Aster Springs Alumni Program:
Connect. Commit. Cultivate.
Aster Springs Alumni Program:
Connect. Commit. Cultivate.
Our Guiding Principles: The Three Cs
The Three Cs provide the foundation for the Aster Springs Alumni Program.
1.
CONNECT
our communities to our alumni and their families in a meaningful way.
2.
COMMIT
to serving and guiding our alumni and their families.
3.
CULTIVATE
strong communities that will continue their recovery journeys together.
Alumni Program Components
Support Groups
Our Alumni Relations Team facilitates discharge interviews for Aster Springs clients as well as various support groups for clients, alumni, and their families to help them connect with and commit to the program.
Discharge Interviews
During each interview, the Alumni Relations Coordinator introduces the program, answers any questions, and collects membership information.
Discharge Group
Throughout each client’s stay, the discharge group allows clients to check in, share their experiences, find support, and receive education on the program.
Alumni Support Group
Within this weekly group, alumni can check in, share their experiences, and find support.
Family Support Group
Within this weekly group, families can check in, share their experiences, and find support.
Post-Discharge Outreach
We know that consistent contact cultivates relationships. After leaving Aster Springs, each alumni receives an initial check-in, as well as ongoing scheduled check-ins. During these check-ins, recovery challenges and the needed resources are identified and addressed so our alumni and their families feel supported.
The Group Me App and Private Facebook Page
The app and private page allow alumni and their families to instantly connect with other program members. Members can post, build friendships, access support groups, track events and milestones, and more. The Alumni Relations Coordinator administers groups and provides support as well as holds all members accountable to each group’s rules.
Volunteer Committee
Our alumni program is run, governed, and supported by our volunteer committee, which works in conjunction with our Alumni Relations Coordinator. The only requirements for committee membership include attending the once-a-month meetings and participating in most alumni community events.
Events
We believe in connection through group activities! Recovery is about being a part of life and experiencing new events. The volunteer committee votes on various quarterly events, including reunions, beach trips, bowling, and more.
What Our Alumni and Our Families Are Saying
“The care I received at Aster Springs was amazing! I felt supported at every stage of treatment and the staff always met me where I was at in my recovery. During my treatment there I was treated with dignity and respect. The staff helped me to distinguish the eating disorder voice from my own which has been instrumental as I move forward towards recovery. I grew to truly trust the staff which helped me to move past the roadblocks I hit at different phases of my journey. I cannot say enough about how amazing the treatment at Aster Springs was!”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Aster Springs has been the best inpatient care I’ve ever received. My first day was difficult but the staff made sure to make me feel as comfortable as I could be. The STAFF! Amazing! They were so amazing and helped so much during stressful meals. Helen was a huge supporter, along with all the RCS’. The staff made ALL the difference. The care was individualized (TRULY), which made such a huge difference. I’ve never been more comfortable leaving an inpatient center. I could not recommend Aster Springs enough!”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Aster Springs has helped me fight 20 years worth of behaviors. I have left this facility with more skills than I have had my entire life. I bonded with the staff and was treated with the utmost respect every day, all day. I am genuinely going to miss the people who have provided me with care. I felt like family more than I felt like a patient. I will have these people in my heart for the rest of my life. It was worth every tear, every hard moment. I am a new, happy person. The staff is AMAZING, the home is AMAZING, everything about the program is wonderful.”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Everything about this entire experience was transformative and healing, from the first day admissions process to the last day of treatment I felt well cared for, and well informed on the details of my plan and treatment process. I couldn’t have felt safer and more cared for anywhere else thanks to the most amazing and caring staff, cooks, nursing, and treatment teamwork. Thank you so very much for allowing me to see the potential in myself that I just couldn’t see at the begin when coming into your beautiful, amazing walls.”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Aster Springs saved my life. Melanie and Helen were the most loving and dedicated people I’ve ever seen in an eating disorder treatment facility. Chef Joe accommodated for all my allergies and made the kitchen fun. So appreciative of all the staff and would highly recommend!”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Aster Springs has been a place of immense healing for me. I entered treatment terrified and hopeless, but the care, compassion, and knowledge of the staff here left me feeling hopeful for the future and for my continued recovery. The staff here truly care for who you are as an individual. They know how to sit with you in your struggle and celebrate with you in your victories. I am confident that this place is changing lives every single day, and I am blessed to have received care here.”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Having been to several treatment centers for my eating disorder, Aster Springs provided an incomparable program to others. From the first moment of walking in the door, the staff expressed genuine care for me and other clients. This continued to hold true throughout my months of treatment. The recovery care team offered support all hours of the day and being the individuals you spend the most time with, made sure you felt worthy. Outside of scheduled therapy and dietitian sessions, treatment team members took extra time to check-in with me and others without hesitation. Just as no two people are the same, each treatment plan was created on an individual basis to ensure the most healing recovery journey. With organized groups, the information and recovery tools shared were superior to those to other treatment centers. The low client-to-staff ratio allowed me to feel more than just an eating disorder as staff took time to learn about me as an individual.
Aster Springs exhibited a healing and hopeful environment for recovery, each day reminding me to never give up. My family and I will forever be grateful for Aster Springs."
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus Aster Springs exhibited a healing and hopeful environment for recovery, each day reminding me to never give up. My family and I will forever be grateful for Aster Springs."
“I’ve never felt more secure leaving a treatment center than while discharging from Aster Springs. The staff made me feel seen while going through recovery. I had a voice in how treatment looked and felt comfortable communicating to my treatment team. As I leave Aster Springs, I now know how to navigate my ED and will be constantly looking back at all the wonderful advice given to me by staff (who are some of the best people I’ve ever met).”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
"Aster Springs has been one of the best things that has ever happened to me. This was my first ever treatment experience, and I am leaving more than satisfied with the care that I received. Every single staff member is extremely talented at what they do, and make the environment so incredibly comfortable for the clients. The struggles that I had coming into Aster Springs were significant, but my journey here has helped tremendously. I truly mean it when I say the staff here is AMAZING, and some of the most genuinely caring people that I have ever met. Thank you to everyone who made my experience so positive, and I am confident in saying that I am leaving here with all of the tools that I could possibly need to succeed.”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Everything from original intake to the treatment and care was more than I could have imagined. I am truly blessed to have been a client at Aster Springs. My stay there has changed my life. I am excited to begin to live the life I was meant to live. I will be forever grateful to each and every member of the Aster Springs team who helped me on my journey to recovery. They will always hold a very dear place in my heart. Thank you, thank you everyone.”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“I don’t think there are words to express my gratitude for Aster Springs. I showed up thinking this would be another facility to add to my list of recovery attempts. At first, I fought the process, but the encouraging, caring, and loving staff challenged me until I actually wanted freedom for myself. I was treated with respect and given so much support. Aster Springs is an amazing place for the journey to freedom from ED.”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“Aster Springs was a vital and amazing step in my healing process. I have only positive things to say! My struggles inside the walls were met with nothing but compassion, kindness, and the absolute best care I’ve ever received. From the executive director to the dietitians, the therapists, the nursing staff, the recovery care specialists, the chef, the milieu manager, and the higher ups… they ALL exemplify the qualities that should be present in every treatment center. From my first day to my last, I felt so cared for by the staff not as a patient, but as a person, and that meant more than I could ever express in words. I will forever be grateful for my time here. Aster Springs, THANK YOU!”
– Grateful Aster Springs Alumnus
“I’m writing this review as the parent of a client. I’m very pleased with the treatment that my daughter received while she was a resident, as well as a participant in PHP and IOP. She completed the program and has made significant progress. Throughout the entire process, she felt safe, valued and is in a great position to use the tools that she has learned from the staff in her day-to-day life. I want to say thank you to the entire staff for helping her in this journey.”
– Grateful Parent of an Aster Springs Alumnus
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Meet Our Alumni Program Team
Stefan Glamp, National Director of Alumni Services
Stefan leads Odyssey’s efforts in developing the alumni communities at each of their facilities. Stefan’s approach sustains treatment effectiveness by providing timely, systematic, and supportive engagement for all clients who have completed treatment. With extensive experience developing and directing robust alumni communities in the addiction and mental health fields, he focuses on engaging people within their specific recovery journeys and developing community partnerships with a belief that long-term recovery is an attainable life goal.