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I would like to thank everybody.

2011-01-24T21:12:00.000-08:00

I would like to hear from all the faithfull followers of this blog, and congratulate you all personally. Each and everyone of you have made a differance to more lives than you will ever know. The power of one becomes the voice of many. God bless you all.

Mike Once Told Me

2011-01-24T20:55:00.000-08:00

That I wouldn't amount to anything. But what has happened to the infallible Dr Mike?? I am still sober (Mike is questionable) and will remain so. I have a well paying job and will keep it thanks in part to my faith in myself and the support of many good friends. I celebrated my 4 year cake and did not lie about my actuall sobriety (as Mike did), I had nothing to prove, but only to myself. I started all this because Mike once told me I wouldent amount to nothing. Now nothing remains for Mike J Nielsen. I'm sure he will go back to his old ways, and ultimately become a street urchin again living in peoples garages. But the real sad part is Mike used to be my best friend for many years, and there was a lot I sacrificed for him. But in the big scheme of things he dident give a rats ass for me. It was all about Mike. Now his discontempt for a brother in need has sent him back where he belongs. I feel sorry for you my long time friend, but you cant see the good in people, and yourself for that matter. So I bid you godbye........and good luck!

ATTENTION!!

2010-12-12T20:52:00.000-08:00

I need photo's of the shut down. I need all your help to put the final nail in Mikes coffin. I need photo's & pic's of the shut down....IE, photo's of furniture being moved out, for sale signs, notices, people leaving, anything that will show absolute truth to the shut-down. After that I know his death camps are gone forever, I will revel myself to you all.
I can assure you this will be very interesting, and a shock to the dear Dr Mike. After which I am sending a E-mail to the Orange County Register about the crimes and atrocities that Mike has committed.

the story is almost finished

Rumor Hazzit??

2010-12-11T16:21:00.000-08:00

Just got a post that Mike has been shut down. Is there any confirmation of this?? I find it hard to believe mike didn't swindle his way back into business, and go back to a REAL job. Mike is not the type to give up this easily.

Just another day at the ranch

2010-11-22T11:58:00.000-08:00

Pay real close attention! If you or a loved one is EVEN considering checking into Huntington Beach Rehab...GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!! Because you will either relapse or be found dead. This is no lie the facts are real. Mike Nielsen is a real criminal, just check his background. listen carefully folks....he only developed sober living homes as a easy means of cash flow, and whatever sincerity he is trying to portray is only pure BULLSHIT! Mike & and his silent partner Lillian Connor simply want money, and don't want to work for it. Its all a scam every bit of it. Still not convinced? Look for licenced staff members....they don't exist. Everyone he checks in is either a homeless person or has a felony record, "why" because they are easy prey for him and will do anything he says to stay out of jail. Still want more? Then why does he have a "junkie" mentality when he speaks at his house meetings. There is no message of hope or the true mechanics of getting sober, how often does he put someone down or make them an example at meetings. How bout this? Why does all his web-sites have images of half naked girls sun bathing on the beach. Clearly targeting as specific clientele of people that AUTOMATICALLY know its not serious. His sites look more like a spring break party in Cancun Mexico.
Think of it this way...if you had cancer, would you go to a Doctor or the corner drug dealer to help get you cured.
Mike is that corner drug dealer...not any kind of Doctor. And people will continue to die at his sober living homes because he runs them like junkie flop houses.
And on a final note..I am 4 years sober as of this month, and you know why?? Mike had nothing to do with it.

Hamming it up for the camera. what Mike is really
thinking (damn I lost another $200 a week)

Honestly the only reason he is even in these pictures
is that he knows photographers are there.

The Death Toll Continues

2010-11-12T09:40:00.000-08:00

The news is saddining, actually it sickens me to hear about this. More and more people are dying at his phoney rehab facillities. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!! I suggest contacting the media, ie newspapers, TV, internet, word of mouth etc. We all must do our part to shut down Mike Nielsen, or deaths will continue. Actually shutting him down is a simple process, just rally together, its that simple. If he is destroyed financially he will have no means to operate. DONT LET ANYONE CHECK INTO HIS FACILLITIES... LACK OF REVENUE EQUATES TO HIM SELLING OFF HIS REHAB HOUSES. Mike is the lowest form of human waste. I know this, I've seen his life, his history. He cares nothing for any of you. He only wants money. And rest assured he is laughing at the fact people have died at his sober living homes. In fact he laughs at all of you. Post this link in an e-mail to all legitimate rehab facillities, GET THE WORD OUT THERE. I would like to see Dr Drew get involved in this too. The media is a powerfull weapon, lets use it to our advantage to get this piece of garbage shutown. And when at his house meetings....please do this for me. In addition to silence for the addict that still suffers. Give another bow of silence for those who have died at his facillities.

My Heart Go's Out To You All

2010-06-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

Been getting a lot of hits on this Blogsite lately. The desperation, the sadness, the pain I rememer it all too well. Images from Connor ranch still haunt me to this day, and from peoples desperate cries I can see nothing had changed with the self-proclaimed Dr Mike. I myself am trying very hard to finance a treatment center of my own. But without the added benifit of finacial means this cannot be accomplished. All I can do is give advice. I am a survivor of Connor ranch, and I made it through. I am still sober to this day, and had to do it on my own, but I made it. Empowerment is an extremely powerfull tool and it was all I had to continue my journey to sobriety. I want to share my wealth of knowledge to those still suffering so they can regain thier lives back as I did. I am happy and Dr Mike had nothing to do with it. Being close to the beach, having my pet with me, A laptop, personal phone calls...has nothing to do with SERIOUS treatment centers. The jouney must start by asking questions at AA or Al Anon centers for real answers. If you GOOGLE search BEWARE!! And again ask questions, visit the centers if you must, talk to REAL councelors, look at licenses, dates, qualifications etc. If you know someone, or a loved one who is at his dorm rooms for rent, PULL THEM OUT!! The only success story to Connor Ranch is a 88% relapse rate.

Mike Nielsen

2010-04-20T20:18:00.000-07:00

Mike fucking nielsen......when is this mutherfucker gonna DIE!! I remember the time he picked up an unsuspecting girl he met at the Huntington Beach pier. Then RAPED her in his moms garage, stole her jewlery, and threw her to his buddies waiting to RAPE her some more. Not to mention he has a son that he doesent even acknowledge. Oh yea the girl was a minor (who got pregnant as a result). HOW ABOUT PIMPING AND PANDERING!! The list goes on. Before you even check in to this FALSE RECOVERY HOME, Check out his crimminal history. Micheal James Nielsen. It's cheap and worth every penny, if that doesent convince you, then by all means be an idiot and go to his sober living houses. All his recovery homes are just to warehouse bodies for profit. WAKE UP PEOPLE!! This is no bullshit. RECOVERY SHOULDENT BE A JOKE, it should be about you getting better, sober, functional, happy. And on a final note, think of Mike as the anti-christ of sobriety.

Do the right thing people.....DONT BE FOOLED!!!

People put to the task

2009-11-28T07:49:00.000-08:00

Mike is getting desperate, He is putting people to the task of hacking this blog site. I have "inside" info and it has proved valuable info. Since then I have reported Mike"s attempts to Google, and his IP traffic is being monitored. Hacking a website is a CRIMMINAL offense. But mike of course thinks he above the law. This man is a very, very sick person " belive me I know" I cant understand why he is still in business. Here is an example of his nature, the so-called soup or chili he serves may contain "DOG FOOD" seriously I have seen it, and he laughs about it. Dont eat the food at the meetings is all I can say. He dosent even qualify as a human being "he is that disturbed". All I can say is that EVERYONE that has experienced abuse at his hands needs to start a petition at every AA meeting place in Orange County. Conner Ranch is not rehab, its a tourture facillity. HE NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN!!!!

True Testimonial: Actual Clients Speak Up

2009-09-02T20:42:00.000-07:00

Anonymous said...
Soberguy,You are SO obviously a fellow alumnus from good old Connor Ranch! When I read a post defending him here, my first thought was that Mike must have caught someone else breaking the rules! Seems if anyone messes up, one of three things happen: 1) Mike goes to person's family to hit them up for huge sums of cash to allow them back in. (note - his rehabbers funded by super wealthy families who keep paying up strangely result in being offered "staff" titles to stay on despite repeated behavior indiscretions..."no end rehab plan")2) No money? Need that legal form completed? Become an internet promo writer for the business.3) No money? You're out on the street.Don't get me wrong, he's not an evil person, and rules in rehab are very important but the man's number one priority is income off recovering addicts. His rules change every day, and consequences for violating them have no ethics, nor consistency. Clearly, violations are handled entirely by how much cash he can extort. Let the guy have his successful business, that's fine, but keep him AWAY from truly vulnerable people during such a time in their life.Mike may have deluded himself into believing he's doing something good for people, but to gleefully and openly boast to rehabbers that he won't pay to provide us with any more than, say, state minimum hours of therapy (and as he laughingly told me, "the state says AA hours are considered therapy, so I just drag you guys to as many meetings per week that fulfills the quota. Therapists are expensive!" this when asked if we could have more access to a qualified professional each day). Connor Ranch looks great, and in theory should provide a great chance at a lifelong recovery - IF it delivered what it claims.I wish Mike could grasp how much harm he does in creating way more distrust in addicts trying to get sober. Addicts desperately need to learn to trust others, themselves, a recovery program, AND those who introduce them to it. If this man would just hire professionals in recovery who know what they're doing once and for all to run this show, he could sit home and count his damned money all day long.The world would be better off.

Reminder

2009-06-02T20:39:00.001-07:00

Please read all the comments in this blog. They are true and verified testimonials. And I want to wish all of you the best life has to offer, and what the 12 steps can do for your freedom and happiness.

God bless….. Sober Guy

People ask me if it’s true.

2009-06-02T20:31:00.001-07:00

I get asked how I know about Connor Ranch. Well from experience I tell them, you see when I lived at west & midway houses it was my lowest point in my life. Not from the grips of my addiction, no it was from the horrible treatment I received from Dr Mike. He humiliated me, and mentally tormented me, received injuries on his boating trips. The list goes on. But I want to talk about the helpless people who really needed someone to help them. Those who didn't have a clue about the true evil within Mike Nielsen. I remember a woman who was at the Huntington house and really suffered, and it truly broke my heart how he punished and tortured her and made her an example at house meetings. Mike has been the worst experience of my life he has taken pride in watching me fail time and time again. And as I said before he laughs at everyone and counts the money he makes. Only now that I have disconnected from him entirely that I am truly sober, and have been for 3 years. Mike was not the answer, he was the downfall. Ask me if it's true and I will tell you resoundingly YES. I know the real Mike trust me. And no one knows better than me.

Ask yourself does he look sincere in the photo, or glad to make money from your grief.

Mike is at it again

2009-05-10T08:22:00.000-07:00

Mike has his followers, and they are haters. I have been getting a rash of people that are obviously put to the task of making negative comments about this blog. That only lights the fire to get the word out even more about Connor Ranch. Will be getting a full blown web page dedicated to not only Connor Ranch, but other sobriety programs that are using people with addiction problems as a means of cash flow and profit. It is your lives, and your time to be informed as to what is real and what is not. Currently I have investigated 8 other sobriety programs that are not in compliance with any AA programs, and will post them on the new web site. God bless and keep working your program.

Are we spreading the word?

2008-10-14T19:27:00.000-07:00

Things have been really slow on this Blog. Could be that less & less people are going to Connor Ranch, and that's a good thing. Mike Nielsen was my best friend about a million years ago. He was a totally different man in the 80's & 90's. I remember the day someone put the bug in his head at the Roque center in Garden Grove to start treatment centers for profit & fun. He was on a mission ever since that day, but had no financial means to start his torture centers. That was until he met & brainwashed a woman named Lillian Connor, Hence the name Connor Ranch. She financed his evil empire, and she is aware of Mike's shady practices, but could care less. She considers you all as, and I quote "next week's shopping money" She is unaware of the pregnancy and other sexual encounters, so maybe she should know. The real absolute way to destroy Mike is to hit him in the wallet. Keep spreading the word, lead people out of his treatment & sober living homes ' by hand if you must' the pain & suffering won't end till Mike is selling his homes and shut down forever. Remember people have actually died under the abuse from Mike's uncaring acts and neglect. I myself have found I have fallen ill from my post addiction, and have developed permanent heart disease.

God bless you all, and please spread the word & keep posting.

Write down the URL of this blog site and give it to everyone you meet at AA meetings.
You might save someone's life.

Sober Guy

One day at a time One life at a time

2008-09-19T00:34:00.003-07:00

First I want to apologize for my absence; I want to keep this blog going stronger than ever. But a terrible recent event has occurred and I want to tell the story. A very good friend of mine who I met through Connor Ranch has died last week. His name was Darren, and he was a struggling alcoholic. We have been good friends for two years, and I always would lend a hand to him in his suffering to addiction. But unfortunately he died in a car crash due to the influence of alcohol. He left Connor Ranch thinking he could make it, but Mike got the best of him and he left on his own. He hated Mike for everything he stood for and could no longer take the abuse he suffered. Darren never went back to any AA meetings, he never sought out alternative treatment centers, but I remained his friend regardless. To the best of my knowledge the total death count at Connor Ranch now stands at 4. Two of which died at his "west house" Mostly of neglect and Mike's uncaring attitude. But here is the worst part; I received a call today from his girlfriend who was pregnant with child. She had given birth to his son 5 days after his death. My friend was my original inspiration for this blog and he helped me draft it out. Although he was an alcoholic, was exceptionally intelligent and wanted to be heard vicariously through me. For those of you reading this please take notice. People are dying at the hands of this fucking asshole, and a son who will never know his father. Who will be Dr. Mike's next victim?
More than ever those of us who have the higher power & the morale strength must put the word out there for those who are weak and preyed upon by this evil man. It's too late for my friend, but you really will be saving someone's life. Maybe even your best friend.
Give yourself a moment of silence for the alcoholic that is still suffering and a prayer for those who are lost forever.

God Bless
Sober Guy

The destructive path of Dr. Mike

2008-09-19T00:34:00.001-07:00

Connor Ranch is advertised as a good, respectable means for drug & alcohol treatment. DON'T BE FOOLED!!! It was created by a man named Michael James Nielsen as a means for easy cash flow by fleecing people with serious addiction problems. He runs his sober living homes as slave labor camps. He inflicts physical abuse on residents within his 3 so-called sober living homes. He rules by threats and intimidation for non-payments of program fees. Those who are court ordered are threatened by being reported to their parole or probation officers for not abiding to his every command. He initially portrays himself as a caring rehabilitated person that seems concerned about sobriety. This could not be further from the truth. He has very serious emotional & mental issues that he has never had counseling or mental treatment for. He is a sexual deviant and has a criminal history with sex with minors. Ironically his main treatment home has gone co-ed, only to size up women as potential victims as "sex for treatment" Parents should very seriously consider other legitimate sober living homes other than Connor Ranch. His treatment counselors are not staffed on premises, and are not available should you have a problem with relapse. They are only on call and available to privileged residents or the highest bidder. His mentality of cash in hand will get you fixed is what he works by. Promotion rather that attraction!! His 82% rate is bogus and has the highest turnover rate of failure in the Orange County area. He also lures in people with boating trips that ultimately turn into looting & theft of personal property in the Huntington Harbor & Long Beach harbor areas. Also injuries have occurred from these very dangerous and senseless trips from insane boating practices. How do I know all this, I lived at 2 of his facility's and suffered greatly from the experience only to relapse & wind-up living in my car as a result. I also have known Mike for many, many years and he has destroyed me and my personal well being many times. He has smoked meth &and took a 4 year chip only 3 months after the fact. He has done meth deals with known drug dealers in exchange for covering up for their probation officers. This is not speculation; I have personally witness these events including his drug use. His website is www.connorranch.org the testimonials are fabricated and false, I sat in his garage watching this as they were drafted. Do your research; make the right decision if you are really serious about your sobriety. Don't put your life in the hands of this clown. And if you are court ordered ask yourself if you want to go back to jail.
This is all about your life, and Dr Mike is waiting to take it away from you. And if you currently reside at one of his homes you will know this... what is more important your sobriety or his program fees, ask him. Then you will know everything I am telling you is true.
I want to see if this thing takes off. Post your comments please. And in return I will help you find the sober living home that really helps people in the Orange County area.

God Bless & keep coming back, it works if you work it.

Read the comments, these are true testimonials

Good X-Mas haul from program fees

2008-01-01T20:00:00.000-08:00

This is Dr Mike's bottom line.

Your money.

Not your sobriety.

Just keep paying your program

Fee's.

He doesn't care.

2008-01-01T19:12:00.000-08:00

first photo is not a hand in sobriety.....it's program fee Friday.

Next photo below, you see her in his web ads. But actually this is Dr. Mikes dental receptionist. But it does make you think you are getting a professional on the phone. Just keeps getting funnier.

The next photo is Mike Nielsen aka " Dr Mike"

Sitting nice & comfy on all the money
he makes from your grief.