Bachelor Party

Jaywalker’s Director of Admissions Pat Shaffer is all set to tie the knot in July, so we took off to Long Boat Key, Florida for a few solid days of bachelor action. While the trip was filled with a full dose of hanging at the beach, tennis, and kicking back, all the excitement happened while […]

Memorial Day Gratitude

A hero is one who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Joseph Campbell Picnics, Barbecues, Sunshine, Softball, Sobriety, time with family and friends! These are all great reasons to grateful for this beautiful spring day. Before Sobriety, I took almost everything for granted and rarely stopped to give thanks to […]

JWU Rec Day

Every Friday the Jaywalker U students head out into the Rocky Mountains for a day of fun in sobriety. Today the JWU students spent the day golfing in beautiful Glenwood Springs, CO. Jaywalker U Student and golf extraordinaire, Sam S, taught all the students the basics of golf. It’s amazing how much fun a group […]

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.  […]

May We Never Forget

The men of Solutions aided the Town of Carbondale in planting 8 Memorial trees at the Third Street Center Sat. morning.  The tree pictured is a Snow Crabapple and was donated by Jaywalker in memoriam to those who have lost their battle with the disease of addiction.  In the 9 years I have been working […]

Sowing the Seeds of Love

In the garden, more grows than the gardener sows.” Gunilla Norris, from The Mystic Garden We transform our gardens into sacred space when we understand them as places of growth not only for the plants and trees but for our inner selves. The garden can become a place where we can restore our emotions and […]

Carbondale Biking

Every year in the spring and fall, The League of American Bicyclists awards the distinction of bronze, silver, gold and platinum to cities and towns across the nation that have applied to be Bicycle Friendly Communities; currently there are 260 communities across the nation.  A designation lasts four years, but during the interim, communities can […]

My Life has been Blessed

I have been anticipating the Solution’s trip to Pine Ridge since the first time I heard about it.  I knew that going into a new environment could potentially be out of my comfort zone but could be a whole new experience for me. In the past, I had gone to the Cherokee reservation in North […]

Congratulations Lois

In celebration of Lois’s 24th recovery anniversary, I’d like to express a few words of gratitude and appreciation.  I’ve had the privilege of knowing Lois for many years and over that time she’s supported me in every aspect of my life and recovery.  From addiction counselor, to mentor, family counselor, to fellow traveler- Lois has […]

Going Away Party

Yesterday we said goodbye to a dear friend and wonderful employee, Greg Benton, with a chicken salad cake party. Donnie did not come to the party and Greg was pissed to say the least. Greg was quoted as saying, “Donnie is supposed to be my friend, but I guess it’s whatever man. I see how […]