Welcome to Drifens at "Ivy Lodge"™ in Rochester, Minnesota. We provide residential chemical dependency services for professional women seeking recovery.
We encourage you to explore our site and learn more about what our dedicated team of compassionate professionals has designed and developed.
Ivy Lodge - Former home of Dr. Charles Mayo
Drifens (an anagram for "friends" and "finders") was conceived from a story written by our founder about personal transformation. We came from varied backgrounds but were all united in a mission to "treat the whole person through time, well beyond the immediate and limiting substance abuse or addiction." Each member of the clinical team has extensive experience working with 12-Step facilitation. We have spent two years expanding upon this proven foundation (with the use of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy) to provide the breadth of programming options necessary to satisfy the professional woman seeking recovery.
Oriented around the principles of compassion, humility and inclusion, our team brings years of experience in providing services to women and professionals. We understand the professional's strengths are sometimes used to limit rather than support their personal insight, understanding and choices. This paradox often results in fighting against or avoiding the inevitable underlying issues that need resolution including addiction, depression, anxiety or other mental health concerns that often occur together.
While professionals have many things in common, each has unique life experiences and circumstances that impact their readiness to change. Some may find it hard to contemplate a day (let alone a life) without drinking or chemicals. Others may be prepared to make a commitment to sobriety. Still others may be struggling with life's transitions and find maintaining recovery problematic. We bring together best practices in addictions and mental health to develop highly personalized treatment that gets to the roots of each individual’s addiction.
Our team shares a common view that the solution to each woman's recovery can be found within herself. Recovery often begins with the understanding that life is worth the investment and risks of treatment. If you seek a demanding but compassionate exploration of the factors that led to your addiction and are interested in developing the tools that will guide you through life with greater hope and freedom of choices, please contact us.
The founding team of Drifens...
A broadly defined group of individuals that is intelligent, underserved and very interested in treatment program features that include:
Our home-like facility and programming have been designed to serve professional women in recovery from addiction and possible co-occurring mental health concerns. We offer a highly individualized thirty-day primary care treatment program. Clients often benefit from spending additional time in a healthy therapeutic environment following the completion of primary care. We are pleased to also offer extended care options (including longer stays or direct placement from other programs that may be 90 days or longer) based on the individual's diagnosis, assessment and treatment plan objectives.
Ivy Lodge has been restored to preserve its historical significance and comfortably accommodate up to sixteen women. The retreat-like estate is located in a picturesque and private 4.4 acre wooded setting, but is within five minutes of Rochester's medical centers. Dr. Charlie Mayo was a gifted healer; this was his family home and we hope that it will also feel like home to you. Feel free to bring your special pillows or blanket.
Ivy Lodge
We love our location... to both work together and enhance recovery. The Estate of Ivy Lodge is a place of beauty, nature and peacefulness. Our setting has been described as magical with the sounds of wind blowing through the pine trees and the flowing river nearby. We invite you for a tour anytime!
Ivy Cottage
Rochester enjoys the Minnesota benefits of clean air and four beautiful seasons. Our city has been designated by Money Magazine as the "Best Small City" in America due to "the sophistication of a larger metro area, but not the congestion or complications. Rochester merges a cosmopolitan atmosphere with Midwestern hospitality."
Carriage House
We are a few minutes from the Medical Centers of Rochester and shopping at the Apache Mall.
We are 75 minutes from the Mall of America and the many cultural arts that the Twin Cities have to offer including the Guthrie Theatre and the renowned Ordway Theatre.
Our mission is to "treat the whole person through time well beyond the immediate and limiting substance abuse or addiction." We recognize that all persons seeking recovery have many aspects in common, including their addiction. We appreciate most women respond to therapeutic environments that offer a balance of diversity and similarity with others in treatment.
We use a few important universal philosophical and operating principles to guide our program delivery and our day-to-day interactions.
Each person facing the challenges of recovery recognizes the need for change in various ways and at different points in her life. As a part of treating the "whole person through time" we have designed five treatment phases that are integrated with our treatment activities and programming. The phases of a "residential stay" are two through four. Professionals who seek recovery support earlier or following a residential stay can do so by participating in Drifens treatment activities specifically designed for phases one and five.
Drifens has created six "building blocks" to support the delivery of our programming. These building blocks were developed from extensive research, life experiences and discussions. We reviewed philosophical, psychological, theological, and spiritual traditions spanning time and cultures. A powerful discovery for us all was that the more we studied a myriad of perspectives, techniques and tools the more commonalities we found.
Three Personal Objectives - Supported by learning
Our review of the common aspects of the human experience also showed a commonality in what it means to "be a whole person". The most common aspects were identified as "Personal Elements" and they included physical, emotional, mental, and social. We created a "mandala design" symbolizing this interdependence of personal elements that culminates with the sacred geometrical shape of the circled-square. The intersection of these can conceptually be represented as "whole person" spirituality.
(with spirituality integrating all four Personal Elements)
Each person is truly unique with a variety of evolving perspectives, changing skills and dynamic individual experiences that have shaped who they are and who they are becoming. There have been many useful efforts within the fields of psychology, philosophy and spirituality to shed light on the complex, fluid and interrelated process of being human. We have developed two complimentary concepts called personal elements and their factor levels. These are helpful in developing insights for personal recovery and growth.
Our twelve custom designed programs allow for greater depth, exploration, balance and experiences. Treatment planning incorporating these programs is highly individualized and designed side by side with each client.
Designed for the professional women using the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). AA and its sister programs (Narcotics Anonymous/NA, Overeaters Anonymous/OA, etc.) have proven to be a solid basis of recovery for many. This program recognizes that some professionals may benefit from an opportunity to evaluate why the program may/may not have worked for them. Each woman will be encouraged to explore the principles, steps and tools in individual sessions, group programming and community meetings. This provides ample opportunity to realize the inherent benefits of fellowship while individualizing those enduring aspects of the program that may work best for her.
Learning to be present, practicing self observation, the art of personal balance, and experimenting without techniques are key areas in this program. This approach expands the opportunity to fully experience emotions, rather than deny or repress them.
Transition and Adaptation is an extensible program that focuses on distinct but related issues: recovery from loss, managing change and viewing change as an opportunity for personal growth.
Wellness and Body Image is an ideal program for chemically dependent professional women seeking a high performance body and mind. Stress reduction and relaxation, maintaining a balanced lifestyle, developing a positive body image, and managing eating issues during recovery are four of the areas addressed in this program.
Understanding chemical use, growing through ups and downs, balancing roles and responsibilities and recovering spiritually through life are they key areas of this program. Clients will be asked to explore lifestyle roles with respect to values, beliefs, expectations, priorities and goals.
Throughout treatment, clients are encouraged to maintain contact with family members, build relationships and invite them to weekly family programming. Understanding relationship dynamics, building family relationships, accepting family's role in recovery, and educating their support structure in chemical dependency are key issues to address for successful family recovery.
Drifens recognizes that relapse is not a single event but a series of options and choices that can lead to the decision to use chemicals as a way of coping. This program focuses on exploring healthy alternatives to chemical use with an emphasis on using constructive support networks and moving towards enjoying sobriety, rather than merely avoiding chemical use.
This program encourages the professional woman to utilize her innate creativity in her everyday life and professional environment. We also explore creative options for dealing with stress and anxiety, two common factors in relapse. Program component areas include: rediscovering creativity, creating new beginnings, experimenting with techniques, and bringing innovation to the workplace.
Being a professional woman, exploring my identity, understanding communication, and overcoming fears of intimacy are the four components of this unique program. A woman's willingness to explore and often rediscover the full extent of how emotions have impacted her, and could positively be experienced in her future, will be explored in-depth.
We will explore, work with, and learn new leadership concepts and skills to find more constructive balance in recovery. These aspects of growth will be reinforced and enhanced during our professional lecture series where we bring in leading professional women (and men) to share their stories of recovery, leadership and personal growth.
Healthy relationships are a key component in the recovery process. The client is asked to assess existing relationships to determine their place in her new life. Program focus areas include: assessing relationships through time, asking for support constructively, and maintaining & developing support systems.
Recreational programming provides individuals an opportunity to learn and participate in activities that she can enjoy in a safe and sober environment. From horseback riding to walking along nature's finest paths, we will have fun!
Focuses on treating the whole person through time well beyond the immediate and limiting substance abuse or addiction
Designed and delivered by a professional staff to meet the needs of professional women
Our core team has spent nearly two years in designing the unique programming of Drifens.
Rachel, Jim, Molly, Carla, Mike and Derek
Founder, CEO, BA, MBA, (Pursuing LADC)
Treatment Director, MA, LP, LADC
Lead Counselor, BS, LADC
Counselor, MA, LADC
Paraprofessional, BS, LSW
Chef, AA (Le Cordon Blue Culinary Program, Minneapolis)
Psychiatric Consultant, MD
Medical Consultant, MD
Medical Consultant, MD
Medical Consultant, MD
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
* LADC (Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor)
It all starts with you making that first call to a member of our team. Sometimes this call may be set up by a referral source interested in your recovery. You'll speak with a professional who can answer your questions about "what to expect?", "what comes next?", and anything else on your mind. We realize that this first call is important in forming a relationship built on mutual trust.
You will continue to work collaboratively with our team during your next step. A team member will speak with you about your medical, chemical and mental health history. This dialogue and screening questions will help us determine what level of care and program services (including those other than Drifens) may be the best fit for you. Based on your personal readiness (in this step as in others) you can make a choice on whether and when to proceed. The results of your personal screening are available to you by asking.
You are closest to your personal history including what has worked, what has not, and what concerns you would like to address in the future. We ask you to provide these confidential insights that will become a part of your assessment and the formation of your individual treatment and development plan. We offer a variety of ways to provide this valuable personalized input which is both safe and secure.
At this point it should be clear whether there is a shared interest in doing your treatment work at Drifens. Assuming a mutual decision to proceed, and that you are not referred to another program, you will begin the process of preparing for your placement at Drifens. Your counselor and intake coordinator will work with you to schedule your admission, arrange for travel, and gather recommendations on what to pack for your stay.
Please call 507-288-5900 or send an email to intake@Drifens.com for any questions you have regarding our program or individualized treatment and development plan options.
Drifens was born from a story written by its founder about personal transformation. The name "Drifens" is an anagram for "friends" and "finders" both central to our mission. The single illustration and text below is a preview of our soon to be published story, A Drifens Tale™, about a white mouse named Drifen.
"There was a white mouse named Drifen that lived in a hollow log in a large field. Drifen had a cozy home, plenty of food and a restless feeling inside."
Written by Derek Mazula,
Illustrated by Sarah Rose
For general information about Drifens at "Ivy Lodge" please contact Derek Mazula. for additional information on the Drifens program and employment opportunities, please send an email to the appropriate address listed below.
Phone: (507) 288-5900
Fax: (507) 288-3539
Email: DerekM@drifens.com
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