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The Mental Health Benefits Of Knitting A hobby like knitting or crocheting can provide many benefits beyond crafting a scarf or blanket. Some have likened the practice to meditation, where you focus and stay in the moment. It’s portable, too — have a crochet hook or...
Human Trafficking Awareness
Colorado Human Trafficking Statistics Colorado may not have the worst numbers or rates for slavery or human trafficking, but it’s not insignificant. It is aware of the problem and also has a program in place to help address it. Since 2010, U.S. presidents of both...
A Fresh Start
Fresh Start Recovery: Giving Up Alcohol In The New Year As the year comes to a close a lot of people start thinking of turning over a new leaf According to one CNN poll, before year’s end, 43% of respondents said they’ll make a resolution. After January 1, however,...
Benefits of an Attitude of Gratitude
The Importance Of Gratitude In Recovery For Thanksgiving, we gather to give thanks for family, health, friends, and more. It can be so much more than a few heartfelt words uttered around the table, however. An attitude of gratitude has numerous benefits. Some of those...
Sober October
Sober October Activities: Fun Things To Do Without Drinking Halloween is nearly here and many of us want to celebrate in some way. If you’re in recovery, however, you might fear old haunts far more than a visit to the most terrifying haunted attraction. Fortunately,...
Sober Celebrations
Sober Celebrations Elevate Without Intoxicating Sometimes mocktails are where it’s at. Call those the drink of the “sober curious” or “sober sometimes” movement. It’s perhaps a natural progression from that little break some people take after overdoing it around the...
International Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day Covid wasn’t the only epidemic that we experienced in 2020. Drug overdose deaths soared, too, climbing nearly 30%, to 93,000. (In 2019, 70,630 people died from drug overdoses in the United States.) Most of the increases occurred in...
Back to School
Lesson Plan for Back to School: Keeping Things Safe and Keeping Things Sane Some children in the United States are back in the classroom, while others are still getting ready for the new school year. The Mountain region (which includes Colorado) tends to see students...
How Exercise Can Help With Addiction Treatment
How Exercise Can Help With Addiction Treatment For people in recovery from substance use disorders, many say that the process becomes a little easier when they embark in physical activity and find a sense of community. A group like the Phoenix offers just that. It’s...
Protect Your Vision
How Alcohol Impacts Your Eyesight Summertime gets sunny, and many of us resort to protecting our skin from the sun with a hat or sunscreen, or by staying in the shade. We also are urged to protect our eyes from damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It’s a good idea...
