage to fix drinking at the source. To fix the reasons why we drink. For me, I had every reason on earth to not drink, I hit bottom so many times and kept going. Nothing woke me up like the way the staff and program did here.

You won't find a place or staff like this anywhere. You'll be transformed and it will carry far beyond just addiction help. It'll touch into every part of your life and give you a new sense of awareness, self confidence, self love, forgiveness, peace and a new appreciation to live life again, but right this time.

This place is amazing. The staff, the curriculum, and the accommodations are all 5 stars.

Starting with the staff, I initially spoke with Tiffany who I found out later on was a founder of the company. She was very patient and made herself available for me to text at any time. Everyone is humble, you wouldn’t be able to tell who was what position because from the founder down everyone was willing to speak with you, clean up messes, and pitch in to help with any task no matter how small. In places like this typically you will find staff members who like to exercise their power over you, “power trippers”, but I did not get that vibe from anyone during my entire stay there and believe me I’ve been in my fair share of these places. Also everyone from the CEO to the cook were all extremely knowledgeable and had wisdom to share. I honestly loved everyone there. Nikki the medical coordinator is awesome. Lindsey the program manager is such a kind gentle soul. Lesley the chef was amazing. Rita the weekend cook always went out of her way to bake us sweets. Peter was super down to earth and an undercover beast. Dave was so funny and always made us laugh. DJ took me and my family out for walks and was a gym rat like me also. Jake was so patient and loving in his teaching as well as knowledgeable and interesting. Gerry was a super rad guy who made the most creative and awesome breakfasts. Theo was such an interesting guy who had so much life experience and had knowledge on pretty much any subject you could think of. Chris the primary therapist was so good that I am continuing to see him for our couple’s counseling. Beth another therapist I saw there was also very good and was sad that I couldn’t continue to see her afterwards as she did not have a private practice.

The curriculum was interesting and not stale. For someone who has spent probably close to a year in these types of places that’s pretty amazing. Jake the primary substance counselor does an amazing job of presenting his material and is always open to feedback and trying to figure out new ways of teaching. In process groups I was impressed with his ability to steer the conversation back on track and gently allow clients to look at parts of themselves that were not easy to look at or that they were in denial about. He was trained in the ways of disruption and so often times these will be hard things to hear but it’s a great way to facilitate growth during these groups. When I had issues, he always made himself available to work through with me. All of the staff would make themselves available if anyone needed support. I'd also like to note that I've been to countless county funded programs where you will get staff members who do not teach but simply hand out worksheets, go around the room and have clients read and answer the questions on the page. Very little value is added. This is completely not the case with Wellness.

Every wednesday we would have a group outing. These were usually planned together with Nikki and would include a meal and an activity. Dave would be our companion for the trip. These were super fun. We had sushi, Pluto’s at Santana Row, Konjoe Burger and for activities we went to K1 Speed for go carting, nail salon for mani and pedi’s (I got my brows waxed too), other options included going to SF for on a boat, and going to Golf Land for mini golf and arcade.

Every Friday Nikki would take us or for a nice hike. These were awesome. We went hiking on Los Gatos trail and a few other places I don’t know the name of. It’s a really nice way to end the week and I loved it. It was like free cardio 😛.

Saturdays are family group where you can bring family or loved ones and be able to process together. This was really cool because your family gets to see that this disease doesn't affect just homeless people, or stupid people, all the clients here had respectable careers, families, and we even had a millionaire with us during our time. Sundays we have visits in the afternoon.