Who is a Jaywalker?
Who is a Jaywalker? An addict with a tendency to relapse in the past despite an honest desire to recover An alcoholic who continues drinking or using because he believes that his life would be boring without it An addict who, after a treatment experience, knows all the right things to say but continues to […]
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
The Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale, Colorado, was the site of a community forum hosted by the Aspen Hope Center, Wednesday May 29, 2014. The topic, in general, was mental health; specifically, suicide awareness and prevention. In addition to professionals from Garfield County Public Health, Aspen Hope Center, NAMI Roaring Fork, our own Kim […]
Recovery Campus
I love getting new issues of my favorite magazines and it is no different with the newest issue of “Recovery Campus.” With each new publication, the editor, Trent Boozer, reports on the flourishing features of Collegiate Recovery Programs and the people who are making a difference. A ‘sober college student’ is no longer an oxymoron. […]
Mindfulness in Recovery 11th Step Retreat
There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation and prayer. Taken separately these practices can bring much relief and benefit. But when they are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life.” (Page 98, 12 X 12) Join us for a day dedicated to deepening your experience and personal understanding of […]
Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)
Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) at the Advanced International Symposium: Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health and Mental Health in Colorado Springs (TRE) Trauma Releasing Exercises are a cutting edge technique in stress reduction, tension releasing and the healing of trauma. David Berceli, Ph.D. is the creator of this method. TRE consists of a set […]
“Contempt before Investigation”
There is a principal which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep man in everlasting ignorance – That principle is contempt prior to investigation.” – Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer is one of my Recovery heroes. Although he wasn’t part of the Recovery movement his […]
AA’s Three Legacies
Exploring the Foundation: Unveiling AA’s Three Legacies Taken together, the Steps, Traditions and Concepts embody what are know as the Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery, Unity and Service. Recovery Recovery has given us a second chance to find happiness and freedom; to live useful and productive lives. The 12 steps and the Big Book […]
AA and the Angry Atheist
God should be qualified with the phrase ‘as we understand him’ – for that was the only way I could accept spirituality.” James Burwell, pg. 229 Alcoholics Anonymous James Burwell, know as Jimmy B. was one of the 10 East Coast founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. He was responsible for starting Alcoholics Anonymous in Philadelphia and […]
Mindfulness in Action
Last weekend, myself as well as the guys here at Jaywalker U took a trip to Moab, UT for one of our last days of transformational work with Johann Aberger. The guys of the house left on Friday, however my brother’s wedding was in Denver on Friday so I had to show up late. I […]
Lyons On The Brink
When’s the last time someone shared with you that you had been the answer to their prayers? Can there be a more humbling observation than that? We as addicts were more accustomed to being the subject of prayers, said mostly by our loved ones pleading with God for our very survivals. Lyons, Colorado is in […]