Sefton Park Rehab

28/10/2025

🌿 Healing isn’t linear — and that’s okay.
At Sefton Park, we see recovery as a journey, not a destination. There are days that bend and circle back, but every pause holds purpose.

Learning to breathe again. Learning to trust yourself again.
That’s healing. That’s courage.

💙 Be patient with your process — even in becoming, you are already worthy.

21/10/2025

Sometimes recovery means doing it scared.
We wait for the “right” time, the perfect moment when we feel ready… but that moment rarely comes. Healing begins when we show up anyway — nervous, uncertain, imperfect — and choose courage over comfort.

At Sefton Park, we see every day that confidence grows from the act of trying, not the absence of fear. One brave step at a time. 🌱💙

20/10/2025

💙 When Someone You Love Is in Recovery

Addiction doesn’t just affect one person — it touches families, friendships, and whole support networks.
At Sefton Park, we see how powerful it is when loved ones become part of the recovery journey.

When a family member enters treatment, emotions can be mixed — hope, fear, frustration, relief — and all of them are valid.
Recovery is rarely a straight line, but it is possible, and families play a vital role in helping that change take root.

💬 Here’s what helps most:

Patience — progress takes time.

Compassion — empathy heals more than control ever could.

Understanding — you deserve support too.

Continuity — recovery continues long after discharge.

Every kind word, boundary, or moment of belief helps someone find their way back to themselves.

💛 You are part of their recovery story — not by carrying their burden, but by walking beside them.

08/10/2025

Sometimes peace looks like silence.
No reaction. No defence. No proving.
Just letting go — because not everything deserves your energy.
The truth has a way of taking care of itself. 🌿

Let them talk.
Let them twist.
You stay still — that’s your power. ✨

07/10/2025

💭 “Our triggers mirror our pain.”

Healing starts when we understand why we react the way we do.

Many of the things that unsettle us today — feeling unheard, dismissed, or afraid of conflict — often trace back to moments when our needs went unmet or our voices weren’t safe to use.

At Sefton Park, we work from a trauma-informed perspective, helping people make sense of their reactions and rebuild safety from the inside out.

💬 Healing isn’t about blame — it’s about understanding.

06/10/2025

💔 “A hole in my heart” — A mother’s plea after her son’s death linked to ketamine use.

Every statistic hides a story, and behind every story is a family left forever changed.

At Sefton Park, we see the human cost of substance use every single day — not in numbers, but in faces, names, and futures that could have, and should have been different.

Please take a moment to read this powerful piece from ITV News, and if you or someone you care about is struggling with ketamine or any other substance, reach out. Help is available, and recovery is possible.

👉 Read more: https://www.itv.com/news/central/2025-10-01/a-hole-in-my-heart-mums-plea-after-son-26-dies-as-ketamine-deaths-soar

📞 Sefton Park Admissions Team: 01934 626371
💬 Or message us privately — everything you share is confidential.

No one should have to lose a life, or a loved one, to something treatable.

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02/10/2025

Meet Jamie B! 🎭🥁🧀

Most of you know Jamie B — the counsellor who tells it like it is (whether you’re ready or not). He’s a tour de force of the counselling world, somehow managing to balance brutal honesty with a wicked sense of humour that sneaks in those “oh wow… that really landed” recovery truths.

Today we’re kicking off Fun Facts About Jamie B:

🎬 Favourite Films:

The Joker — because it captures the absolute insanity of humanity (and, let’s be honest, some group sessions).

It’s a Wonderful Life — because it’s beautiful, inspiring, and the ultimate recovery metaphor. It reminds us that even when life feels broken or hopeless, we all matter more than we know. That with connection, courage, and kindness, things do come together — and it turns out, it really is all worth it in the end.

🍴 Favourite Food: Mac & cheese with crispy streaky bacon, thick-cut doorstep bread and butter, and a pile of strong mature cheddar. Basically: carbs, comfort, and courage.

🥁 Favourite Way to Relax: Drumming — because nothing says “working through your stuff” like rhythmically hitting things.

Now it’s over to you…
👉 What are your favourite fun facts, memories, or one-liners from Jamie B? (Bonus points if it’s one of those moments that made you laugh so hard you forgot what you were crying about!)

29/09/2025

✨ A gentle reminder ✨

Every choice we make is either an investment in our future or a withdrawal from it. 💭
Discipline might feel hard in the moment, but every time we choose it over fleeting moods, we build something stronger for tomorrow. 🌱

Stay consistent. Stay focused. Your future self will thank you. 💪

23/09/2025

🌟 Dependency Doesn’t Have to Define the Rest of Your Story 🌟

At Sefton Park Rehab in Weston-super-Mare, we see daily what happens when drug or alcohol dependency takes hold — not just the physical impact, but the emotional, social, and family toll too.

If you or someone you care about is struggling, you are not alone. And change is possible.

Our team provides medically-monitored detox, therapy, and aftercare in a safe, supportive community where recovery can truly begin.

💙 Take the first step today: www.seftonparkrehab.co.uk

17/09/2025

🌱 Trusting the Process 🌱

At Sefton Park, we often hear the phrase “trust the process.”
It can sound like just another cliché — especially when life feels chaotic or uncertain. But what does it actually mean?

Trusting the process isn’t about blind faith. It’s about allowing yourself the time and space to heal, even when change doesn’t happen overnight. Recovery is rarely a straight line — it’s small steps, repeated daily, that build into real transformation.

Our therapeutic community is designed to support that journey:
✨ A safe space to pause, breathe, and reflect
✨ A chance to learn new tools and perspectives
✨ Support from people who’ve walked the same path

The poem below captures what it feels like to move from doubt to belief, and to find hope stitched into the process itself. 💙

16/09/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who attended this years Sefton Park annual reunion! It was a fabulous event and it was great to see so many smiling faces!

Totalling up everyone who signed in, we've celebrated over 353 years of continuous sobriety which is a fabulous achievement!!

For those who missed it.... here's Lisa sharing her thoughts on the last year.

Don't forget to share your selfie station pictures below!

18/06/2025

We've got Sit With Steve for you again!!

This month Steve sits down with 3 current residents in the Villa and talks about their experience of coming in the Sefton Park, their fears, anxieties and hopes for the future.

It's an open and frank discussion about what entering residential rehab feels like.

Grab yourself a cuppa and a couple of biscuits, this is a good one.