When we think of the word “wellness,” our minds often jump to physical health—avoiding illness or pain. However, we tend to overlook mental and emotional wellness, which can have an even greater impact on our overall well-being than just physical health alone. So what exactly does wellness entail? Wellness, according to the Global Wellness Institute, [...]

Launch of the Progress Valley Independent Mental Health Clinic
July 2024 By: Shelly Bohmert, MA LADC LPCC: Director of Mental Health at Progress Valley Exciting news – June bought about the official launch of the Progress Valley independent Mental Health Clinic. While the mental health clinic has been operating prior to June, this summer and fall will be a time of growth, exciting change [...]

Second to None
Hi! My name is Mark and I want to tell you what Progress Valley has done for me AND what they are still doing for me! Upon leaving Fairview Riverside Hospital I came to the realization that I really needed to have structure in my life and a safe, sober environment to live in while [...]

A New Way of Life
Hi, I’m Jessica and I’ve found a new way of life! Life with Addiction My previous life included being raised by crack-cocaine addicts, foster placements, physical abuse, being “mom” at age four to my two younger siblings (both with Fetal Alcohol Disorder), a father who eventually went to prison, and [...]

Getting Back on Track
I had been a musician and photographer and had had a partying lifestyle for years and years. I was severely addicted to meth amphetamines. Then I entered the Progress Valley Men’s Treatment Program. After I went into treatment, I learned that I had probably been depressed most of my life. I also suffer from anxiety. [...]