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 […]
The Bright Promise of the day
Winter Park Sunrise: To those of us caught in the abyss of addiction a sunrise was a rare and often abhorrent sight. The dawn of a new day was not greeted with anticipation of good things to come but rather with the bitterness of lost horizons. There was nothing to live for. Recovery is about […]
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 […]
SAM – Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Staff and alumni from Jaywalker Lodge were in attendance at the initial press conference for SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) held at the Denver Press Club on Thursday, Jan. 10. The SAM project was initiated recently by US Congressman Patrick Kennedy and fellow supporters from the Colorado medical community. Rep. Kennedy spoke about his personal […]
CONGRATS ART …11 YEARS
Please join us in congratulating Art Kleinschmidt, who celebrated 11 years of continuous sobriety on January 04. 2013. Art is known around Jaywalker for his keen sense of humor and his unique ability to connect with our men, and his co-workers. His commitment and compassion, coupled with his extensive working knowledge of the 12 steps […]
Joy-juice in your gizzard
I picked up fellow alum Dave K, pictured above, on Sunday the 30th of December and we headed south where the storm was supposed to hit. Dave K. is a powder prospector in the traditional sense—if there is snow falling, that’s where he goes. His nickname is Yukon Cornelius. As we drove out of Carbondale, […]
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 […]
A Will to Live
On Christmas Eve I took a group of Jaywalker clients to serve food to homeless men and women from the local community. What better way to spend Christmas Eve than to serve others who are really struggling. As we began serving the food, a gentleman shuffled into the church basement, his multiple layers of clothing […]
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 […]
