Founder's Journal

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Writing from the founding of Briar House. Thoughts on addiction, trauma, the nervous system, and why we are building a recovery centre on a working homestead in rural Ireland.

Founder's Journal

Why Recovery Needs a Homestead, Not Just a Programme

The thing that actually changes people isn't the therapy room. It's the 7am walk to feed the goats. Most residential rehab centres run programmes. Briar House is building a working homestead. Here's why.

29 March 2026