Jesse Quam on Wilderness Therapy, Phone Detox, and Helping Families Find the Right Treatment
In this episode of Finding New Waters, B Reeves and CEO Justin McClendon sit down with Jesse Quam, an educational consultant and therapist based in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Jesse shares how a friend’s wilderness job in Utah “changed my life,” what it actually means when people say “wilderness,” and why getting outside and away from technology can reset the nervous system and the family system. He breaks down how therapeutic wilderness evolved from early programs like BYU 480, why outcome data matters, and what he believes will bring wilderness back in a big way as phone use and modern…
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