Pelgrims Place

20/11/2025

👧👶👦🌍 Today is World Children's Day, and at Pelgrims Place, we believe in serving and giving back. Our residents had an amazing time helping the Paternoster community kids build their own Go-Karts, and teaching them some valuable woodworking skills! ​It was a day full of sawdust, shared skills, and new friendships. This is what community is all about.

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18/11/2025

*Don’t measure each day by the
harvest you reap; instead, consider
the seeds you plant
– Robert Louis Stevenson*

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13/11/2025

The benefits of long-term recovery
Written by K.D. current Pelgrims Place resident.
“When I think of recovery I think of God. ‘God is everything or nothing’. The AA big book summarised is; *Trust God * Clean House *Work with others.
There is a promise, a life beyond your wildest dreams. What does this mean to me? Peace and contentment are the first things that come to mind. If I can help another addict find God, then I have used my past in a way that I’ll be proud of. If I continue to show up, take the next right action, I’ll be a very blessed man."

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11/11/2025

We take residents on regular hikes in the abundant natural beauty surrounding our farm in Paternoster. They can benefit from fresh air, exercise and being out in the West Coast sunshine 🌞👣🌱

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06/11/2025

Productivity & reaching small goals.

“I have found a lot of peace in productivity. Focusing my mind on achieving small goals has kept a lot of the chaotic noise that comes with dealing with depression.
Rather than wallowing in a sea of negativity and hopelessness, I choose to stay positive and set small goals for myself each day. Stronger boundaries, being interactive in groups or taking more initiative during work allocations, all serve to make me feel accomplished and fulfilled at the end of the day.
Every day staying productive and goal-orientated is one day closer to being the strong and capable man I want to be.” written by T.C., a current resident.

South Africa's leading Addiction Rehabilitation Centre has expanded to the Western Cape. Offering an affordable, world-class treatment center

04/11/2025

Writing Therapy - Feelings Matter
by current resident W.D.

“For as long as I can recall, I have felt a sense of not being enough. No matter what I achieved, I was never the best. That is strange, wanting to be the best. Who defines 'the best'? I’m not sure. This feeling has led me astray. As of late, I have doubted my feelings, unsure whether they serve me. That doubt was a mistake. Rather than disregarding my emotions because they don’t make sense, I have decided to hone in on them to understand them. No longer will I pretend that they are of no importance. My feelings matter.”

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30/10/2025

Recently, a group of Pelgrims Place members took on the challenging Tsitsikamma Trail hike! They embarked on this journey representing Pelgrims Place, raising awareness and showing unity and support in the fight against addiction.💪

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28/10/2025

Good Morning from us at Pelgrims Place & our resident rooster TOM : “Top Of The Morning “ 😎🐓

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23/10/2025

At Pelgrims Place we combine “back to basics” recovery principles with an innovative approach to rehabilitation. Located on the West Coast of South Africa in the village of Paternoster. Just a two-hour drive from Cape Town.

Community, work-ethic, honesty, integrity, self-discipline and awareness are the essence of any well-rounded rehabilitation program. Pelgrims Place gives the gift of sobriety, the chance at a new beginning and the accessibility to a world-class rehabilitation centre.

For more information please visit our website https://pelgrimsplace.com

South Africa's leading Addiction Rehabilitation Centre has expanded to the Western Cape. Offering an affordable, world-class treatment center

21/10/2025

We are blessed to be located on the pristine West Coast with access to so many beautiful, natural spaces.

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16/10/2025

Aftercare & Routine
Written by current resident R.L.
"Aftercare is a commitment to myself, my family and counsellor. It is an important, if not the most important, set of guiding values and principles that will do more than help me maintain my recovery; it will sustain the life that I have fought hard to reclaim. It helps me achieve this by defining key behaviours and habits that will promote my spiritual, psychological, emotional and physical well-being. This includes daily exercise, meditation, bible reading, prayer and social activities. Routines such as these are the cornerstone from which I will rebuild my relationships, career, financial security and relationship with God. Routines, therefore, are the bricks that build the road to recovery.”

For more information please visit our website https://pelgrimsplace.com

South Africa's leading Addiction Rehabilitation Centre has expanded to the Western Cape. Offering an affordable, world-class treatment center