Restless? Irritable? Discontent? Reached a plateau, stuck, or simply not enjoying life? Troubled with stress, sadness, or lack of meaning in your life? Would you like a break, a new perspective, to rejuvenate? Treat yourself to holistic healings, skilled counselors, gourmet meals, natural beauty, peace, serenity, and spiritual richness of this earth oasis. Bring power and balance to your mind, body, and spirit. Miracles do happen, and it can happen for you! Learn more...

Codependency? Addiction? Problem with alcohol, other drugs, gambling, smoking, or compulsions such as to food, sex, internet, exercise or work? Sober but Stuck? Frustrated by emotional turmoil and change?

Do your self-assessment on alcohol or other drug use, gambling, food addiction, sexual compulsions, or co-dependency.

There is hope! Take a video tour, or read about Life at A Home Away in our Blog.

  Non-Institutional Rehab

A HOME AWAY offers you a unique addiction recovery retreat in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia (BC), Canada. Here you will find a warm, home-like setting bringing hope, healing, renewal and spiritual growth. Our expertise is in alcohol, other drug, and gambling addiction, compulsions such as to food or sex, adult children of alcoholics (ACOA), family issues and co-dependency. As our guest, your stay is individually tailored to your needs. We accept no more than eight guests at a time. The professional, expert staff offers you an holistic program with a full complement of therapies, and individual and small group sessions. Our counselors are outstanding, and the program is comprehensive. More...

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  It Works

A Home Away is a special place where we will help you achieve freedom from addiction. You can experience the same hope and healing that others have found at A Home Away. Don't just take our word for it: you can read testimonials from our many guests exactly as written in our front hall guest book.

"Please accept my deep gratitude for the miracle work you accomplished with my son by giving him back his life of freedom. Your understanding, compassion, and skill were very clear when you facilitated our family meeting, and they are evident in the breakthrough that he has made in his life..." More...

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  You deserve the best

Accepting no more than eight guests allows for you to have a lot of individual attention. We will not let you slip through the cracks here. And you will even have some fun along the way too! You will join in our weekly recreation day, rediscovering some passions such as skiing, golf or hiking, and likely feel challenged to try something new. You will fall in love with our chocolate lab, Cocoa, taking him for walks on beautiful trails, or down to the lake for a swim. You and your fellow guests will share in wonderful meals prepared by our world-class chefs, together with your hosts, John and Jane. More...

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    Happy New Year’s! This is the time that so many make resolutions to change. The focus typically is on changing people, places or things. Doing more or less. Trying harder. Change jobs, relationships, activities. But we all know what happens to New Year’s resolutions! In the end, nothing changes. The reality is that ‘nothing changes [...]

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