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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Thoughts by Dufflyn Lammers, Sarah Gentry, Taylor Taxin, and Michael Holdaway. Our Colleague Mike Malone’s Eastern and Western Philosophy and Community Highlights…
Understanding Executive Function and Dysfunction
When executive functioning skills are hindered, it can make learning, working and managing daily life difficult. Things like organization, planning, and the ability to think things through and weigh...
Celebrating Sober Moms on Mother’s Day
It’s true the path to recovery is fraught with challenges in the beginning. It’s work, discipline, commitment, peeling back layer of vulnerabilities, speaking our truth and more. It also calls for...
April News 2023 & CiR 12 yr Anniversary
Meet Dufflyn Lammers — a Relationship and Recovery Expert/Connections In Recovery’s European Liason, 3 tips for different stages of relationships, Happy 1 year to Revolve & the Miriam’s House Fundraiser recap…
CiR Recovery Coaches & Companions
When someone is struggling with an addiction to a substance, whether drugs or alcohol, or they have a mental health disorder, it is common a family member or loved one will reach out to us for an...
The Struggle with Suicidal Thoughts
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain but it's more common and harder to bear.”~ C.S. Lewis Many people struggle with suicidal thoughts during times of stress or when facing mental or...
What to Know About Self-Harm in Teenagers
Every year, between 6.4-14.8% of teenage boys and between 17.7-30.8% of teenage girls, depending on the state, report engaging in some sort of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, or self-harm...
10 Things To Know About Eating Disorders
Navigating the complexities of eating disorders can be challenging, both for those directly affected and their loved ones. Understanding the nuances of these conditions is crucial for fostering...
25% Increase in Anxiety and Depression Since Start of the COVID-19
In the two years since the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, millions of individuals globally have been forced to reconcile with its impact on their mental health. Many of us can recall the stream of unprecedented stressors we encountered: uprooting routines, experiencing financial ramifications, navigating childcare while working remotely, reducing most, if not all, in-person interactions with loved ones, and dealing with anxiety, grief, and loss directly related to the virus.
CiR Adolescent Services
Connections in Recovery in Colorado, Los Angeles, New York and Europe provides adolescent services, which includes case management, coaching and companion services. With experienced clinical...
Fentanyl Ushers Third Wave of Opioid Epidemic
How did Fentanyl Ushers in Third Wave of Opioid Epidemic? In the 1990s, the first wave of an opioid epidemic emerged with the over use of prescription of natural and semi-synthetic opioids and...
Sober Holidays and Mocktails
Sober Holidays and Moctails put the fun into the holiday season. One of the most difficult holidays of all, this festive time of year for us who don't drink or for those who want to limit their...
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