Hope Is Dope

Hope Is Dope Hope Is Dope is a revolutionary approach to mental health and substance-use issues based on the works of author and LPC Steve Treu.

Blending a unique combination of neuroscience and spirituality, recovery has never been more attainable or enlightening.

01/21/2026

Most people don’t realize that life doesn’t repeat because of fate — it repeats because of loops.

This image shows two very different cycles we can fall into, often without noticing.

At the center of both is INTENTION.
Not the intention we say we have — but the intention we act from when things get uncomfortable.

🔁 The Victim Loop

This is the loop of unconscious living.

Something happens. A situation triggers discomfort.

Instead of facing it, we:

Ignore what hurts

Deny our role

Blame circumstances or people

Rationalize our behavior

Resist change

Hide from truth

And then… the same situation shows up again.
Different face. Same lesson.

The Victim Loop feels safe because it protects the ego.
But safety comes at a cost: stagnation.

Nothing grows here. Nothing heals here.
Only stories do.

🔁 The Accountability Loop

This is the loop of conscious growth.

The same situation arises — but this time, we choose differently.

We:

Recognize what’s really happening

Own our response, not the story

Forgive ourselves and others

Self-examine without self-attack

Learn the lesson

Take action, even when it’s uncomfortable

This loop doesn’t feel easy.
But it feels free.

Because every pass through it makes you wiser, lighter, and stronger.

⚖️ The Truth Few Talk About

Both loops begin with the same situation.
The difference is choice.

You don’t escape the Victim Loop by blaming less people.
You escape it by telling yourself the truth.

And you don’t enter the Accountability Loop by being perfect.
You enter it by being honest.

🌱 A Gentle Reminder

Accountability is not punishment.
It’s self-respect.

Forgiveness is not weakness.
It’s clarity.

Growth doesn’t happen when life gets easier —
It happens when you get braver.

Ask yourself today:
Which loop am I feeding — and which one is feeding me?

Because the moment you change your loop,
your entire life trajectory shifts.

01/13/2026

Ram Dass One-Pointed Breath Meditation ➡️ https://www.ramdass.org/ram-dass-breathing-meditation/

This meditation is drawn from Theravada (Southern Buddhism) called “Anapana” – just bringing you to right here, and it’s done through the breath. Out of all of our individual differences, what is common to us is we are all breathing in, breathing out.

A 2-hour Hope is Dope session facilitated by author & LPC Steve Treu, will be available in Mercer County next Saturday m...
01/12/2026

A 2-hour Hope is Dope session facilitated by author & LPC Steve Treu, will be available in Mercer County next Saturday morning in partnership with Life Center & the Mercer County Overdose Prevention workshop. For more info contact Ben Zimmer at (814)-282-9358
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01/05/2026

The question is, “Why do you do practices?” because a lot of people will step away from this and say, “I ought to meditate.” Forget it. Don’t!

Go out and lust some more. Go until you are so nauseated by your own predicament that you yearn to meditate. Get so hungry for it that you can’t wait to just sit down.

Turn off the television, turn off the drama and just be quiet for a few minutes. Wait until you really want it, because when you start with “I should,” you end up hating the practice, hating everybody, and hating yourself. Then you cheat and then you get guilty. It’s a whole thing that you psychologically do. Forget it.

You came here and that was an honest thing you did. You are here. What you hear, you hear. What you don’t hear, you don’t, don’t collect it. If it doesn’t stick forget it. It’ll come around again, another lifetime maybe...Maybe 10,000 lifetimes. Who knows?
- Ram Dass

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“PLEASE JOIN US AS WE DISTRIBUTE TOYS TO CHILDREN, WHOSE PARENTS ARE IN RECOVERY OR INCARCERATED, WE WOULD LOVE FOR ALL ...
12/15/2025

“PLEASE JOIN US AS WE DISTRIBUTE TOYS TO CHILDREN, WHOSE PARENTS ARE IN RECOVERY OR INCARCERATED, WE WOULD LOVE FOR ALL TO JOIN THE PARTY AT THE NORTH POLE! FOR ALL AGES 0-18 IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF HELP FOR YOUR CHILDREN/ GRANDCHILDREN, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH OUT FOR GIFTS AND JOIN US ON SUNDAY DEC 21ST FOR A DAY OF FUN WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL OF YOU!
EVERY CHILD REGISTERED WILL RECEIVE GIFTS AT THE EVENT”.

We’ll have some free hats and gloves to give to those in need at next Thursday’s “Hope for the Holidays” event. We are a...
12/11/2025

We’ll have some free hats and gloves to give to those in need at next Thursday’s “Hope for the Holidays” event. We are also throwing in 1 Hope is Dope book and 1 New Eyes book into the prizes for most creative, best overall, and ugliest Christmas sweater/t-shirt.

Come enjoy the fellowship, eggnog and cookies and of course the Christmas karaoke with DJ Ande at the Butler Art Center from 6-8pm Thursday December 18th. See you there!

Gratitude produces feel-good brain chemicals such as oxytocin, dopamine and serotonin, which enhance feelings of happine...
11/27/2025

Gratitude produces feel-good brain chemicals such as oxytocin, dopamine and serotonin, which enhance feelings of happiness and contentment. These neurotransmitters help improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at & .revolution

Er are one week away from our last Hope is Dope class of the year. Register today at bc3.edu/hope
11/25/2025

Er are one week away from our last Hope is Dope class of the year. Register today at bc3.edu/hope

Join us for our last Hope is Dope class of 2025. The first 10 registrants will receive a FREE Hope is Dope: Achieving Chemical Balance book!

Author and LPC, Steve Treu of .revolution will shed the light on addiction and recovery by making neuroscience easy to understand and inspiring.

Classes start on Tuesday December 2nd at 6pm at the 344 S. Main St. Butler, Pa 16001
Register today at bc3.edu/hope (link in bio) and as always, walk-ins the day of are accepted.

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127 S. Main Street Second Floor
Butler, PA
16001

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17242878711

Website

https://himalayaninstitute.org/event/you-cant-fool-mother-nature-sep-2025/

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What is Hope Is Dope?

Mission: Promoting a positive and hopeful approach to the opioid epidemic through education and outreach within a compassionate community.

Hope Is Dope is a revolutionary approach to understanding, treating, and recovering from opioid addiction. Initiated by Tracy Hack, the Coordinator of Community Leadership Initiatives at Butler Community College & based on the work of Steve Treu, a licensed professional counselor at Quantum Revolution Counseling and author of the book Hope Is Dope: Achieving Chemical Balance, along with other caring professionals and concerned citizens, our goal is simple, to help end the opioid crisis by educating the general public as well as people suffering from substance abuse issues on what the latest science is telling us about what exactly is happening inside the brain of someone suffering from addiction as well as creating a bridge for people in recovery to access various avenues to a healthy lifestyle that not only gives them a sense of community, belonging and empowerment but that is actually helps them achieve chemical balance inside the brain and restore them to a manner of living that is productive and fulfilling. Please join us in this community initiative to form a pathway of recovery that is based on love and hope.