I remember being very young and experiencing the New Jersey shore for the first time. I was holding my father's hand as the waves came rolling towards us. One moment we were just standing there and the next we were surrounded by chaos. I'll never forget holding on to his hand and how that was my only grasp with a stable world.
This is a good image for my experience with WinGate because having a child who is struggling with alcohol, drugs and the challenges of adolescence is terrifying for a parent. I watched as my daughter self-destructed to epic proportions. It wasn't until we were working with WinGate and you Nancy, that I felt there was any stability to help us through this hard time. I should add that we all entered into this relationship kicking and screaming and I am so grateful we were able to get past our initial resistance and lack of knowledge about your wilderness therapy.
WinGate is a multi-dimensional class act. You lovingly included the whole family into this process by giving all of us structure and support. You provided tools for us as parents to take responsibility for our part and healing ways to relate to our daughter. We had weekly updates (including photos) where we could see the effects of nature, group support and therapy returning our daughter to a healthier version of herself. You helped us figure out a next step after WinGate.
A while ago I was talking to my daughter about a healthy concept and she told me, "yes, yes, I know that, they told it to us all the time in wilderness." Life with my daughter is not perfect even now. And in addition to that, there is hope. Hope that my daughter knows we love her and fought to help her, exposed her to concepts which can serve her during her entire life and offered her a hand out of the chaos.
Both my husband and I are huge fans of WinGate.
With warm regards,
A Loving Parent
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