Recovery Centered Podcast | Real Talk on Recovery & Mental Health
Why 28 Days Isn’t Enough: Frank Galimidi on What Makes Addiction Treatment Work
In this episode of Recovery Centered , host Tim Roberto sits down with Frank Galimidi, CEO of Sunview Wellness, for a candid discussion about what it actually takes to create lasting recovery. With more than 23 years of experience in addiction treatment and behavioral healthcare, Frank has worked across clinical care, operations, program development, and executive leadership. He shares his concern that the treatment industry has increasingly emphasized short-term stabilization while giving clients less time to address the underlying patterns, trauma, relationships, and beliefs that can keep addiction in place. Frank and Tim discuss why detox and residential treatment are often only the beginning of recovery; the importance of PHP, IOP, and outpatient care; and why people need opportunities to navigate real-world adversity while they still have the support of therapists, peers, and a recovery community. They also explore Frank’s concept of “Clinical Architecture”—building treatment programs around strong clinicians, human connection, accountability, and a culture designed to support meaningful long-term change. The conversation also examines some of the pressures facing behavioral healthcare today, including shorter authorized lengths of stay, clinician burnout, reimbursement challenges, and treatment models that can prioritize patient turnover over continuity of care. Frank argues that better outcomes start with investing in the people doing the clinical work and giving clients enough time to develop an identity and a life beyond addiction. At its core, this episode makes the case that recovery is more than getting sober. It is learning to face life without escaping from it—and discovering through experience that change is possible.
