Recovery Ways

Teachers, healthcare workers, public safety workers and many others often known as "frontline workers" deserve expert care and support in order to heal from burnout and stress from their jobs. Learn more about this and resources available for them in our latest blog post. #mentalhealth #healing #burnout #recoveryways

We are pleased to welcome Johnny Surprise as our Referral Relations Specialist for Minnesota. Learn more about Johnny below: Bringing energy, creativity, natural leadership, and problem solving to every challenge, Johnny Surprise is a specialty consultant that lives up to his birth name. His ability to conceive and execute successful marketing campaigns, expand strategic initiatives and build, or in many cases, rebuild partnerships has made significant impact on his clients. Johnny has worked with multiple addiction treatment centers over the years as a placement consultant and outreach director. Most of these programs, however, did not have specialized programs for the First Responder/Military Veteran community. Johnny saw a need to better serve this community and help those looking for guidance. Over the past 7 years he has focused on building his relationships with police and fire departments, frontline workers, addiction specialist and treatment centers in the state of Minnesota and nationally. Johnny has worked closely with the Minneapolis Police Department wellness team and the Minneapolis Fire Department. He served as a high-level trusted consultant leading the vetting and finding of proper therapists, treatment centers, workshops and other trusted medical professionals for the police department during a series of turbulent years in Minneapolis. His combined endurance athletic pursuits (12 Ironman triathlon finishes and 17 marathons) helps demonstrate the stamina he has in supporting those combating ongoing addiction and the mental health epidemic for first responders. With his previous work experience in entertainment and athletics, Johnny brings energy and passion to serving the first responder community both locally and nationally. #recoveryways #firstresponders #mentalhealth #substanceusedisorder

Recovery Ways was a proud sponsor of the NAATP 2024 Leadership Conference and The Second Annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast! We were honored to have our CEO Jaime Vinck, Amanda Walburger, and Daria Montgomery there to represent our amazing women leaders.  We are grateful to those who provide leadership, advocacy, and support for our industry and the many who stand in need of such essential services in our nation, our sincere thanks to you all. #mentalhealth #recoveryways #womenleaders #substanceusedisorder

We are happy to welcome Natalie Davidson as our Referral Relations Specialist for Nevada! Learn more about Natalie below: I have been a Mental Health Business Development professional for almost a decade, and I love it like it was yesterday. I have helped people find treatment in eating disorders, substance use, primary mental health and recently helped someone find a food truck to buy. I value being a resource of all thing’s mental health and all things that will make you happy! I am an avid equestrian, I have an Oldenburg gelding Mickey who is the most handsome, and wonderful horse ever! I teach riding lessons to three students two of which are currently competing in the local jumper shows. My son is a Heavy equipment mechanic and welder for a huge construction company locally, and the light of my life, along with my boyfriend and I, we are all frequent campers and off-road riders. I am very excited to join the team of Recovery Ways and to continue to share the hope and love that all people deserve! #recoveryways #mentalhealth #substanceusedisorders

We are pleased to welcome Sarah Banfield as our Referral Relations Specialist for Colorado! Sarah started her career in marketing and business development in the healthcare industry a decade ago and has been able to take that experience and transition it into the substance use and mental health industry where she has spent the last seven years, starting as Executive Director of a Colorado treatment center and transitioning back to doing what she loves in business development. She is excited for the opportunity to continue to learn and enhance her own skillset, and to work together with the Recovery Ways team in the Colorado recovery community. #recoveryways #mentalhealth #substanceusedisorder

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