Solid Recovery

SOBER LIVING

Lack of a stable, alcohol and drug free living environment can be a serious obstacle to sustained abstinence. Destructive living environments can derail recovery for even highly motivated individuals. A sober living home can be an ideal transition arrange

ment after completing a drug rehab program. It allows a newly recovering alcoholic/addict to adjust to everything they have learned while still having some familiar aspects of a sober environment. Not everyone is ready to go from rehab straight home, and doing so might put some people's sobriety in jeopardy. The benefits of sober living allow a person to get a sense of what a real sober lifestyle is like outside the walls of rehab. Real life responsibilities, accountability, social norms, and cooperation are all a fundamental part of sober living.

Solid Recovery is committed to offering affordable, spacious, good quality housing in a home-like setting. The foundation of Solid Recovery is based on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are not a faith based program, but rather a spiritual program that encourages our men to attend 12-Step meetings, read the Big Book, get a sponsor, get into service and embrace the fellowship available to them. Our top priority is to assure a home that is harmonious and provides a serene, sober environment. Hence, our common welfare comes first, individual welfare follows closely after. Our goal is to assist all our residents in their return to independent living, and to help each individual become a useful and productive member of society.

HOW WE WORK

STRUCTURE
It can sometimes be a struggle to establish a daily routine and develop new strategies for dealing with everyday problems and responsibilities. Typically, a person in their addiction follow no routine or schedule. A sober living home can help the individual tremendously in this regard. With structure and an established routine, a recovering alcholic/addict has a much greater chance of success with creating and following a schedule and meeting their responsibilities. Solid Recovery has a comprehensive set of House Rules and Standards and every house has a live-in House Manager to assure these standards are maintained.

SCREENING
Every man in a Solid Recovery house undergoes a rigorous interview process with our Director, the House Manager and each member of the house. The men of Solid Recovery are commited to high standards and adherence to some basic principles, including honesty, willingness to change, serving others, cleanliness and cooperation. Because of this we are very selective about who we bring into a house. Each man must commit in writing to the Rules of the House which include a rigorous program of work, daily chores, curfews and two weekly house meetings.

ALCOHOL/DRUG TESTING
All of our clients are tested randomly for drugs and alcohol on a regular basis during their stay. We maintain a sober atmosphere by testing on site as well as testing through a toxicology lab when necessary.

HOUSE MEETINGS
At our twice weekly house meetings clients check in about what's going on in their lives and receive feedback from their house brothers. It is also where house issues are addressed and our clients are held accountable for their actions and fulfilling their obligations to the house.

FRIENDSHIP
We encourage our clients to attend meetings and outings together. Doing things together helps us to learn to trust and rely on one another. We truly become a brotherhood with such mutually shared experiences.

MUTUAL SUPPORT
During your stay at Solid Recovery you will be provided with an abundance of support. We encourage and help clients to seek and build a solid foundation for their recovery from their first day through their stay at Solid Recovery. We firmly believe recovery is not a "me" proposition. "We do this together" is our motto and we make sure clients never have to make the journey of recovery alone.

ABOUT US


	Francis Breining is the Founder and Director of Solid Recovery. Born and raised in San Francisco, he has resided in Sonoma County for over 25 years and has built deep ties to the community. He has been an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous for over 20 years and running clean and sober houses for the past 8 years. His enthusiasm and gratitude for his own recovery inspired in him a desire "pass it on." He founded Solid Recovery in 2005 to provide a clean, structured, and safe environment for men committed to changing their lives for the better. His houses are among the most highly respected in Sonoma County, are top referral sources for the most notable and respected treatment centers in the Sonoma and Napa areas.
	Francis is actively involved with both houses. His hands-on approach provides positive reinforcement and loving discipline to instill and foster in our residents a commitment to change and recovery. "I am passionate about this work and truly feel I am doing what God has always intended me to do."