“I first came to Rogers in Minnesota for help with my self-harm, depression, and social anxiety. In my head, it was just something I was going to do and be done with, but it was so much more than that.
I met so many amazing kids and staff who have honestly changed my life.”
Finding connection
“My behavior specialist, in particular, was amazing. She was very good at her job, but she was also amazing at making me feel like more than just a patient. She helped me with my college applications and recommended Duluth. We shared the same music taste, and I even ended up getting lyrics tattooed in her handwriting after I left. I think that was the first time in my life that I felt truly understood, and I’m so incredibly grateful for that. She for sure saved my life multiple times.
Even though I was learning lots of new coping strategies, other things in my life were making my self-harm more severe. That’s when my treatment team decided it would be best for me to go to residential treatment in Brown Deer, Wisconsin.
I was really scared to be living in a new state, but it was so worth it. The staff and patients there were incredible, and I’ve made many life-long friends. Experiential therapy was an amazing experience and I’m so grateful for it. I ended up in inpatient for two weeks and I seriously don’t think I’d be alive without it. When I was ready to leave, I went back to treatment in Minnesota, and I was lucky enough to have the same behavior specialist.
I still had a lot of hard work to do, but for the first time in many years, I truly felt happy. I was very scared to leave, having been in treatment for almost nine months, but my team assured me that I was ready, and I was.”
Leaving treatment and new beginnings
“I graduated from treatment and was able to finish my last trimester of senior year in person. At first it was hard, but I knew I could do it. Now I am in college in Duluth, I’m living in a dorm, and I’ve done so many things I never thought I would be able to do. I never thought I would live to be an adult, but I did it. I am majoring in art and psychology, and I am hoping to become an experiential therapist at Rogers in the future so I can help kids like me (shoutout to my experiential therapist at Brown Deer for inspiring me).
I never thought I would feel safe with myself, let alone happy, but I’m the happiest I’ve been in my life. Rogers and the people in it 100% saved my life multiple times, and I will forever be grateful for them and the things I learned at Rogers.” ~ Zoë
Rogers provides mental health treatment for children, teens, and adults
You deserve compassionate care that works. At Rogers, we meet you where you are and walk with you toward a healthier, fuller life.
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