Peer 180 RCO-Recovery Community Organization

02/18/2026

With TWFO Couple – Check it out, for the person that has the issue and for the person that lives with us

02/17/2026

Pause Don't Panic:)

02/17/2026

Hey there Recovery Fam welcome to a new week! Peer 180 welcomes anyone from any path seeking support in Recovery. We welcome family members, friends and community allies to the Station for All Recovery Meetings, Events, Activities and 1-1 Coaching! Please join us for the Conversation of the Week: Pause Don't Panic! For many of us panic is a go to emotion when things feel overwhelming, in recovery we can learn how to meet ourselves in the moment and apply the tools we have gathered to regain balance and respond! The pause can make the difference between self sabotage and potential for peaceful outcomes within ourselves, our close relationships, our work and our communities! Have a fabulous week practicing the pause together!

02/13/2026

📣 Peer 180 RCO is hiring a Full-Time Administrative Assistant (Grand Junction – The Station).
If you’re organized, friendly, and love keeping things running smoothly, and have Administrative experience, we’d love to hear from you!
✅ Front office + admin support
✅ Scheduling, communications, basic documentation support
💵 $19/hour
⭐ Benefits include: Paid holidays & PTO, cell phone/mileage stipend, Triad EAP, Appleton Health Clinic access, auto emergency assistance, Simple IRA w/ 3% match, ongoing training & professional development (+ health stipends if applicable).
📧 Email request for full job description to: GrandJunctionRecovery@gmail.com
📅 Apply by March 4, 2026

Peer 180 RCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages diversity

02/13/2026

Book Club at Peer 180 📚
Title: When Things Fall Apart
🗓 2/19 | ⏰ 5 PM
Come for the book, stay for the conversation.

02/13/2026

TODAY! We are partnering with Health Access program to help community members find health insurance that works for them.

Hilltop Health Access will be at the Health and Human Services Building at 510 29 1/2 Rd Room 1059 on February 12 and 26 from 1-4 p.m. The program offers free, one-on-one help understanding and selecting the coverage you need.

02/13/2026

Highly recommend this book

Addiction & Recovery Books. Another shout out for 'The Language of Letting Go' by Melody Beattie.
"I was sitting in a meeting, knees bouncing, resisting the urge to check my phone for the fifth time—Did he text? Did he need me?—when an older woman with kind eyes and a no-nonsense ponytail slid a worn blue book across the table.

The Language of Letting Go was embossed in gold, its edges softened by years of use. “Start with today’s date,” she whispered ".

I opened at August 15th and read: “Today, I will focus on solving my own problems—and only my own.”

My chest tightened. I’d spent my life convinced that fixing others was my calling. By the time I finished the book, I realised: letting go isn’t loss—it’s liberation.

1. Codependency Isn’t Love—It’s Control in Disguise
Beattie’s razor-sharp truth: “We call it ‘helping,’ but it’s really about managing—their moods, their choices, their outcomes.” I thought of all the times I’d:
- Edited my ex’s resume (“He’ll never do it right!”)
- Made excuses for my alcoholic friend (“She’s just stressed!”)
- Played therapist to emotionally unavailable partners
The wake-up call? “Love doesn’t require martyrdom. Healthy relationships don’t demand management.”

2. Detachment & Indifference
The August 20th meditation rewired my brain: “Detachment means caring deeply—but from a place of choice, not obligation.” Now, when my sister spirals, I say: “I love you, and I trust you to handle this.” Then I walk away. The miracle? She started handling things—because I stopped.

3. Your Feelings Are Not Emergencies
The September 3rd entry floored me: “We codependents treat every emotion like a five-alarm fire.” I’d spent years:
- Panicking when someone was upset (“I must fix it!”)
- Ruminating on texts (“What did they really mean?”)
- Chasing “closure” like it was oxygen
Beattie’s lifeline? “Not every feeling needs action. Some just need to be.” Now I pause. Breathe. Ask: “Is this mine to carry?”

4. Boundaries Are Love Letters to Yourself
The October 10th meditation became my mantra: “’No’ is a complete sentence.” I practiced:
- “I can’t lend money, but I’ll pray for you.”
- “I won’t discuss my weight.”
- “I’m hanging up if you yell.”
The shock? People adjusted. The ones who didn’t? They weren’t my people.

5. Letting Go is a Muscle (Not a One-Time Event)
Beattie’s December 31st wisdom: “Recovery isn’t a straight line—it’s a daily return to choice.” Some days I backslide (old habits die hard). But now I have tools:
- Journaling: “Whose business am I in today?”
- Meditation: Visualising my hands releasing versus clutching
- Community: Calling a fellow recoverer instead of “fixing” someone.

02/13/2026

Hope is beautiful...Hope is Dangerous.

When you’re in a really difficult place in your relationship, your hopes are usually focused on one thing: repair.

Fixing it.
Saving it.
Getting back to what it used to be.

You watch people who’ve made it through something similar and think, “If they did it…we can too.”

And somehow, these posts and videos always seem to find you on your worst days.

After a secret comes out.
After a call you never wanted to get.
After another night lying awake wondering how your life ended up here...

That’s where hope shows up.

Hope is beautiful.
It lights you up when everything has been dark for too long.
It reminds you that better is possible.

But hope can also be dangerous.

Because when all your hope gets tied to one person changing, you slowly hand over your power. Your happiness becomes conditional. Your future gets postponed.

Here’s the truth...
You can hope they recover…that they do the work necessary to make all of this right, and still accept that they might not.

That’s not pessimism.
That’s reality.

Real strength is holding both truths at once.
“I hope they choose recovery.”
“And I will still build a life worth living even if they don’t.”

Hope isn’t meant to trap you.
It’s meant to expand your options.

The most dangerous hope isn’t believing in them. It’s forgetting to believe in yourself.

Hope is a beautiful thing. It gets us through our darkest moments.

But it can also be the handcuffs that keep us there.

Rather than thinking "What if?" start to think "Even if.." and watch your life change.

-TWFO

02/11/2026

Online options

❗ADDICTIONS ANONYMOUS MEETING❗

Wednesday, February 11/26
Starting 7:00 PM

Where: Amelia Joe Medical Centre Boardroom, Please use back entrance

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS EXPERIENCING ADDICTIONS AND IS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, COME JOIN US.

If you have any questions, please contact Howard Jeddore or Janice Quilty, Addictions Counsellors at 709-882-2710.

Open to anyone, ON or OFF Reserve.

Online Meetings:
NA - https://www.nlareana.ca/online-meetings.html

AA - https://area82aa.org/meetings/?tsml-day=any

02/11/2026

Fun! Come enjoy SATURDAY with us! Line dance lessons, dog kissing booth pics, yummies!

02/10/2026

Come join us at the Station for The Conversation of the Week: Meeting People Where They Are. Last week was a return to the core values of Peer Support as we went through the Peer Recovery Coach Training. A beautiful reminder of the many tools and spirit of why we do the work we do! Thanks everyone for taking the time to learn about yourselves and each other!

02/09/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out to watch the game. Heather & Nathan made the place look greatt Shout out to Matthew & Nichole who brought chicken & grilled- appreciate you! The young man with so much joy & energy, some familiar folks & a couple new.