7/31/2024
The Call That Changes Everything It’s a typical Thursday evening when your phone rings. You recognize the number…the parent of your daughter’s friend. That’s unusual. You have a sense something’s amiss. The news isn’t catastrophic, but it’s far from good: he tells you that your daughter and his daughter were trying to obtain THC gummies […]
Evita Morin, LMSW
The Call That Changes Everything It’s a typical Thursday evening when your phone rings. You recognize the number…the parent of your daughter’s friend. That’s unusual. You have a sense something’s amiss. The news isn’t catastrophic, but it’s far from good: he tells you that your daughter and his daughter were trying to obtain THC gummies […]
Evita Morin, LMSW As the CEO of Rise Recovery, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome substance use, I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating impact that unregulated cannabis products can have on our youth. As April 20th, or “4/20” approaches, youth and young adults are typically made aware by their peers that this […]
Evita Morin, LMSW Welcome to the Rise Recovery community blog, where we share insights and strategies to support our youth in leading healthy, substance-free lives. Today, we’re focusing on the vital role that educators and school administrators play in this mission. By fostering a supportive environment, we can empower young people to make positive choices […]
A fisherman with a PhD. A family man and an Army Colonel. A literal nuclear physicist who holds a Certified Recovery Support Peer Specialist credential, Eric is never exactly what he seems. Eric Daxon is a cheerful, funny, and wholesome jokester of a peer recovery counselor. He’s big on puns and even bigger on laughter. […]
You may already know that Rise Recovery program staff is comprised of people in long-term recovery. What you may not realize is that recovery extends to other staff members and our board members as well. Board Trustee, Kal Grant, gave an interview on the Recovery Lab podcast earlier this week. Her powerful testimony of recovery […]
Jovan Gonzales works as a youth peer support recovery coach at Rise Recovery. Like all members of our program staff, Jovan is a person in long-term recovery from substance use and has an amazing story to tell. Favorite Ice Cream: Lemon Cookie Ice CreamFavorite Color: YellowFavorite Flower: SunflowerGo-To Karaoke Song: What’s New Scooby Doo? by […]
1/09/2023
Bea Blackmon’s career with Rise Recovery started unexpectedly. As she prepared to start an internship at a different organization, Bea learned that the internship had been abruptly canceled. With nowhere to start, she turned to her former program director, Shelly who had told her if she needed anything to let her know. One phone call […]
Kristin Beno
Bea Blackmon’s career with Rise Recovery started unexpectedly. As she prepared to start an internship at a different organization, Bea learned that the internship had been abruptly canceled. With nowhere to start, she turned to her former program director, Shelly who had told her if she needed anything to let her know. One phone call […]
Each month, Recovery Uncovered brings great information as well as moving stories to the forefront of the conversation around recovery. October’s episode features Evita Morin, Rise Recovery’s CEO, with timely information about the country’s current fentanyl crisis.
Rise Recovery’s Ricky Hill, Youth and Telehealth Program Manager, and Armani Jè Balderas, Telehealth Youth Peer Recovery Coach, sat down to talk about the importance of telehealth peer recovery, giving back to the recovery community, and what legacy of telehealth can have at Rise Recovery! So, tell me about yourself and what you do at […]
Each month, Recovery Uncovered brings great information as well as moving stories to the forefront of the conversation around recovery. September’s episode features Adam Cavazos of Rise Recovery’s telehealth team discussing virtual recovery options.
On September 30, 2022 Rise Recovery launched our first-ever speaker series with author, Candice Curry. In her book, Ms. Curry speaks candidly about her childhood experience living with a parent with substance use issues. Relatable and charming, Ms. Curry was a compelling speaker with so much heart. See our next speaker, Dr. Heather Holder, on […]
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