[Music] according to the book the sober truth
according to the book the sober truth
according to the book the sober truth the national statistics for sustained
the national statistics for sustained
the national statistics for sustained recovery are five to ten percent
recovery are five to ten percent
recovery are five to ten percent hand-in-hand Lake County a local
hand-in-hand Lake County a local
hand-in-hand Lake County a local nonprofit however with his powerhouse of
nonprofit however with his powerhouse of
nonprofit however with his powerhouse of recovery and the Ruth house has a
recovery and the Ruth house has a
recovery and the Ruth house has a significant rise in our success 46 to 65
significant rise in our success 46 to 65
significant rise in our success 46 to 65 percent hi my name is Rebecca and I’m
percent hi my name is Rebecca and I’m
percent hi my name is Rebecca and I’m also the founder and the director of
also the founder and the director of
also the founder and the director of Ruth house in a survey reported by the
Ruth house in a survey reported by the
Ruth house in a survey reported by the partnership for drug-free kids and the
partnership for drug-free kids and the
partnership for drug-free kids and the New York office of alcoholism and
New York office of alcoholism and
New York office of alcoholism and substance abuse shows us that 10% of all
substance abuse shows us that 10% of all
substance abuse shows us that 10% of all Americans 18 and older consider
Americans 18 and older consider
Americans 18 and older consider themselves to be in recovery these
themselves to be in recovery these
themselves to be in recovery these national representative figures indicate
national representative figures indicate
national representative figures indicate for us that there are 23 and a half
for us that there are 23 and a half
for us that there are 23 and a half million Americans who are overcoming
million Americans who are overcoming
million Americans who are overcoming their involvement with substance abuse
here in America we punish our addicts
here in America we punish our addicts through the criminal justice system they
through the criminal justice system they
through the criminal justice system they break the law they get arrested and they
break the law they get arrested and they
break the law they get arrested and they begin their careers in the criminal
begin their careers in the criminal
begin their careers in the criminal justice system there are more people
justice system there are more people
justice system there are more people incarcerated today for drug offenses
incarcerated today for drug offenses
incarcerated today for drug offenses than there have been really in any time
than there have been really in any time
than there have been really in any time of our history according to the
of our history according to the
of our history according to the Sentencing Project the war on drugs 1982
Sentencing Project the war on drugs 1982
Sentencing Project the war on drugs 1982 there were four hundred and forty
there were four hundred and forty
there were four hundred and forty thousand nine hundred people
thousand nine hundred people
thousand nine hundred people incarcerated in 1980 while there were
incarcerated in 1980 while there were
incarcerated in 1980 while there were four hundred and sixty nine thousand 545
four hundred and sixty nine thousand 545
four hundred and sixty nine thousand 545 in 2005 according to the National
in 2005 according to the National
in 2005 according to the National Institute for drug abuse the estimated
Institute for drug abuse the estimated
Institute for drug abuse the estimated total cost of substance abuse to include
total cost of substance abuse to include
total cost of substance abuse to include the cost of productivity healthcare and
the cost of productivity healthcare and
the cost of productivity healthcare and crime related
crime related
crime related is six hundred billion dollars annually
is six hundred billion dollars annually
is six hundred billion dollars annually at transitional houses like his power
at transitional houses like his power
at transitional houses like his power house and the Ruth house we are able to
house and the Ruth house we are able to
house and the Ruth house we are able to build community with our residents we
build community with our residents we
build community with our residents we teach repair inton we go through issues
teach repair inton we go through issues
teach repair inton we go through issues of trauma as well as life skills at Ruth
of trauma as well as life skills at Ruth
of trauma as well as life skills at Ruth house we also are able to include the
house we also are able to include the
house we also are able to include the kids in this process to some degree
kids in this process to some degree
kids in this process to some degree everyone who comes to his power house or
everyone who comes to his power house or
everyone who comes to his power house or the Ruth’s house finds that there is
the Ruth’s house finds that there is
the Ruth’s house finds that there is some trauma that needs to be addressed
some trauma that needs to be addressed
some trauma that needs to be addressed in addition to the addiction work that
in addition to the addiction work that
in addition to the addiction work that we do in the book the life model we read
we do in the book the life model we read
we do in the book the life model we read that there are two types of traumas in
that there are two types of traumas in
that there are two types of traumas in brain science trauma type A which is
brain science trauma type A which is
brain science trauma type A which is neglect the lack of necessary good
neglect the lack of necessary good
neglect the lack of necessary good things malnutrition
things malnutrition
things malnutrition abandonment and a lack of joy in the
abandonment and a lack of joy in the
abandonment and a lack of joy in the home are the things that are associated
home are the things that are associated
home are the things that are associated with that trauma type B is the big-deal
with that trauma type B is the big-deal
with that trauma type B is the big-deal murder rape child molestation those
murder rape child molestation those
murder rape child molestation those kinds of things it’s important for us to
kinds of things it’s important for us to
kinds of things it’s important for us to know what the trauma is so that we will
know what the trauma is so that we will
know what the trauma is so that we will know where to go to work one of the most
know where to go to work one of the most
know where to go to work one of the most unique things about Ruth’s house is that
unique things about Ruth’s house is that
unique things about Ruth’s house is that when we have a client who is in crisis a
when we have a client who is in crisis a
when we have a client who is in crisis a trigger we were able to work with her
trigger we were able to work with her
trigger we were able to work with her not only to help her for that current
not only to help her for that current
not only to help her for that current situation but also to follow the trail
situation but also to follow the trail
situation but also to follow the trail back to the original source of pain we
back to the original source of pain we
back to the original source of pain we also go through several processes there
also go through several processes there
also go through several processes there where we teach day-to-day life skills
where we teach day-to-day life skills
where we teach day-to-day life skills that are necessary for us to live by
that are necessary for us to live by
that are necessary for us to live by it’s the home setting that helps us
it’s the home setting that helps us
it’s the home setting that helps us build community in order to do that
build community in order to do that
build community in order to do that Johann Hari in his book entitled chasing
Johann Hari in his book entitled chasing
Johann Hari in his book entitled chasing the Scream and his TED talk everything
the Scream and his TED talk everything
the Scream and his TED talk everything you know about recovery is wrong he
you know about recovery is wrong he
you know about recovery is wrong he talks about an
talks about an
talks about an spearmint called rat Park the reason for
spearmint called rat Park the reason for
spearmint called rat Park the reason for rat Park was they were aware that the
rat Park was they were aware that the
rat Park was they were aware that the American soldiers who were in Vietnam
American soldiers who were in Vietnam
American soldiers who were in Vietnam were using heroin and hallucinogenic
were using heroin and hallucinogenic
were using heroin and hallucinogenic drugs it was thought that when they came
drugs it was thought that when they came
drugs it was thought that when they came back to the United States of America
back to the United States of America
back to the United States of America that we would have an influx of addicts
that we would have an influx of addicts
that we would have an influx of addicts however that’s not what happened what we
however that’s not what happened what we
however that’s not what happened what we saw was those soldiers who came back to
saw was those soldiers who came back to
saw was those soldiers who came back to the United States of America who came
the United States of America who came
the United States of America who came and engaged in community and loving
and engaged in community and loving
and engaged in community and loving supportive families they stopped using
supportive families they stopped using
supportive families they stopped using right away however the addicts who came
right away however the addicts who came
right away however the addicts who came back to the United States they continued
back to the United States they continued
back to the United States they continued to use or the ones who didn’t have those
to use or the ones who didn’t have those
to use or the ones who didn’t have those support systems continued to use in the
support systems continued to use in the
support systems continued to use in the experiment they had a cage with one rat
experiment they had a cage with one rat
experiment they had a cage with one rat and two bottles of water one bottle of
and two bottles of water one bottle of
and two bottles of water one bottle of water had plain water and the other
water had plain water and the other
water had plain water and the other bottle had water laced with heroin the
bottle had water laced with heroin the
bottle had water laced with heroin the rat tasted both of the water bottles and
rat tasted both of the water bottles and
rat tasted both of the water bottles and there one rat continued to go back and
there one rat continued to go back and
there one rat continued to go back and forth to the heroin laced bottle to the
forth to the heroin laced bottle to the
forth to the heroin laced bottle to the point of death at that point they took a
point of death at that point they took a
point of death at that point they took a community of rats said they put that
community of rats said they put that
community of rats said they put that community in the same cage with the same
community in the same cage with the same
community in the same cage with the same two bottles of water all the rats tasted
two bottles of water all the rats tasted
two bottles of water all the rats tasted both types of water and the community of
both types of water and the community of
both types of water and the community of rats never went back to the heroin laced
rats never went back to the heroin laced
rats never went back to the heroin laced water we learned in that experience that
water we learned in that experience that
water we learned in that experience that it confirms for us that community living
it confirms for us that community living
it confirms for us that community living helps with the support system not only
helps with the support system not only
helps with the support system not only the support system but we couple that
the support system but we couple that
the support system but we couple that with a systematic approach to treatment
with a systematic approach to treatment
with a systematic approach to treatment concerning addiction issues of trauma
concerning addiction issues of trauma
concerning addiction issues of trauma and life skills when a woman at Ruth’s
and life skills when a woman at Ruth’s
and life skills when a woman at Ruth’s house finds herself in a conflict a
house finds herself in a conflict a
house finds herself in a conflict a trigger we have understood through the
trigger we have understood through the
trigger we have understood through the psychology of that what is going on in
psychology of that what is going on in
psychology of that what is going on in her mind the right-hand side of our
her mind the right-hand side of our
her mind the right-hand side of our brains is our emotional center it takes
brains is our emotional center it takes
brains is our emotional center it takes a picture of everything that you have
a picture of everything that you have
a picture of everything that you have ever done in your entire life
ever done in your entire life
ever done in your entire life never forgets it and immediately
never forgets it and immediately
never forgets it and immediately connects it to an emotion our left-hand
connects it to an emotion our left-hand
connects it to an emotion our left-hand side of our brain is our cognitive
side of our brain is our cognitive
side of our brain is our cognitive center how we learn to problem-solve
center how we learn to problem-solve
center how we learn to problem-solve make bacon and eggs those kinds of
make bacon and eggs those kinds of
make bacon and eggs those kinds of things well what happens when we’re
things well what happens when we’re
things well what happens when we’re under we’re having a trigger we’re in
under we’re having a trigger we’re in
under we’re having a trigger we’re in conflict is our right brain swallows up
conflict is our right brain swallows up
conflict is our right brain swallows up our left brains ability to process and
our left brains ability to process and
our left brains ability to process and problem-solve so what do we do with that
problem-solve so what do we do with that
problem-solve so what do we do with that we sit the girl down and whoever might
we sit the girl down and whoever might
we sit the girl down and whoever might be involved with that particular trigger
be involved with that particular trigger
be involved with that particular trigger that conflict we have them all together
that conflict we have them all together
that conflict we have them all together sometimes it’s the entire community that
sometimes it’s the entire community that
sometimes it’s the entire community that talks with them and so we help them to
talks with them and so we help them to
talks with them and so we help them to stay in that emotion in that memory at
stay in that emotion in that memory at
stay in that emotion in that memory at the same time that we’re helping them to
the same time that we’re helping them to
the same time that we’re helping them to ground and know that they’re safe and
ground and know that they’re safe and
ground and know that they’re safe and they’re in a safe place and what happens
they’re in a safe place and what happens
they’re in a safe place and what happens then is really remarkable the two halves
then is really remarkable the two halves
then is really remarkable the two halves of a brain connect and healing happens
of a brain connect and healing happens
of a brain connect and healing happens every single time we are able to bring
every single time we are able to bring
every single time we are able to bring that about more and more in our heads
that about more and more in our heads
that about more and more in our heads and our hearts get healed we are so
and our hearts get healed we are so
and our hearts get healed we are so excited about that because when we come
excited about that because when we come
excited about that because when we come to a place of healing it helps us to be
to a place of healing it helps us to be
to a place of healing it helps us to be more focused on the things that we need
more focused on the things that we need
more focused on the things that we need to do recovery work or parenting it
to do recovery work or parenting it
to do recovery work or parenting it helps us to do life skills learn how to
helps us to do life skills learn how to
helps us to do life skills learn how to do them and by doing so we have found
do them and by doing so we have found
do them and by doing so we have found that it just increases their ability to
that it just increases their ability to
that it just increases their ability to remain in recovery everyone has been
remain in recovery everyone has been
remain in recovery everyone has been affected by substance abuse those who
affected by substance abuse those who
affected by substance abuse those who have not but don’t use and those who do
have not but don’t use and those who do
have not but don’t use and those who do through community living we have found
through community living we have found
through community living we have found that we can restore family relationships
that we can restore family relationships
that we can restore family relationships we can help people begin to be restored
we can help people begin to be restored
we can help people begin to be restored themselves and they begin to be
themselves and they begin to be
themselves and they begin to be productive members of their communities
productive members of their communities
productive members of their communities connected to their communities and they
connected to their communities and they
connected to their communities and they begin to thrive they’re happier they’re
begin to thrive they’re happier they’re
begin to thrive they’re happier they’re healthier
healthier
healthier they get to live the life that they were
they get to live the life that they were
they get to live the life that they were created to live when a woman comes to
created to live when a woman comes to
created to live when a woman comes to Ruth’s house oftentimes she has only the
Ruth’s house oftentimes she has only the
Ruth’s house oftentimes she has only the shoes on her feet and the clothes on her
shoes on her feet and the clothes on her
shoes on her feet and the clothes on her back but through the grace of God when
back but through the grace of God when
back but through the grace of God when they walk out the door they’re healed
they walk out the door they’re healed
they walk out the door they’re healed and they know that they are fully known
and they know that they are fully known
and they know that they are fully known fully loved and fully accepted thank you
fully loved and fully accepted thank you
fully loved and fully accepted thank you so much
so much
so much [Music]
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