Recovery Resources

01/15/2026

Whether you’re taking a break from drinking, in recovery, or just looking for something different, here are 8 sober night-out ideas to enjoy with friends, family, or as a fun date-night:
✨ Try a new restaurant or food truck
✨ Take an evening yoga or fitness class
✨ Seek out local live music, an open mic night, or a comedy show
✨ Watch a new movie at the theater—or enjoy a low-key movie night at home
✨ Host or join a game night (board games, cards, trivia)
✨ Meet up for coffee, tea, or dessert
✨ Check out an art walk, gallery opening, workshop, or art class
✨ Go for a sunset walk, night hike, or stargazing (hot chocolate option, but highly recommended!)

Remember: a night out doesn’t have to include alcohol to be fun and memorable!

Ya sea que usted esté tomando un descanso de tomar, o está en recuperación, o si solo está buscando algo diferente, aquí le decimos 8 ideas para que tenga salidas nocturnas sobrias para disfrutar con amigos, familiares o tener una noche de cita divertida:
✨ Pruebe un nuevo restaurante o camión de comida
✨ Tome una clase de yoga o fitness por la noche
✨ Busque música local en vivo, una noche de micrófono abierto o un espectáculo de comedia
✨ Vaya a ver una nueva película en el cine o disfrute de una noche de cine discreta en casa
✨ Organice o únase a una noche de juegos (juegos de mesa, cartas, trivia)
✨ Júntese con alguien para tomar un café, té o postre
✨ Eche un vistazo a un paseo artístico, apertura de galería, taller o clase de arte
✨ Vaya a dar un paseo al atardecer, una caminata nocturna o una observación de estrellas (¡opción de chocolate caliente, pero muy recomendable!)

Recuerde: ¡una salida nocturna no tiene que incluir alcohol para ser divertida y memorable!

01/14/2026

We provide accessible, judgement-free services that help individuals find long-term recovery, housing stability, and overall health and well-being.

We offer a range of recovery and unsheltered support programs, including:
➡️ 24/7 Withdrawal Management
➡️ DUI Classes and Therapy
➡️ UPS Community Service Coordination
➡️ Drug Testing
➡️ Pretrial Services
➡️ Recovery Support Services, including one-on-one treatment planning
➡️ Unsheltered Support Services (free meals, showers, laundry, and housing, Medicaid and employment resources)
➡️ Outpatient Support Services (Equine-Assisted Learning and Therapeutic Riding)

Our programs work together to support each client’s needs. Some clients use more than one service at a time, while others move through programs as their needs and goals change, so support is always flexible and personalized.

Brindamos servicios accesibles y libres de juicio que ayudan a las personas a encontrar la recuperación a largo plazo, la estabilidad de la vivienda y sobre todo salud y bienestar en general.

Ofrecemos una gama de programas de recuperación y apoyo para personas sin refugio, que incluyen:
➡️ 24/7 Servicios Gerenciales de Abstinencia
➡️ Clases de DUI y Terapia
➡️ Coordinación de Servicio Comunitario UPS
➡️ Exámenes de dr**as
➡️ Servicios previos a un Juicio
➡️ Servicios de apoyo a la recuperación, incluyendo la planificación de tratamiento individual
➡️ Servicios de apoyo para personas sin refugio (comidas gratuitas, duchas, lavandería y alojamiento, Medicaid y recursos de empleo)
➡️ Servicios de Apoyo Ambulatorio (Aprendizaje Asistido por Equinos y Conducción Terapéutica)

Nuestros programas trabajan juntos para apoyar las necesidades de cada cliente. Algunos clientes usan más de un servicio a la vez, mientras que otros se mueven a través de programas dependiendo de sus metas y necesidades, así que el apoyo es siempre flexible y personalizado.

01/13/2026

Whether you’re a reader or audiobook listener, the start of a new year can be a great time to explore ideas that support personal growth, emotional well-being, and healthy habit-building.

Here are five books we recommend to inspire positive change in the year ahead:

➡️ Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
One of the best tools available to help you build positive, healthy habits and a meaningful, balanced lifestyle.

➡️ Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Building a meaningful, purpose-driven life through doing less gives us more energy to focus on what's most important to us.

➡️ The Body Keeps the Score
Dive into the powerful and important relationship between our bodies and minds. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity.

➡️ Atlas of the Heart
An amazing resource for those exploring communication skills and emotional literacy. Atlas of the Heart is all about mapping meaningful connection in our lives and understanding the rich language of our shared human experience.

➡️ Whole Again
A book on healing and rediscovering one's true self after toxic relationships and emotional abuse.

What’s on your reading list this year?

Ya sea que sea lector u oyente de audiolibros, el comienzo de un nuevo año puede ser un buen momento para explorar ideas que apoyen el crecimiento personal, el bienestar emocional y la creación de hábitos saludables.

A continuación encontrará 5 libros que recomendamos inspirará cambios positivos en este año que comienza:

➡️ Hábitos Atómicos: Pequeños Cambios, Resultados Notables
Una de las mejores herramientas disponibles para ayudarle a construir hábitos positivos y saludables y un estilo de vida significativo y equilibrado.

➡️ Esencialismo: La Búsqueda Disciplinada de Menos
Construir una vida significativa e impulsada por un propósito a través de hacer menos nos da más energía para centrarnos en lo que es más importante para nosotros.

➡️ El Cuerpo Mantiene la Puntuación
Sumergirse en la poderosa e importante relación entre nuestros cuerpos y mentes. Doctor Bessel van der Kolk utiliza los recientes avances científicos para mostrar cómo el trauma literalmente remodela tanto el cuerpo como el cerebro, comprometiendo las capacidades de placer, compromiso, autocontrol y confianza de los enfermos. Explora tratamientos innovadores, desde neuro retroalimentación y meditación de deportes, teatro y yoga - esto ofrece nuevos caminos hacia la recuperación al activar la neuroplasticidad natural del cerebro.

➡️ Atlas de el Corazón
Un recurso increíble para aquellos que exploran las habilidades de comunicación y la alfabetización emocional. Atlas de el Corazón trata de mapear una conexión significativa en nuestras vidas y comprender el rico lenguaje de nuestra experiencia humana compartida.

➡️ Entero de nuevo
Un libro sobre sanidad y el redescubrimiento del verdadero yo después de relaciones tóxicas y abuso emocional.

¿Que hay en su lista de lectura este año?

01/09/2026

Healthy habits are key to creating lasting change, but they aren’t built overnight. They’re created through consistent actions that add up over time. If you’re working toward recovery, stability, or overall well-being in 2026, these four strategies can help you build habits that last:

1. Pick One Habit at a Time
Trying to create more than one habit simultaneously is overwhelming and most often leads to failure. Pick one habit at a time to integrate into your routine (see 2 below) for at least one month before you begin building your next habit.

2. Integrate Your Habit Into Your Routine
Habits stick best when they’re attached to something you already do—like stretching after you shower, journaling with your morning coffee, or taking a walk after dinner.

3. Control Your Surroundings
Remove barriers to make healthy choices easier: if you want to drink more water, keep a water bottle at your side; if you want to avoid alcohol, don’t keep alcohol in the house and keep a tasty NA beverage or two on hand for a special treat; if you want to lose weight, don’t keep sweets in the pantry or at your desk.

4. Reward Yourself
Celebrate progress without stressing perfection. Small rewards reinforce positive behavior and remind you that healthy choices feel good. Just make sure your reward isn’t contradictory to your new habit; for example, rewarding yourself for exercising with a dessert when your goal is to lose weight, thereby negating your progress.

Which healthy habit are you going to focus on first?

Los hábitos saludables son clave para crear un cambio duradero, pero no se construyen de la noche a la mañana. Se crean a través de acciones consistentes que se suman con el tiempo. Si está trabajando hacia la recuperación, la estabilidad o el bienestar general en 2026, estas cuatro estrategias pueden ayudarle a construir hábitos que duren:

1. Escoja un hábito a la vez
Tratar de crear más de un hábito simultáneamente es abrumador y la mayoría de las veces conduce al fracaso. Elija un hábito a la vez para integrarlo en su rutina (ver 2 a continuación) por lo menos un mes antes de comenzar a construir su próximo hábito.

2. Integre su hábito a su rutina
Los hábitos se integran mejor cuando están unidos a algo que ya hace, como estirarse después de ducharse, escribir un diario con su café de la mañana o dar un paseo después de cenar.

3. Controle su entorno
Elimine las barreras para facilitar las decisiones saludables: si desea beber más agua, mantenga una botella de agua a su lado; si desea evitar el alcohol, no mantenga el alcohol en la casa y mantenga una o dos sabrosas bebidas NA a la mano para un regalo especial; si desea perder peso, no guarde dulces en la despensa o en su escritorio.

4. Dese una recompensa a usted mismo
Celebre el progreso sin enfatizar la perfección. Las pequeñas recompensas refuerzan el comportamiento positivo y le recuerdan que las decisiones saludables se sienten bien. Solo asegúrese de que su recompensa no sea contradictoria con su nuevo hábito, por ejemplo, recompensarse a usted mismo por hacer ejercicio con un postre cuando su objetivo es perder peso, de esta manera estaría negando su progreso.

¿Cuál es el hábito saludable en el que se va a centrar primero?

01/08/2026

Building a healthy, fulfilling life is all about the habits we make that support our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Here are 7 habits that support your mood and energy levels, reduce stress, and strengthen your resilience.

1. Prioritize Consistent Sleep
Going to bed and waking up around the same time every day (even on weekends!) helps you maintain stable energy and mood, while increasing your sleep quality.

2. Eat Regular Nutritious Meals
Fueling your body throughout the day with whole foods—fruits, vegetables, protein, nuts, and quality grains—supports clearer thinking, stable mood and energy, and overall health.

3. Exercise Regularly
Whether it’s a walk, dance class, or hitting the gym, movement boosts your mood, reduces stress, and helps manage cravings.

4. Practice Stress Management
Deep breathing, meditation, yoga, or mindful pauses help you manage stress before it becomes overwhelming.

5. Make Time for Self-Care
Making time to relax and engage in activities that nourish your spirit will help you stay grounded and reduce risk of burnout. Adding a relaxing activity to your morning or bedtime routine is a great way to integrate this habit.

6. Engage in Hobbies and Fun Activities
Doing things you enjoy brings purpose and happiness to your days, while filling the time you would otherwise be doing things that don’t serve you. Replacing your afterwork wind-down beer with lifting at the gym, walking with a friend, or attending a yoga class is a double win.

7. Stay Connected with Your (Recovery) Support Network
Staying close to supportive relationships and away from high-risk environments helps reinforce healthy choices and long-term sobriety. Regularly connect with sober peers—through support groups, meetings, or activities with trusted friends—who can offer accountability, encouragement, and understanding.

01/08/2026

With the busyness of the holidays over, many people find more clarity, motivation, and emotional space to focus on their health and well-being at the start of the New Year, making it an ideal time to explore sobriety for mental and physical health and wellness. Here’s why:

1. Less Social Pressure
With fewer events and less alcohol-centered socializing, January can be a good time to step back and reevaluate your relationship with substances. Many people choose to drink less—or not at all—this time of year, which can make early changes feel more socially supported and easier to sustain.

2. Early Momentum Builds Confidence
Starting sobriety in January allows you to build momentum early, creating a foundation that supports long-term change—whether that means long-term recovery or a more mindful, balanced lifestyle.

3. Structure Supports Progress
January brings a return to routine as normal work and school schedules resume. That structure can make it easier to engage consistently in healthy living habits, therapy, peer support, recovery programs, or other wellness practices that support emotional and physical health.

4. A Time for Reflection and Intentional Change
The start of the year naturally invites reflection: What’s working? What’s not? What do I want more of this year? Whether you’re seeking recovery or simply curious about a healthier life with less substance use, January offers the space to make intentional changes.

01/01/2026

Recovery isn’t like flipping a lightswitch and suddenly you’ve achieved it—it’s built one day at a time through new habits and ways of thinking.

As a new year begins, it’s easy to feel pressure to have a new plan for a whole new you. But lasting change doesn’t happen overnight from setting some resolutions. It comes from showing up and seeking positive change day-after-day, asking for support when you need it, and forgiving yourself when you make mistakes.

Whether you’re just beginning your recovery journey or continuing the work you’ve already started, you don’t have to do it alone. We’re here to walk alongside you—today, tomorrow, and every day–with one-on-one treatment planning, a full-suite of recovery and justice service programs, and connections to other local resources.

Get One-On-One Support: https://hipaa.jotform.com/222064613852149

12/31/2025

With 2025 coming to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect back on your year:
✨ What are you proud of?
✨ What goals and resolutions did you set for yourself?
✨ What goals did you accomplish?
✨ What goals did you fall short of?

After taking a moment to congratulate yourself for your 2025 accomplishments, take a few minutes to think about what actions you took, the habits you created, and anything else that led you to successfully complete each goal.

Now, think about the goals you didn’t accomplish. Reflect on what barriers you faced in accomplishing them, assessing whether these goals are reasonably achievable in a year, and if you would still like to accomplish them.

Now, take what you learned from your successes and failures in 2025 to begin creating your list of resolutions and goals for 2026!

What’s on your list?

12/30/2025

You can make a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals and families in our community through supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation.

Your Gift Directly Funds:
✨ Daily Basic Needs Services: meals, showers, laundry, and other essential services for those struggling with housing instability
✨ Free and reduced-cost Equine Therapy and Equine-Assisted Learning sessions for youth, adults, and families in need
✨ Our General Operating Fund: providing support across all of our programs, wherever it is needed most

If you haven’t already maxed out your charitable giving for the year, this is a great time to support nonprofits you care about!

Make a tax-deductible donation: https://www.recoveryresourcescolorado.org/donate

Thank you for your support 💙

12/24/2025

Wishing you and your loved ones a warm, peaceful, and restorative Holiday Season 💙

A note on staying warm this Holiday Season:
If you or someone you know is struggling with housing instability, please visit our Community Connection Point for free daily basic needs services (meals, laundry, showers) and a warm place to stay during the day.

📍 Location: Pitkin County Health and Human Services Building
405 Castle Creek Road in Aspen
🕐 10:00 am - 6:00 pm daily

12/23/2025

Whether through volunteering, donating, supporting someone else on their recovery journey, or simply doing small acts of kindness, giving back can transform your mental and emotional well-being in ways that directly support long-term recovery and overall mental health.

How it works:
✨ Helping Others Reduces Stress Levels
Doing something kind for someone else releases “feel-good” chemicals (think: dopamine and oxytocin). This helps lower cortisol, reduce muscle tension, and increase feelings of calm.

✨ Volunteering Increases Feelings of Purpose and Worth
Many people in early recovery feel like they need to rebuild their identity and find a new direction in life. Giving back restores a sense of purpose by allowing you to see your positive impact, feel valued, and reconnect with strengths you may have forgotten.

✨ Giving Back Reduces Symptoms of Depression
Depression is a very common symptom of Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, psychological and emotional symptoms that can occur for up to 2 years after the initial physical withdrawal phase. Volunteering helps reduce depressive symptoms by providing structure, boosting self-esteem, encouraging positive social interaction, and shifting focus away from negative thoughts.

✨ Service Builds Strong, Supportive Relationships
Giving back helps you form healthy, supportive relationships with people who share your values. These connections offer accountability, emotional support, and a sense of belonging—all of which reduce relapse risk.

✨ Giving Back Reinforces Your Own Progress
Helping someone else keeps you grounded in gratitude and empathy and reminds you of how far you’ve come on your own recovery journey!

Read the full article here: https://www.recoveryresourcescolorado.org/new-story-blog/how-giving-back-strengthens-recovery

12/18/2025

We’re committed to helping our clients reach their goals; whether that's navigating homelessness or learning how to thrive in a sustainable sober lifestyle, but we can’t do this work alone:

YOU make this impact possible through your compassion and generosity. YOU help us provide a life-changing system of support for people struggling with substance use, addiction, and housing instability.

It’s always a great day to give, but as the year quickly comes to a close, this is a little reminder that you can make a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals in our community through supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. If you haven’t already maxed out your giving for the year, this is a great time to support nonprofits you care about.

Make an Impact: https://www.recoveryresourcescolorado.org/donate

Thank YOU for supporting our work 💙

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