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.
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.
Families in Recovery
As a family member … What do I do now? What do I say? What do I NOT say? Dr. Fehling talks with CeDAR’s Family Program Educator, Kimberly Thompson, who facilitates CeDAR’s Family Program 5-Day Workshop every two weeks. Join us as we take another journey Through the Trees.
Trust but Verify
“Trust but verify” – A quote made famous by President Ronald Regan in 1987 connected to diplomacy in the U.S. and Russia at the time. For addiction treatment, we also verify our trust using drug and alcohol testing. On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with Kerry Schwarz clinical pharmacist at the University of Colorado and CeDAR. She’s going to help us better understand this unique world of drug and alcohol testing.