I have nothing but admiration, and gratitude for Rosalien and the work she does. I spent one month in her Hideaway this winter, learning and growing in the most comfortable space that felt like home. She saved my life; I had finally found the safe space and person I had been searching for.

I was 28 years old and had spent shy of a decade addicted to prescribed opioid replacement and relapsing back to heroin and then fentanyl.  I had a home, a job, good friends and family, but still using. I had so much to be grateful for, yet still unable to fully change. It had been a long dark road that left me carrying a lot of shame, sadness and deep down a sense of worthlessness. I would use alone to bury my emotions and get through the day. Through the years I made honest attempts at sobriety, going to meetings and attending two AA based treatment stays. When I would sober up my insecurities and triggers from traumas would uncontrollably bubble to the surface, and my walls would shoot up making the large treatment center hard for me; My heart would race, my words muddled, I didn’t feel safe speaking in groups about these things never said outload before. I remember leaving treatment feeling deflated, like we never reached close to the roots. I felt lost in the shuffle of the 50 plus patents and felt that I would never be free of this diseased mind. I dreamed to find something more that made sense to me. I needed something different, or I was going to die that way.

Then I found Rosalien who came highly recommended. She felt different from the start, our talks over the phone were already giving me a taste of what I was in for. My time at her Hideaway was nothing short of a full psychic shift in thinking. The wealth of knowledge she brought to her classes energized me, I finally felt like I was learning tools that could last, and I felt understood. Her healing techniques were clearing out my self-destructive patterners and allowing my mind to see to new possibilities; My body felt different, my mind felt less clouded, with each session I was able to reach a new understanding and love for myself. Rosalien taught me that I could be the facilitator of my life, that I could rewrite the input I was unconsciously polluting myself with. She guided me in letting go of my traumas, taking the time to explain the whats whys and how’s. Her guided sessions have altered my life forever. She wasn’t treating my addiction; She was treating the person it had taken over. My one toxic coping skill was laid to rest. My mind was not diseased, it was sick, and because of Rosalien’s dedication, all the work I put into her incredible program, and the safeguards that I carry on today, I have so much to lean on now, using is truly a thing of past.

I remember thinking that one on one would be too intense, and that being alone would be hard. But it the opposite. I had time to connect with myself, practice healthy habits. In my free time it was truly like being at home; I would cook yummy meals, clean up after myself, go for hikes in the mountains, talk on the phone, or just watch TV and nap, it was up to me! This made the transition home incredibly easy, there was no bubble of a traditional treatment setting that felt very jarring in the past.

I am 29 years old now, 4 months clean sober and happy since leaving Salmon Arm.  I am prepared for life’s ups and downs. My communication and boundary skills have improved, and I am being kind and gentle with my continued healing. My family and I have nothing but love for Rosalien and the work she has dedicated her life too. Miracle Healing Hideaway has a very special place in my heart. I have recommended a friend to Rosalien, who has since come home, and has felt a major shift in his thinking, the light is back in his eyes! Thank-you for being the light I needed in my journey Rosalien; This is truly to the roots therapy. Forever in my thoughts and prayers.

Love Syd.