Higher Grounds

03/13/2026

Our award-winning family therapy & behavior intervention programs by Higher Grounds Mgmt & Journey Home (nonprofit 501c3) is hosting a Spring Break Digital Detox & Wellness Retreat at THE RANCH 🐴

Located on California’s beautiful Central Coast (near San Luis Obispo).

🗓 April 10-12th
🚐 Transportation included

🐴 Horses & ponies
🏡 Guest house accommodations
🏊 Pool
🏓 Games
🥾 Hiking
🏹 Supervised professional archery
🔥 Bond fire & group & individual counseling optional
📵 Fully unplugged

Reset + Recalibrate = Restore

Healthy meals include grass-fed finished steak, true pasture-raised eggs, fresh juices, wellness shots & plenty of clean whole foods. (Zero junk food)

Two supervised groups:
• Teens
• Young Adults

Call Tynan: 805-769-7549

More info at: highergroundsmgmt.com/theranch

03/12/2026

Parents often view excessive screen time as a discipline issue. They believe their teen is simply making a bad choice. However, the data suggests that we are dealing with a biological hijacking. Tech companies employ neuroscientists and behavioral psychologists to design apps that exploit the specific vulnerabilities of the human brain.

The mechanism at play is the dopamine reward loop.

Parents often view excessive screen time as a discipline issue. They believe their teen is simply making a bad choice. However, the data suggests that we are dealing with a biological hijacking. Tech companies employ neuroscientists and behavioral psychologists to design apps that exploit the specif...

03/10/2026

At Higher Grounds Management, we utilize a method called the Parallel Process. This approach recognizes that for the child to change, the environment must change simultaneously. We assign counselors to work with the parents and the teen separately, addressing the specific deficits on both sides of the relationship to ensure the entire family system improves together.

03/10/2026

Our 501c3: Your Journey Home & Higher Grounds Mgmt proudly present our newest program:

PuraVida Therapy
From the original founder of 1997 PuraVida, Brian Chang.

Join our adventure real estate scouting & shopping for our newest property in Costa Rica:

PuraVida Therapy (PVT)

Surf+Skate+Snow

🏄🏻‍♂️ 🛹 🏂

Music + Art

A Gratitude & Wellness Retreat for Teens & Young Adults located in Costa Rica🇨🇷

03/09/2026

Behind every strong teen is a mother doing her best to guide them through a complicated world.

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the moms who show up every day trying to support their teens in a world that’s louder, faster, and more digital than ever before.

First 25 parents to create an account & schedule a free consultation will receive a promo code for Free purchase of our 7 or 21 day challenge.

Our guided Digital Reset e-course helps teens step away from their phones and reconnect with real life, structure, and confidence. Families can choose the format that works best:

• 7-Day Reset (about 35 minutes per day)
• 21-Day Reset (about 15 minutes per day)

Both are self-paced and designed to help teens replace screen time with clarity, discipline, and healthier habits.

Through this reset, teens begin rebuilding the values that matter most at home: trust, respect, honesty, gratitude, emotional intelligence, healthy coping skills, and a better attitude. Many families begin seeing more harmony at home in as little as 7 days.

Call today for a complimentary consultation to learn how to help your teen take a 7- or 21-day break from their phone and reset their habits.

Reset. Recalibrate. Restore.

One free phone call to Higher Grounds Mgmt. Let’s start the conversation today.

03/07/2026

Executive functions are the management system of the brain. They are the CEO. They handle planning, organization, task initiation, working memory, and emotional regulation. When these skills are undeveloped or atrophied, you get a "failure to launch." You get a bright young adult who is stuck on the launchpad because they do not know how to ignite the engine.

Executive functions are the management system of the brain. They are the CEO. They handle planning, organization, task initiation, working memory, and emotional regulation. When these skills are undeveloped or atrophied, you get a "failure to launch." You get a bright young adult who is stuck on the...

03/05/2026

Our 21-day guided e-course is designed to help teens replace screen time with structure, clarity, and real confidence. If your teen feels stuck in habits that are draining their potential, this is the reset.

Start the challenge today: https://the21daychallenge.highergroundsmgmt.com/

03/02/2026

No teenager sets out to become addicted to ruin their life — they turn to substances or behaviors to change how they feel. Whether it’s va**ng, ma*****na, excessive gaming, or endless scrolling, these habits function as reliable painkillers, offering a quick escape from boredom, anxiety, or pressure. The uncomfortable truth is that in the short term, they work — delivering a dopamine hit that numbs discomfort and creates fleeting relief. But that same mechanism quietly erodes long-term resilience, happiness, and potential, trading the future for a moment of escape.

We must acknowledge this uncomfortable truth: in the short term, negative habits work. They deliver a hit of dopamine that numbs discomfort and provides a fleeting sense of euphoria or relief. However, this short-term comfort comes with a devastating interest rate. The mechanism that provides instan...

02/28/2026

At Higher Grounds Management, we see this specific "L.A. Burnout" constantly. Parents often try the best local therapists in Beverly Hills or "holistic" centers in Malibu, only to find that their teen learns the "therapy-speak" without ever changing the behavior.

Sometimes, you can't heal from the noise of Los Angeles while you are still in Los Angeles. Sometimes, the only answer is to trade the pavement for the pasture at The Ranch.

At Higher Grounds Management, we see this specific "L.A. Burnout" constantly. Parents often try the best local therapists in Beverly Hills or "holistic" centers in Malibu, only to find that their teen learns the "therapy-speak" without ever changing the behavior. Sometimes, you can't heal from the n...

02/27/2026

Hello South Bay families,

Our award-winning family counseling program is conducting this year’s Spring Break Digital Detox at our private Wellness Ranch on California’s Central Coast (near San Luis Obispo).

🗓 March 28 – April 12 (two-night minimum)
🚐 All transportation included (pickup & drop-off)

Set on a massive ranch-style property, this fully unplugged experience offers space to roam, reset, and reconnect:

🐴 6 horses + 2 ponies
🏡 Guest house accommodations
🏊 Swimming pool
🏓 Ping pong
🏒 Air hockey
🥾 Hiking & outdoor adventure
🏹 Supervised archery
📵 Immersive digital detox environment

Healthy, structured environment with:
🥩 Grass-fed steak
🥚 Pasture-raised eggs
🥗 Clean whole foods
🥤 Fresh juices
🚫 No junk or processed food

Two supervised groups:
• Teens
• Young Adults

This ranch experience is focused on immersion in nature, movement, structure, and real connection. Participants enjoy grass-fed steak, pasture-raised eggs, and other healthy whole-food meals in a clean, structured environment.

Each participant — and the parent who signs them up — receives a ranch-style jacket.

Call Tynan at 805-769-7549 to reserve your spot!

More info & photos are available at highergroundsmgmt.com/theranch

02/24/2026

By trying to protect our children from the world, we are rendering them incapable of living in it. It is time to make a fundamental shift. It is time to move from Worrier to Warrior. This does not mean becoming aggressive or combating your child. It means finding the courage to parent with strength, consistency, and unshakeable authority.

By trying to protect our children from the world, we are rendering them incapable of living in it. It is time to make a fundamental shift. It is time to move from Worrier to Warrior. This does not mean becoming aggressive or combating your child. It means finding the courage to parent with strength,...

02/22/2026

In the modern age, lying in bed is rarely paired with real mental rest; it is almost always paired with a phone. This is not rest, it is sensory overload disguised as inactivity. While the body is still, the brain is sprinting, processing endless images, comparisons, and dopamine spikes from notifications.

This is why teens often come out of a weekend of “rest” looking more irritable and anxious than they were on Friday, physically still but mentally burned out.

If you ask a teenager what they want to do to relax, the answer is almost always the same: "I just want to lay in bed." To a tired parent, this sounds reasonable. We assume that lying down equals rest. But in the modern age, the physical act of lying in bed is rarely accompanied by mental rest. It i...