Zinnia Health Serenity Lodge – Lake Okeechobee

Great experience here. First off the facilitators are top notch. Ray, Jorge, Tommy, and Cesar were all amazing and played a huge role in my recovery. They truly care for the clients and want everyone to succeed. They are the backbone of this place for sure. My therapist(s) have been amazing as well. They really get into the root cause of the addiction. The case managers are great as well, overall great people. Zinnia definitely needs to look at hiring some more case managers so they aren’t so over worked all the time. The facility itself is great, could use some updates here and there but awesome amenities and food is good, just a little repetitive. Thank you everyone at serenity Lodge!

First of all the Facilitators are all excellent ,above average, and the curriculum is awesome. If you are ready to become sober and live a drug and alcohol free life Serenity is the place to be! The facility and all the amenities are great as well. If you’re a recording artist such as myself, the studio they provide is top of the line. Self expression through music is a type of therapy as well and was a pivotal part of my recovery.

Serenity Lodge is a good location in Southern California nestled in the San Bernardino Mountains. This is my first time in a facility like this. They focus on internal issues, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and try to make you look inward to determine where your use comes from. The facilitators made me want to attend the classes. And you only have to program from certain hours a day. You come up here with problems and if you do the work and utilize your therapists, and resources up here to really try to better your life you can do it. I originally signed up for 37 days. But I did 62. I love the kitchen staff food is good and I enjoyed my volunteer days there. If you have a job or need disability they can get you started but don’t forget to follow up with them. And the resources that apply. You can get the ball rolling yourself too! Highly recommend this location. When you call they’ll even help you with transportation. I do miss Ms. Karen, Jorge, Cesar, Tommy, and Ray. Living in recovery they all speak with passion and from experience and advanced clinical knowledge They truly care about the clients. They will help you change your life. The first step is willingness to change.

So far it seems to be working for me, the real test will be once I go home. I love all the facilitators the staff are great and patient also. I did come here by my own choice but the moment I was checked in I was ready to leave. Challenge accepted! I can honestly say I am happy I stayed, I learned so much about myself, it has been an emotional journey, the experience the facilitators bring is incomparable. I do not expect to ever return but i will never forget either.

Overall a great experience for my journey and recovery. The facilitators bring a lot of information that helped me tremendously. It takes some getting used to the program when you first come in but just remember to ask for help and the case managers, therapists, and facilitators are more than willing to help you out. I feel blessed to be apart of the community now. To end I have built potential lifelong friends here from working on ourselves and can always check in with them. If you are looking for a treatment program go to this one!!!