Welcome to this website for Christopher Bathum

I told Chris he was getting goggled a few hundred times a month and he said “Why?” and I said “let’s find out” and I offerred we put together a site to help those who were trying to find out more about what he was doing.

“I figured they would just ask if they were curious” he said and I explained people really just google these days. He shrugged and agreed we could do this. Then about ten minutes in and the technical stuff done, he took it over, did almost all of it, and gave it back to me today.

It is a lot better than I would have done. I Hear it is getting technical and thick. I suggested a page of cartoons to balance it, which I do think is soon coming.

One thing we are not going to do here is more of the kind of petty and hateful speech much of the internet has turned into, where there is no accountability for anything said and people just slam each other for “fun.”

“If there is any worthy debate is not between different people” Chris said “the fight is between ignorance and knowledge, between “the jud” (Sanskrit-inert) and the conscious. Let’s contribute to the knowledge and let ignorant hate speech work it out by itself ”

“A website needs to be a powerful expression of your vision, it needs to show others who you are and what you like and believe in” he said ” we have a lot of fun, lets have some fun with it.”

So with that in mind lets have some fun. None of the other organizations is responsible for the point of view or complete lack of appropriateness you may find on this site, if not now soon. I apologize in advance for the site and for Christopher Bathum. I am sure he will also.

The Webmaster
CRLA/Melrose Project/Los Angeles Family Institute

An accomplished health care entrepreneur with many years of experience building systems of healing, Christopher Bathum currently serves as the chief executive officer of Community Recovery Inc. in Los Angeles. As the organizational leader of the treatment community, Christopher Bathum utilizes the power of the community and the families to increase the efficacy of addiction treatment. A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the standards of addiction treatment, Community Recovery uses an interdisciplinary model embracing evidence based clinical work, integrative medicine, complexity science and a systemic approach to diagnosing and treating dysfunction.

Before taking up his current responsibilities, Christopher Bathum founded the Seasons Recovery Centers.in Malibu, California and Walking Miracles Addiction Treatment Program in K-town, Los Angeles where he built a very successful low cost model of treatment to help people recover from addictions and start their lives anew.

Chris has raced the Ironman triathlon of 2.4 miles swimming, 112 biking and 26.2 running in Lake Placid New York and Camp Pendleton Marine Base and has also run several Marathons. Chris is certified as a physical trainer with the American Council on Exercise and is also trained as a Master Hypnotist. Chris is a board member of the California Systemic Intervention Council and is a Board Registered Interventionist who trains others in Intervention.

Christopher Bathum is also the author of “Walking Miracles- a systemic and comprehensive approach to the treatment of addiction and its co occurring disorders as well as “Conversations with Dog- a dialogue with the trickster.” He is to release a third book “The Edge of Chaos, systemic co dependence and the fraud of modern rehab.” later this year.

Chris lives with his wife and four children in Agoura Hills California.