Another beautiful day in the mountains
The Landing men head out for a beautiful day cross country skiing in Aspen. Cross country skiing is one of the many activites that the Jaywalker men participate in and one of the many activites that require some patience. The best part is that no one looks cool doing it. Just another way the Jaywalker […]
Workshop Wednesday
Today was Jaywalker U’s first Wednesday Workshop. Wednesday Workshops provide the JWU students and anyone who is interested with opportunities to explore the question, “How do I want to be in the world?” Men from Solutions, JWU, The Landing, CMC staff, and Jaywalker staff all gathered together to listen to Peg O’Connor, international speaker on […]
One day at a time
We would like to congratulate Jaywalkers Senior Counselor and Family Program Coordinator, Kim Nuzzo, who celebrated 27 years of sobriety last week. Kim is a graduate of The Ashland Memorial Medical Treatment Center’s Chemical Dependency Counselor Training Program and a Colorado Certified Level III Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Before starting work here at Jaywalker, […]
Colorado native celebrates 3 years sober
Jaywalker’s Landing Programs full time tech, Adam M, celebrated 3 years sober last week. Adam, being a Colorado native went through Jaywalker Lodge about 3 years ago. Since graduating the Lodge, Adam started work up at Aspen Snowmass in a ski and snowboard shop. This was a good opportunity for Adam to start being a productive […]
Back to Nature
What can you do with a bottle of fake blood, makeup, and a wet suit? The students from Jaywalker U answered this question last week in Veyo, UT as they became certified in Wilderness Advanced First Aid. This course was didactic and hands-on, literally. All students, including a group of Expedition Therapy (ET) clients, participated […]
Jaywalker Sober System
Jaywalker has recently released a mobile recovery management app to assist our men be more accountable. The app is designed to help our men get honest, stay focused and be accountable to caring people in their lives. This is done through daily check in, reports, reminders, lifelines, and short and long term goals. Jaywalker is […]
Full Circle
Jaywalkers Landing Program Supervisor, Brendon Kerton, celebrated 5 years of sobriety this last Saturday. This was truly an inspiration to all Jaywalker alumni. Brendon is someone who has come full circle with Jaywalker, from client to counselor. When congratulated for his sobriety Brendon responded with, “Woo hoo! Thanks everybody. Let me say that this has […]
Openmindedness
Our treatment center has long been aware of the benefit of staying active in recovery. The Jaywalker Lodge men head to Aspen today to give cross-country skiing a shot. This was a great time for the guys to have some fun while trying new things. Opening ourselves up to new things or new ways of […]
Giving Back
hat’s the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the holidays? If you’re like most people, you probably think of food! The holidays are surrounded by friends, family, and food. Every 4th Monday of the month the Jaywalker Lodge men prepare food for the homeless, and last weeks happened to fall on Christmas […]
Pursuit of Happiness!
Alum, Dave Taylor, performs with band member Lyn Byars at the Limelight Lodge in Aspen on December 21st. After completing Jaywalker’s Solutions Program, Dave set out to pursue his dreams and help others. That’s exactly what he did. Since getting sober on January 21st, 2010, Dave has put together his band, Guilty Pleasure, and started […]
