NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Clients, staff and alumni are invited to attend an In Our Own Voice (IOOV) presentation at the Lodge. When: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Time: 3:00-4:00 PM Where: Jaywalker Lodge In Our Own Voice (IOOV) was created as part of NAMI’s initiative to involve consumers in education about serious mental illness. It seemed natural for people with […]
Solutions
“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek-Poet I have been member of the SOLUTIONS team since 2007 and am pleased to talk about our newest venture. SOLUTIONS has expanded our program into two phases, moved buildings, added staff and built a more robust curriculum. We […]
Kim Celebrates 29
Last Saturday our very own, Kim Nuzzo, celebrated 29 years of sobriety. Kim has been a Chemical Dependency Counselor for the last 20 years and has been a great example of what long term sobriety can look like. Kim, thank you for everything you do and here is just a small list of the lives […]
NOLA 2014
It was a Christian home, marked by crucifixes on the walls, an open bible on the coffee table. Ms. Nita prepared for us the best gumbo we had ever tasted, deep and rich, the product of generations. It was her thank you to the volunteers who had come to share this long awaited day, her […]
Village of Hotevilla
On Saturday evening, the Solutions team arrived at the Village of Hotevilla on the Hopi Reservation. The Hopi land occupies some 2,439 sq. miles in Arizona and the population is just under 10,000 people. We were given the opportunity to camp on a Hopi woman’s land which was the headquarters for the Red Feather volunteers. […]
Pine Ridge
“It is hard being poor” said Will Peters, a Lakota high school teacher born and raised on the reservation. “But I’m not leaving. I have two degrees, my wife has three. We could go anywhere. My home is here, our home is here. My ancestors are buried on this land. We are needed and no […]
29 Years of Sobriety
We’ve a number of characters here at planet Jaywalker. The Poet, the Chef, the Matriarch, the Saint, and of course the Rock. We also have the Teacher, aka Jacquie. If it is true that the teacher appears when the student is ready, than those ready for Solutions will encounter a master. Jacquie is a teacher […]
Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)
Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) at the Advanced International Symposium: Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health and Mental Health in Colorado Springs (TRE) Trauma Releasing Exercises are a cutting edge technique in stress reduction, tension releasing and the healing of trauma. David Berceli, Ph.D. is the creator of this method. TRE consists of a set […]
Alum, Frankie G’s, Wedding
Miriam and Frankie celebrated their love and life at their wedding on Saturday, October 5th. The ceremony was held at the Big Thompson barn at the River Valley Ranch Golf Club. The bride was a vision in her lace dress and the groom was styling in his three-piece suit. Miriam and Frankie infused the ceremony […]
28 Years of Sobriety!
Our own Jacquie Wheeler, Senior Counselor at the Solutions program, is celebrating 28 years of continuous sobriety today. I met Jacquie around 2003 when she was looking to move back to the valley where she originally got sober. She was the only person I considered when the first Jaywalker IOP started up in 2007 and […]
