Posts Tagged ‘Success Stories’
Happiness: Life on the Other Side of Pain
S.A. is 24 and came to the Optimum Performance Institute In August of 2013 after her fourth suicide attempt since the age of eighteen. Her most recent in-patient Clinic recommended she come to OPI as many of their patients had experienced positive long-term recoveries from their time at OPI. A lot can change in a…
Read MoreThe Optimum Performance Institute Provides Clear Path Toward Educational Success Through Expanded Department of Education
To meet growing demand with increased admissions and the needs of young adults for a successful life after attending a mental health treatment program, the Optimum Performance Institute has expanded its department of education to support a more individualized approach to educational development with program participants. Woodland Hills, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2014 The Optimum…
Read MoreConquering the Mountain One Day at a Time
In 2010, R.L., 20, was considering transitioning to OPI from the hospital where he was an inpatient. This very sophisticated young man from New York state had been in and out of therapy for years and was understandably balking at going into a transition program from his current hospital. “My life is a big, open…
Read MoreLetter from Jill’s Parents
Dear Dr. Fischer and Emily, I am writing this letter to thank you and your team for the great work you are doing with Jill. She came home this weekend for the first time in six months. As you can imagine, I was unbelievably anxious about her visit because we almost “lost her” during her…
Read MoreLetter from Jill’s Parents
Dear Dr. Fischer and Emily, I am writing this letter to thank you and your team for the great work you are doing with Jill. She came home this weekend for the first time in six months. As you can imagine, I was unbelievably anxious about her visit because we almost “lost her” during her…
Read MoreIt’s Back To School Time here at OPI!
With the end of summer, those long and bright sunny days, outdoor vacations and extended trips to the beach also come to a close. The end of summer also gives way to the beginning of fall and for students that means only one thing: IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! Many participants attending one of the…
Read MoreBen Moroski’s, “This Vicious Minute” Chosen for BEST OF FRINGE Extended Festival Performances
Performances extended for shows awarded as, “BEST OF FRINGE” festival appearances, including OPI Intensive graduate Ben Moroski’s “This Vicious Minute,” will be featured this month at the Theatre Asylum Lab, to continue on as part of an awarded line-up from a larger summer festival, the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Don’t miss your chance to catch one…
Read MoreBen Moroski’s Autobiographical Play “This Vicious Minute” Wins Awards at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Recently, Ben Moroski, a former participant at the Optimum Performance Institute’s specialized program for Borderline Personality Disorder and associated traits, including BPD with co-occurring conditions such as self-harm, continued to head down a healthy path of recovery and new-found peace in sharing his journey with others in a play he wrote while attending OPI. Ben…
Read MoreOPI Intensive participant Ben Moroski performs self-written play “The Vicious Minute”
“This Vicious Minute,” a revealing autobiographical play written and performed by confessed self-harmer, Ben Moroski, previews in the Hollywood Fringe Festival Woodland Hills, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 “This Vicious Minute,” a revealing autobiographical play written and performed by confessed self-harmer, Ben Moroski, debuts at the Hollywood Fringe Festival today, June 11th, through the 24th.…
Read MoreOPI Intensive Participant Finds New Way Of Self-Expression Through Action Workshop
One of our Life Coaching Department members and an Expressive Therapy Group Facilitator, Rory Pollinger, recently shared with our OPI Living community about a wonderful Action Workshop participant performance: “As a part of OPI Intensive, our specialized Borderline Personality Disorder treatment program within the Optimum Performance Institute, we have a weekly workshop that focuses on…
Read MoreWhat OPI Intensive has done for my Daughter
Isabel started having issues when she was 12 or 13. Then we all went through some major life changes and it worsened her BPD traits. She is very bright and always has ideas, but every time she tried and failed, it just made things worse for her and ratcheted up her symptoms even more. She…
Read MoreWhat OPI Intensive has done for my Daughter
Isabel started having issues when she was 12 or 13. Then we all went through some major life changes and it worsened her BPD traits. She is very bright and always has ideas, but every time she tried and failed, it just made things worse for her and ratcheted up her symptoms even more. She…
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