A Tennessee interventionist explains, step by step, how to actually get a loved one into rehab: make the calls first, keep it small, what to say, and what to do if they say no.

Willow Grove Recovery recently welcomed interventionist Rich Johnston to the team. Rich Johnston once ran an intervention at a man’s own birthday party. He talks about how it actually works, what families get wrong, and why he thinks treatment has a cool factor problem. Willow...

If you’re looking into treatment for yourself or someone you love, there’s a good chance you’ve wondered whether it matters which substance is involved. Is alcohol rehab different from opioid rehab? Is coming off meth different from coming off Xanax? It’s a...

By JT Nurse Practitioner at Willow Grove Recovery Kratom is one of the substances I’ve been seeing more often lately. We started noticing it about a year ago, and a little before that. Patients were coming in who had been buying it at gas stations and vape shops, and part of...

By Brandy Simons, LADAC | Willow Grove Recovery  When he walked through our doors, he had nothing but the clothes on his back. He had a DCS case, pending charges, and a court that had already decided he could not safely parent his children. I have been doing this work long enough to...

I get calls from families all across Tennessee who are trying to figure out where to send someone they love. They have usually done some research online, looked at a few websites, and still have no idea how to tell the difference between a good facility and one that just looks good....

If you found this page, chances are you are thinking about getting help and this question is one of the things holding you back. I want you to know that is completely understandable. It is one of the first things almost everyone asks me. So let me give you a straight answer. No. In...

When someone searches “recovery center near me,” they’re usually not browsing. They’re ready. Or someone who loves them is ready on their behalf. I know what that moment feels like because I’ve been in it myself. I’m Nick Talmo, Executive Director...

I know what it feels like to need help and have no idea where to turn. I’m Nick Talmo, Executive Director of Willow Grove Recovery, and I’m also a person in long-term recovery. That’s something I share openly because I want you to understand that when you walk...