At Front Porch, we are an inpatient, intensive and immersive relational treatment experience with a trauma informed lens. What that means is that healing happens in our home setting, with horses and only 6 clients at a time. We end up being a "family" unlike any family any of us have ever known. We understand the process of healing from those past wounds; including wounds you’ve experienced in previous treatment centers where you felt invalidated as a full person and treated as if you are only your "issue" or simply a revenue stream. We see addictive issues as a solution once used to mitigate the pain of our trauma, one that no longer serves to bring us the lives we really want to live. What started off as adaptive strategies for survival in a harsh and painful environment becomes, for some of us, maladaptive and addictive, reducing our ability to connect with others and self meaningfully and live with purpose.