From Functional to Thriving: Intensive Breakthrough Work for Professional Men
When success on the outside doesn't match what you feel on the inside, it's time to step away and do the deeper work.
You've built a career. You handle responsibilities. Maybe you've overcome addiction, depression, or major life challenges. But despite external success, something feels missing.
You're tired of managing your life instead of truly living it. Tired of emotional shutdown that distances you from the people who matter most. Tired of handling everything alone.
Away Recovery offers intensive workshops and private retreats where successful men break through patterns that keep them stagnant—and discover what it means to thrive authentically.
You're Not Just "Getting By" Anymore—You're Ready for More
Many professional men find themselves in this place: sober, responsible, functional—but not fully alive. You might be going through the motions in relationships, work, or even recovery while feeling disconnected from your authentic self.
Common patterns we see:
Performing your life rather than living it
Emotional shutdown that creates distance in relationships
Periods of isolation and noncommunication, especially during difficult times
Success that doesn't translate to personal satisfaction
Feeling like you're managing problems rather than creating the life you want
If this sounds familiar, you're not broken. You just need a reset.
Intensive Experiences That Create Lasting Change
Away Recovery isn't traditional treatment or weekly therapy. We offer concentrated breakthrough experiences in the White Mountains where successful men step away from daily demands to do the deeper work that creates authentic transformation.
Our approach combines:
Rigorous & Honest Self-searching as the foundation of transformational work
Somatic practices to reconnect with your body and emotions
Outdoor experiences that provide perspective and grounding
Brotherhood with other men who understand your challenges
Empowerment practices including fire-walking to break through limiting beliefs
The result: You return to your life with practical tools, renewed purpose, and the kind of authentic presence your family and community deserve.
Choose Your Path to Breakthrough
One-Day Intensive Workshops
Perfect for men ready to break through limiting patterns with the support of other committed men.
Group process and authentic sharing
Experiential exercises and outdoor elements
Practical tools for emotional regulation
Brotherhood and ongoing support
Private Retreats
Confidential, customized experiences for men who need complete privacy or want to go deeper without group dynamics.
Completely confidential and anonymous
Customized to your specific challenges
Intensive one-on-one breakthrough work
Flexible scheduling around your commitments
Fire-walking Empowerment (Optional)
Powerful breakthrough experiences for men ready to face their fears and step into their full power.
Overcome limiting beliefs and self-doubt
Build confidence and emotional resilience
Experience supported risk-taking
Create lasting mindset shifts
Why Successful Men Choose Away Recovery
We Understand Your World
Chris Leston, Founder - Sober since January 2006, Chris has walked the path from functional success to deeper fulfillment. He understands the unique challenges facing professional men who appear to have their lives together on the surface while struggling with authenticity and connection underneath.
Through his own experience with addiction, depression, and the isolating cycles that come with maintaining professional success while struggling internally, Chris founded Away Recovery to offer what traditional approaches often miss: intensive experiences that go beyond managing problems to creating genuine transformation.
Our Approach Works Because:
Confidentiality - No risk to your professional reputation
Efficiency - Breakthrough work in concentrated time frames
Integration - Tools that enhance your effectiveness as a leader and father
Authenticity - Move from performing your life to truly living it
We've Been Where You Are
Away Recovery is guided by professionals who credit a holistic, connection-based approach with their own transformation. We know what it's like to be successful externally while feeling stagnant internally—because we've been there.
