National Recovery Month Recap
Throughout the month of September Herren Wellness celebrated National Recovery Month 2021. Each year Herren Wellness participates in recovery month, however this year was special because we were [...]
What Recovery Means To Me: A Herren Wellness Alumni Perspective
What Recovery Means To Me: A Herren Wellness Alumni Perspective In honor of National Recovery month we at Herren Wellness asked a member of our alumni community what [...]
Recovery Rocks Concert: National Recovery Month 2021
Recovery Rocks concert: National Recovery Month 2021 On September 9th Herren Wellness was honored to sponsor Recovery Rocks, a musical celebration of recovery. Our community gathered to support [...]
Language Matters: Breaking Down Stigma and Lowering Barriers to Recovery Support
Image courtesy of Faces & Voices of Recovery Language Matters: Breaking Down Stigma and Lowering Barriers to Recovery Support As we continue celebrating National Recovery Month 2021 [...]
Herren Wellness 3rd Anniversary: Community and Connection
Herren Wellness 3rd Anniversary: Community and Connection As we approach our third anniversary we want to take time to recognize what makes Herren Wellness special… our community. Over [...]
Chris Herren’s Note to Self: Impact on the Herren Wellness Community
Note to Self: Impact on the Herren Wellness Community My first week at Herren Wellness was a shadow week where I observed the culture and community. I noticed [...]
How to Change: A Herren Wellness Perspective
How to Change 2020 is not a hard year to say goodbye to. This post was initially going to be about New Year’s resolutions and why they are [...]
The Importance of Youth Sports Participation
National Youth Sports Week is celebrated this year from July 15th - July 21st! It’s a time to elevate the importance of youth sports and the positive [...]
What You Need to Know About Heroin Abuse
There is a lot of talk in the news and media these days about opioid addiction, and heroin has been the most commonly used illegal opioid for [...]
Opiate Addiction – How Opiates Affect The Brain & Body
We hear all about opiates (and opioids, which are used interchangeably for the purposes of this post because opiates and opioids affect the same receptors in the brain) and [...]