Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay

Episode 114 - Creating a Life Worth Living After Being on Substances Since 14 Years Old —Jordan de Haan

January 11, 2022 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC Season 2 Episode 114
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Episode 114 - Creating a Life Worth Living After Being on Substances Since 14 Years Old —Jordan de Haan
Show Notes

It’s not easy to rebuild your life after 7 years of dark battles. It’s not easy to rebuild your life after 7 years on substances and many relapses years after. In fact, it may feel impossible, especially if you started at such a young age where this cycle is all you’ve known for most of your adolescent years/early adulthood.

Jordan de Haan, owner of a behavioral health services company called The Recovery Guides, experienced just that. 7+ years of mental health struggles and substance abuse, starting at the age 14. His introduction to substances started as he searched for something to ease his pain in depression and escalated quickly from there. After a few years in recovery, Jordan got sober for the last time and has been working in the industry ever since. After helping start a behavioral health service company Jordan now owns his very own.

In this episode of Success is Subjective, Jordan joins Joanna to share his journey going from planning to go to an IVY League school to losing all hope and failing out of college multiple times. Though, his journey doesn’t stop there. Listen in for Jordan’s insight on the process of recovery and how there is always success to be found even for the most hopeless people. 

What You Will Learn

  • The crisis that Jordan went through at 14 years old
  • When smoking became an outlet during a depressing period in Jordan’s life and where that led him with many other substances
  • The process of dealing with grief and trauma while being on substances
  • When Jordan went to a wilderness program  
  • The importance in finding a trusted treatment center
  • What Jordan’s journey post recovery looked like. Treatment isn’t a quick fix.
  • How Jordan got into working in private behavioral health services and went on to start his own
  • Why college didn’t work for Jordan. College isn’t for everybody!
  • There is hope to be found no matter where you find yourself

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