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My name is Kailey and I love to write and read poetry.

Chris Prentiss
Chris Prentiss is the co-founder of a rehabilitation center called Passages Malibu. Before opening Passages in 2001, Prentiss was a real-estate developer, and even a one-time filmmaker, with no prior training in rehabilitation practices. However, when his son, Pax, developed and conquered a heroin addiction, Prentiss gained some first-hand experience with drug addiction and recovery. Prentiss and Pax founded this mansion of a rehab center to promote the idea that addiction is not a disease, unlike many doctors and scientific theories suggest.

Written Works
In addition to founding the Passages Malibu facility, Chris Prentiss has also written a plethora of successful novels. Some of these books were written using his pen name, Wu Wei. In his most recent book, Zen and the Art of Happiness, Prentiss reveals his mother's tragic life, which contributed to his criminal upbringing. Prentiss' healing methods, as disclosed in another one of his books, The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure, have gained support by many groups of people, including deployed soldiers who have developed psychological problems and substance abuse. John-Michael Penn, a two-time Iraq veteran, was diagnosed with PTSD and is an avid supporter of Prentiss' tactics.

His Philosophy
After all of the unfortunate events Prentiss has experienced in his lifetime-from his son's battle with drug addiction, to his mother's lessons in shoplifting-he maintains the philosophy that every event that befalls us, happens for a reason.