Family Dinner
As the 4th annual Sedona alumni mountain bike trip comes to an end, all 16 alumni sat down for a family style sit down dinner. A family style sit down dinner is something that most of us lost during our addiction, and something that we regained at Jaywalker Lodge. Family dinners are important in all […]
Digging Deeper
It stimulates social interaction, encourages self-reliance, helps people learn about civic participation and grows leaders, helps reduce stress and teaches patience, creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education. Sounds like an excerpt from a Drug and Alcohol treatment facility promotional brochure! Actually, it is a partial list of the many benefits of community gardening […]
“So many books, so little time”
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library” Albert Einstein One of the many blessings of Recovery is the gift of “Time”. Life in sobriety gives us the time and opportunity to engage in many activities we once enjoyed before addiction consumed our lives. We can now find […]
37 Years of Gratitude
The 4th annual Jaywalker alumni Sedona mountain bike trip started at 4 a.m. this morning. We continued the tradition of kicking off the trip with a sunrise ride in Moab on the way to Sedona. At 8 a.m. 16 alumni, with a cumulative total of more than 37 years of sobriety, descended upon the Magnificent 7 […]
Sponsorship
Jaywalker Lodge is a community of recovering people – staff, volunteers, and clients – all firmly rooted in the 12 Steps program. Here at Jaywalker we believe that the best way to be fully integrated in the 12 step program is to uphold the tradition of sponsorship. Sponsorship has been an important component here at […]
Jaywalker Staff and Education
With the opening of Jaywalker U we have put our clients and students in an excellent position to continue their education. In spirit of our beliefs in continuing education, here is a look at what the Jaywalker Staff has been pursuing this year. Natalyn C: Colorado HR Law 2013 Class, QuickBooks 2. Lynn S: Rock […]
Congratulations Ed
Jaywalker would like to congratulate its very own, Ed Milos, on celebrating 3 years of continuous sobriety today. Ed came to Jaywalker Lodge three years ago from Massachusetts where he had been battling drug addiction since the age of 14. After graduating The Lodge program, Ed moved into a local sober house where he developed […]
RECOVERY MAGIC
Those of us who have struggled with this disease of addiction know there are no quick fixes, miracle cures, or chemical solutions to this progressive and potentially fatal disease. “Remember that we deal with alcohol- cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us.” Fortunately, we live in a valley that is rich […]
Collegiate Recovery Community Conference
Last week Jaywalker U (JWU) Program Director, Janet DeMars, and Program Coordinator, Donnie Hagenbart, headed to Lubbock TX for the Fourth National Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) Conference which was hosted by Texas Tech and the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery (CSAR). This was a great opportunity for the Jaywalker staff to collaborate […]
The Light at the End of Suffering
The first guest speaker for Workshop Wednesdays in January 2013 at Jaywalker U was Peg O’Connor who engaged our men in a workshop on Philosophy and Addiction. In addition to her visit to Jaywalker U, Peg has also traveled to Salvador, Brazil to be the keynote speaker at the Seventh International Symposium on Alcohol in […]
