12 Step Colorado Treatment
Jaywalker Lodge has specialized in extended care residential treatment for men since 2005. Our approach is 12 Step based, and Step One focused. We approach recovery as an opportunity rather than a consequence of one’s addiction. Jaywalker Lodge’s residential treatment program builds a foundation that integrates recovery, recreation, counseling, and community in a residential treatment setting […]
Learning Styles
The following series of blogs will talk about the ways that people learn. According to Howard Gardner, a Harvard University professor of education, learning happens through eight different modalities: linguistic/verbal, kinesthetic/bodily, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, visual, logic/mathematical, and naturalist. Originally, Gardner developed seven intelligences but later added the eighth, naturalist. Gardner’s theory is that a person’s […]
Fall semester is almost here!
Even though it is still July and we are having a fun and exciting summer here in Carbondale, registration for fall semester classes starts Monday, July 29th. There are many courses available at the four satellite campuses in the Roaring Fork Valley—Aspen, Carbondale, Spring Valley, and Glenwood Springs. Class choices range from landscape painting to […]
A Mother’s Perspective
The noise and clatter of the men cooking upstairs with Chef Brian fills my soul just like it did when my daughters were young and still at home. What is a better sound than young voices laughing, joking, talking, engaging, and learning the value of friendship? Today, an alum came back for cooking class. Here […]
Happy 2 Years Greg
Jaywalker would like to congratulate Greg Benton on celebrating 2 years of sobriety today! Greg grew up in New Jersey where he fell into drugs and alcohol at an early age. At the age of 20 Greg checked into Jaywalker Lodge with nothing but the clothes on his back and some hope. Little did Greg know that […]
Recipe for Recovery
Today Jaywalker U students teamed up with the Solutions men for a cooking class taught by the one and only; Chef Brian. Here at Jaywalker we believe in homemade meals being a recipe for success in recovery. A homemade meal gives our men a sense of community and accomplishment which for people in recovery was […]
Serenity Scramble
It’s that time of year again! Jaywalker Lodge is hosting the 6th Annual Jaywalker Lodge Serenity Scramble on Saturday, September 28, at River Valley Ranch Golf Club in Carbondale, CO. All proceeds benefit two local non-profits: A Way Out and Valley Partnership for Drug Prevention. The shotgun start will kick off at 8:30 AM sharp, followed […]
Being Honest
When I was little, my go to addiction was lying, before drugs, before any mood-altering substances, my addiction was to lie. I loved it, it gave me a feeling of power, some form of control over people and things I didn’t normally have. And so it progressed. As soon as I started using mood-altering substances, […]
Most Successful Semester
When I graduated the Lodge this last January, I knew that I wanted to continue my education and had some fears about doing that on my own. I knew that Jaywalker U would be an excellent choice for me because I would be able to get the support I needed in school and in my recovery. Jaywalker U […]
Sober Trippin’ in the Rockies
This last week I headed to Denver with a fellow Jaywalker U student for some service work and a mini vacation. Our first day in Denver we had the opportunity to share our stories at the Colorado Association of Addiction Professionals (CAAP) 2013 Annual Conference. This was a really cool experience. I felt honored to […]
