Through the Trees

Over the past two years, CeDAR has been able to build a vibrant alumni community spearheaded by our Alumni Coordinator, Meghan White. On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with Meghan to learn about the process of growing a recovery community.

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.

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.

Bipolar disorder is often the most hurtful and disabling condition for someone’s life. Characterized by episodes of depression and mania, often pressing someone’s life, career, and family to the brink.

One of the most devastating consequences of alcoholism is the development of liver disease. For some of these individuals, they require a transplant to survive.

Kerry Schwarz, a clinical pharmacist at the University of Colorado and CeDAR, is going to help us better understand this unique world of drug and alcohol testing.

Filling a space in a way different from therapists or sponsors, addiction recovery coaches can add value to someone’s treatment path.

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.

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.

As we begin our second season we venture beyond the forest, featuring episodes with health professionals outside the realm of CeDAR, each with unique viewpoints on the addictive disease and recovery.

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.

If you are a spiritual person, what would that mean? Spiritual themes are integrated within the areas if wellness, therapy, and especially addiction recovery.

Navigating healthcare insurance can make or break someone’s ability to effectively recover from addiction and mental illness.

The Rorschach inkblot test has been used for almost 100 years to shed light on the complexities of the mind.

Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are some of the most of the most common topics in the world of addiction treatment today.

The topic of cannabis is a big one. Dr. Patrick Fehling discusses issues of legalization, medicalization and complex research about marijuana use.

Opioid addiction stigma needs to change. We talk with CeDAR’s Blair Hubbard about her work with state and national campaigns to improve patient access

Dr. Patrick Fehling recaps the first five episodes of Through the Trees. Find out what's been talked about and get ready for upcoming episodes.

In this episode of Through the Trees, Dr. Fehling talks with CeDAR's Alex Coreth about the stages of change, harm reduction and rehab parallels.

To live mindfully involves staying present and avoiding judgments. Hear CeDAR's John Hardman discuss how mindfulness training helps addiction recovery.

DBT by itself can seem very clinical. 12-step recovery can be difficult to accept. Combine the two with CeDAR's Bari Platter, co-developer of the cirriculum

A family member asks, "What do I do now? What do I say? What do I NOT say?" We hear from CeDAR's Alyssa Dreher and Kimberly Thompson about family recovery.

Dr. Fehling talks about medical detox fact and fiction with Addiction Medicine Physician Dr. Dan Bebo, manager of CeDAR's Assessment and Detoxification Unit.