If Only
Imagine peering through the window of opportunity. Your hands contouring the side of your face, your nose pushed up against the window, your eyes fixated on potential possibilities, “If only.” Your breath fogging the window temporarily and then it dissipates nearly as quickly as your hope does. Imagine that the quality of life was contingent upon accessibility, your hands cupping the side of your face as you think, “if I could afford to go there, I know I’d get better.”
“In recovery, you have the opportunity to turn pain to power, trauma to triumph and victimization to victory! “
Visual observation reinforces that idea, evidenced by smiles, laughter, and community cohesion. Uninhibited joy permeates the room as you sigh, your gaze slowly descends, your head drops and your eyes examine the imperfections of the concrete sidewalk as you walk away. Accessibility recedes with each step, and the reality of your situation is reinforced by internal dialogue, saturated with self-doubt, guilt and shame.
This is the experience of many in pursuit of an improved quality of life, one free from alcohol and substance use. A life free from self-destructive behavior, and the intensity of an internal conflict of two competing forces, and you, the mediator between life and death based on the choices you make. However, those choices are validated by social determinants of health, environmental influence, and inaccessibility.
The Cost of Admission
Fee for service, sliding fee scales, and pre-authorization are introductory words that precede care. It is like a foreign dialect without the aid of an interpreter, with a building sense of urgency to expedite the healing process. This only intensifies the uncertainty and fear, compounded by the physical response to withdrawal.
Many times, we dictate our worth in response to things that we have done or said. Our minds, a whirlwind of costly mistakes, ill-advised choices, and displaced responsibility. Looking desperately for ways to self-sabotage, looking for ways to manipulate your way out of an opportunity at the reclamation of life. An opportunity of a lifetime that will create a lifetime of opportunities is at your fingertips; separated only by an internal conflict, a throwback to behavior that is not conducive to the way you were raised, nearly eliminating self-worth and assuming the role of judge, jury and executioner. You have established self-induced boundaries that you have violated with prejudice, enacting the “twinkie defense” with impunity. “I would never do that.” “Who drinks at 8 o’clock in the morning?” “I would never stick a needle in my arm; besides, I am afraid of needles.” The finely threaded fabric of time, dissecting your life with surgical precision but making a valiant attempt to stitch your life back together.
You’ve paid the price with your pride, dignity and self-respect but it’s not enough to cover the cost of admission. Until now….
Accessibility
At Scottsdale Recovery Center, we recognized the disparity and the inequities impacting marginalized, underserved populations, the chasm for which many of us has fallen. The social determinants of health that have had a profound impact on your life and stunted personal development. And an industry that has created a revolving door with antiquated interventions and modalities that have perpetuated hope, a passive wish for an enhanced quality of life.
Now imagine a buffet, total freedom and accessibility. Free from consumption envy that goes beyond the typical five-course structure of specific culinary progression, a flavorful showcase of epicurean perfection but still offering excellence through an elevated standard of care. The menu on full display through visual observation, a kaleidoscope of emotions, many of which you haven’t seen or felt before.
Skilled and trained professionals that operate within an organization worthy of a “Michelin Star.” Metaphorically speaking, think of them as Chefs disguised as trained clinicians, behavioral health professionals with lived experience who are ready to serve up anything on the menu. Confidence. Self-worth. Identity. Love, the notoriously unemployed emotion, especially as it relates to us.
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The opportunity to recover your pride, dignity and self-respect. The elusive identity you have run from for so long is made possible by simply creating accessibility.
The buffet is one of the only places you have to pay up front, and you already have. The invaluable currency when learning that life didn’t happen to you, it happened for you.
At Scottsdale Recovery Center, we are so certain that no matter who is on the other side of that windowpane, they are worth the investment. YOU are worth the investment! We are supremely confident that we will fill not only fill the void, but you will leave satisfied and content.
Inclusion
The ability to adopt lingo in correlation to experience is contingent upon your ability to break down the language barrier. You may hear an individual say, “when I get out,” rather than “when I successfully complete the program.” “I think” rather than “I know.” Access has removed the physical barrier but becoming a linguistic peer creates inclusion.
Be a Champion of Your Life
Many of us have paid the price for our addictions, a costly investment that has spanned years, maybe even decades. However; you now have the opportunity to become a part of a movement, a culture, a member of a tribe with a specific dialect and language that you now understand fluently. Inclusivity without reserve, the full embrace of love and acceptance that is established on equity and reciprocity. We all stood outside that windowpane, seeking acceptance and accessibility. You now have the opportunity to enact lived experience — to turn pain to power, trauma to triumph and victimization to victory! To become a champion in your own life. More importantly, to give what you now have. At Scottsdale Recovery Center, we have left the light on specifically for you!
Usability
Being information rich but utilization broke has created repetition while failing to produce anticipated results. This may not have been your first experience, but we strive to ensure it is your last. Excuses have always comforted your incapacity and by enacting the skill set acquired at Scottsdale Recovery Center. You will be at capacity, and your cup will run over before it ever runs dry. You can’t lose with the stuff we use!
Learn more at https://www.scottsdalerecovery.com
Lee Yaiva is a proud Hopi from the Village of Soongopavi in Northeastern Arizona and a member of the Water Clan (Patkiwungwa). He is the CEO of Scottsdale Recovery Center, the owner of HNIC, LLC, the founder of Reztoration Health and Healing 501(c)(3), and serves on local and national boards that ensure equitable access to high quality care. With 20 years of expertise in behavioral health and addiction treatment, Yaiva is known for blending clinical acumen with business insight, driving innovative solutions to address evolving trends in therapeutic interventions and service delivery.
