Lead Changes Recovery Center

05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day may it be filled with joy and memories.

05/10/2025

Sheza was in her element when we went to Deer Creek School. She checked in with everyone who came to see her. Therapy horses are wonderful.

05/01/2025

We’re inspired by the incredible work being done at Stable Recovery and proud to be part of a community that sees the power of horses in recovery.

At Lead Changes Recovery, our Equine Programs are helping people from all walks of life rebuild trust, reconnect with themselves, and recover with purpose.
Watch this reel to see how horses are changing lives — and imagine what they can do for you.

04/24/2025

Ernest Hemingway once said: In our darkest moments, we don’t need solutions or advice. What we yearn for is simply human connection—a quiet presence, a gentle touch. These small gestures are the anchors that hold us steady when life feels like too much.
Please don’t try to fix me. Don’t take on my pain or push away my shadows. Just sit beside me as I work through my own inner storms. Be the steady hand I can reach for as I find my way.

My pain is mine to carry, my battles mine to face. But your presence reminds me I’m not alone in this vast, sometimes frightening world. It’s a quiet reminder that I am worthy of love, even when I feel broken.

So, in those dark hours when I lose my way, will you just be here? Not as a rescuer, but as a companion. Hold my hand until the dawn arrives, helping me remember my strength.

Your silent support is the most precious gift you can give. It’s a love that helps me remember who I am, even when I forget.

04/20/2025

Happy Easter 🐣

04/08/2025

Here are some current trends in drug use in teens and youth.
Consider these statistics, compiled by DEA's Operation Prevention:

In 2022, 11% of 8th graders, 21.5% of 10th graders, and 32.6% of 12th graders reported using an illicit drug in the past year (2022 Monitoring the Future)

In 2024, 5 out of 10 fentanyl-laced pills contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl (Drug Enforcement Administration)

Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than he**in (Drugs of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide: 2022 edition)

In 2021, fentanyl was the leading cause of death among Americans ages 18 to 49, more than car accidents, gun violence, or su***de (Centers for Disease Control, CDC WONDER online database released 1/2023)

In 2021, there were 292 drug overdose deaths per day in the United States. Seventy-five percent of those deaths were related to opioids (CDC WONDER)

8.7 million Americans indicated misusing prescription pain relievers in 2021 (2021 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH))

In 2022, one in eleven high school students said that, at least once in their lifetime, they had taken prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription, or differently than how a doctor told them to use it (2022 Monitoring the Future)

Most prescription opioids used by high school seniors are obtained through a friend or relative — not through a prescription (2021 NSDUH)

04/05/2025