Many Unseen Factors
Human trafficking is one of the most toxic violations of a person, taking away elements of a person’s core dignity. This problem is also connected to topics including drug abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder. On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with Caroline McKinnon, Executive Director of Street’s Hope, a Denver organization committed to providing services for human trafficking victims and empowering our community to effectively address this problem. Special thanks also to the University of Denver Human Trafficking Center for providing research and advocacy.
Safe Spaces
At CeDAR, we focus on helping people reach a life of sobriety and recovery. This path also includes an emphasis on a positive lifestyle. What options are available to help someone both preserve their recovery while enjoying life? On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with CeDAR’s Jay Voigt and the founder of Sober AF Entertainment, Duke Rumley. We talk about organizations that provide safe spaces in recovery, including through such venues as sports and music. A culture of excitement and activity can be blended well with a life of addiction recovery.
Coverage Clarity
Navigating healthcare insurance can make or break someone’s ability to effectively recover from addiction and mental illness. On this episode of Through the Trees, I’m joined by Jay Voigt, Director of Operations at CeDAR. We talk about some of the legal aspects of healthcare insurance and connect this to national data around addiction treatment access to care.
Spiritually Connected
If you are a spiritual person, what would that mean? Spiritual themes are integrated within the areas if wellness, therapy, and especially addiction recovery. On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with Adam Richardson, Spiritual Counselor at CeDAR. We explore the topic of spirituality on a deeper level, with an emphasis on the most important ingredient – feeling connected.
Smoke Free
If you were asked what substance causes the most deaths, what would you say? Alcohol? Heroin? The combined deaths from alcohol and all other drugs of abuse are still less than those from the most lethal killer of all. Tobacco. On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with Dr. Laura Martin, former Medical Director of CeDAR. We talk about how six years ago, CeDAR made a groundbreaking change in the addiction treatment world by becoming a tobacco-free recovery program. Demonstrated clearly by clinical research, quitting tobacco both extends someone’s life and extends their probability at overall recovery.
Codependent
Our first season of Through the Trees took us on a trek across CeDAR visiting with professionals in multiple departments, ranging from the Medical Detox program to the Spiritual Center. We reviewed principles of harm reduction, dialectical behavioral therapy, and psychological testing. As we begin our second season we’ll talk with Blair Thurston, CeDAR Family Program Educator, about codependency in the family system and how it affects addiction treatment.
The Chronic Pain Paradigm
An estimated 25 million U.S. adults struggle with daily pain. The experience of chronic pain carries both physical and psychological implications, especially for those also experiencing addiction. On this episode of Through the Trees, we discuss chronic pain, its history, and treatment with Dr. Rachel Cavallaro, Psychologist at CeDAR.
The Admissions Team
Any patient receiving care at CeDAR first needs to walk through the steps of the admission process. This includes determining the appropriateness for treatment and the complexities of insurance authorization. On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with Todd Nice and Audrey Davis, members of the CeDAR Admissions Team. We seek to answer some of the most common admission questions to help potential new patients and their families.
Everybody Needs to Start Somewhere
In this premiere episode of Through the Trees: The CeDAR Addiction Treatment Podcast, Dr. Fehling sits down with Addiction Medicine Physician Dr. Dan Bebo to talk about medical detox fact and fiction.
Recovery Coaching
In the last couple of decades, coaches have gained status as useful support tools in sectors ranging from workplace advancement to behavioral health. Filling a space in a way different from therapists or sponsors, addiction recovery coaches can add value to someone’s treatment path. On this episode of Through the Trees, we learn about CeDAR’s Addiction Recovery Coaching program and how it can be used by our patients to bolster positive results in recovery.