Brookhaven Hospital

  Janice Ponds, MA, LADC is one our therapists at Brookhaven Hospital.  She specializes in and is passionate about helping people with substance abuse issues.  Janice gave a presentation entitled, “Stages of Addiction, Stages of Change and Levels of Care,” to attendees of our Pastoral Seminar Series on April 11, 2013.  A big part of [...]

Finding love while in recovery can be a tricky proposition.  You often hear about, and may have experienced personally, people getting together during or after treatment.  In Alcoholic’s Annonymous, there are twelve recognized steps of recovery.  The unofficial “13th Step” can refer  to dating while in recovery or specifically  to someone with years of sobriety [...]

Holidays are a time of joy and togetherness for families and friends across the nation, but for an individual without those social lines, it can be a time of loneliness and sadness causing a sense of the “blues”. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance reports that 35 million Americans will be affected by depression in their lifetime, [...]

Relationships and recovery is such an incredibly profound subject because the two go hand in hand- you cannot have one without the other. This concept alone is a double edged sword because every individual’s life is made up of relationships and these bonds can be viewed as a blessing and a curse at the same [...]

For many individuals recovering from a mental health condition, staying in control of their life is the key to a successful recovery. To put recovery into action, one must focus on their resilience and regaining control of their life before further treating or managing their symptoms. As an opportunity for personal growth and self discovery, [...]

  Welcome to Brookhaven Hospital’s Alumni Corner; a new and exciting addition to our website that is a special quarterly newsletter that Alumni’s can visit to stay on track with their successful recovery.  Brookhaven has a special passion for its alumni and is always looking to help our past patients in learning about the latest [...]

  Welcome to Brookhaven Hospital’s Alumni Corner; a new and exciting addition to our website that is a special newsletter that Alumni’s can visit on a quarterly basis to stay on track with their successful recovery.  Brookhaven has a special passion for its alumni and is always looking to aide our past residents in the [...]