StepOne Service St. Joseph Medical Center

04/27/2026

So glad that our patients receive wonderful treatment like this patient is sharing!

It’s Patient Experience Week! We’re proud to celebrate the compassion and dedication our team brings to every patient, every day.

04/27/2026

Insurance coverage matters more than people realize. Recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all—it can take many forms. I hope this information helps you find what works for your journey.

Recovery challenges us to be proactive.

After all, most enter recovery with the desire to avoid early death, further loss, and legal troubles.

Obtaining health and car insurance are two ways to be proactive and show yourself that you value your life.

Health insurance helps to open doors to healing. Car insurance financially and legally protects you.

Obtaining insurance might not be among your first 10 steps of recovery...

but keeping this in mind, and doing a bit of research will help you in the longterm.

04/25/2026

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. We’re seeing a rise in people needing care for alcohol use disorder. What may begin as casual drinking can gradually turn into something more serious. Take time to understand the risks and how alcohol can affect your body.

This , learn about different FDA-approved medications to treat alcohol use disorder at multiple different stages of recovery: samhsa.gov/substance-use/treatment/options

04/24/2026

There are many steps when you enter into recovery.
Let us help you take the first step.
Call us at 816-226-7586

Financial freedom will come...

as long as you're taking positive action.

Fear of financially recovering from misusing substances can be a barrier to entering recovery.

It may feel like the hole you're in is too deep,

and there's no way out,

but recovery and living a well-life is always possible.

You might not look into a financial advisor while trying to figure out how to survive day-to-day,

but you can take small steps that create lasting change.

Open a savings account and put a few dollars in it, for now.

Start paying off small debts little by little, some progress is better than none.

If you know someone that's dug themselves out of a financial hole, ask them how they did it. Chances are, they'll be happy to share about their financial recovery in hopes that it will help.

Hold on to your recovery regardless.

04/23/2026

It can be confusing when someone is looking for acute withdrawal management. This is a helpful guideline to show when you would have us help a patient. As always we are here to help!
Intake line: 816-226-7586

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has a comprehensive set of standards and criteria for the levels of care in addiction treatment.

As a medically-managed inpatient care facility, StepOne Service offers the highest level of care available. We truly care about our patients and are dedicated to check-ins and follow ups to support long-term recovery success.

If you or a loved one needs help, request a pre-screening at https://steponeservice.com/addiction-recovery-step-one/T

04/21/2026

This is always such a wonderful conference!
Hope to see you there!

From streaming platforms and radio to CDs and vinyl records, music plays an important role in well-being and recovery. 🎵

Join board-certified music therapist Andrea Dalton at the 2026 Resiliency Conference on May 1 for her breakout session, "Harnessing the Power of Music for Well-Being and Recovery."

The conference is open to individuals with lived experience, supportive loved ones and community members.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/ResiliencyConference2026

04/20/2026

What are you grateful for in your recovery today?

04/18/2026

Addiction -What’s going on in the brain?©

Research has shown that addiction is not a matter of an individual’s strength, moral character or willpower.

Instead, it can be attributed to the way an individual’s brain becomes “wired.”

Long-term use of alcohol, other drugs and behavioural or process addictions change the brain.

Substance use increases the release of a powerful chemical called dopamine.

Over time, if dopamine is routinely in abundance, the brain attempts to balance things out by producing less dopamine naturally.

At that point, the brain is relying on substances to trigger the release of dopamine.

That is when individuals start to use alcohol and other drugs just to feel “normal.”

This all takes place in an area of the brain we call the reward center – the same place that regulates and reinforces natural rewards that are vital to our existence, such as food and s*x.

This is why the addicted brain can pursue alcohol other drugs and other addictions as if they are needed for mere survival, and why people with addiction can place that pursuit irrationally above almost all other priorities.

[Info: with thanks to the Betty Ford Clinic] Actually

04/17/2026

Eleanor Byrd is such an amazing asset to StepOne Service! Her commitment to the recovery community is invaluable!!
Congratulations on your amazing achievement! 🥳💚

We are thrilled to spotlight Board Member Eleanor Byrd!

Eleanor has dedicated her life to supporting recovery. As the Service Coordinator for StepOne Service at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, a short-term inpatient medical stabilization program for adults, Eleanor helps ensure people receive the support and connection they need during critical moments.

A Certified Peer Support and Harm Reduction Specialist, she is passionate about improving access to substance use treatment and trains first responders and service providers on best practices for assisting individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. Eleanor also serves on several boards focused on strengthening collaboration and advancing behavioral health initiatives across the St. Louis and Jefferson County regions.

In addition to her advocacy work, Eleanor supports nonprofits through freelance graphic and web design. Having found healing through connection, art, and music in her own recovery journey, she deeply believes in the power of creativity to inspire joy, connection, and new possibilities in recovery.

04/16/2026

So excited to have Todd on our team! Congratulations on your launch today! 🥳🥳

Todd Burleson brings nearly four decades of experience in the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) field. A person in long-term recovery with over 39 years of sobriety, Todd began his career as an apprentice wilderness guide working with adolescents in treatment in Montana. What started as an opportunity quickly became a calling, leading to a diverse and impactful career supporting individuals across multiple levels of care.

Throughout his professional journey, Todd has worked in inpatient SUD treatment, long-term residential programs, gang intervention initiatives, correctional settings as an SUD Manager in a state prison, community-based prevention, and urban harm reduction efforts.

In addition to his clinical and programming expertise, Todd brings strong leadership and operational experience. As an Executive Director, he successfully expanded a youth camp into a 350-bed facility through strategic community partnerships, fundraising, and outreach.

Outside of his professional work, Todd is a devoted husband and father, with a large and close-knit family that includes four children, four stepchildren, and six grandchildren. He is also an avid outdoorsman who finds renewal and connection through wilderness backpacking, kayaking, fishing, hunting, and off-grid building and gardening.

Todd is excited to join the StepOne team and looks forward to introducing the much-needed StepOne Service to the Colorado River communities in northern Arizona.

To meet Todd, reach out at:

tburleson@ehp.care
928-224-9597
https://steponeservice.com/valley-view-medical-center/
https://www.valleyviewmedicalcenter.net/