Friendly Harbor Events
Descriptions
SMART for Friends and Family: SMART stands for self-management and recovery training. This group is secular and research based where we learn people recover from addictive and problematic behaviors, using a self-empowering, evidence-informed program. SMART for friends and family is a group to support those who love someone struggling with addiction or, ever importantly, are needing skills to support someone they love in recovery.
- Mondays, 1:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Rainbow Resilience: A support group for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. With a focus on mental health and substance use recovery, we offer a safe space for sharing and growth. Emphasizing resilience and diversity, we empower members towards wellness and self-acceptance.
Mondays, 1:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Boundaries: In this class, participants will explore the concept of personal boundaries, which are essential for creating healthy, respectful, and balanced relationships. Whether in professional settings, friendships, or family dynamics, understanding and asserting your personal boundaries is key to emotional well-being and self-respect.
- Mondays 2:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
The Cinema and Cognitive Distortions: Our peer-led group examines cognitive distortions in film, such as “catastrophizing,” where characters expect the worst, mirroring real-life thought patterns. Through analyzing these moments, we gain insights into both cinematic narratives and our own thought processes. Join us for a unique journey into the world of film.
Saturdays, 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM at Friendly Harbor
Relationships in Recovery: This group offers a safe, nurturing space to delve into the intricacies of maintaining relationships during recovery. Our focus is on fostering a supportive community for shared learning, personal growth, and open dialogue, helping each other thrive in our relational journeys.
Tuesdays, 12:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Suicide Alternatives Support: This group provides a supportive space for individuals to openly discuss their experiences with suicide and personal challenges in a non-clinical, community setting. Facilitators, who share their own experiences, create an environment of empathy and understanding. Emphasizing confidentiality and personal expression, the group operates on principles of voluntary participation, relationship-building, and harm reduction, avoiding clinical interventions and prioritizing a non-judgmental atmosphere.
Tuesdays, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at Friendly Harbor
Grief: A warm community where we share, heal, and support each other through loss. Together, we navigate grief with understanding and empathy, ensuring you never walk this path alone.
Tuesdays, 4:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Mindfulness: Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present and engaged in the moment, aware of our thoughts and feelings without judgment. Our group centers on meditation, guiding participants through practices that cultivate mindfulness, enhancing self-awareness, and promoting mental clarity and emotional balance. Join us to explore mindfulness through meditation in a supportive, communal setting.
Every other Friday, 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Depression and Anxiety: In this check-in style group, we discuss our week, triggers, and coping methods. We discuss challenges unique to anxiety and depression as well as strategies to overcome or cope with symptoms.
Wednesdays, 2:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Circle of Parents/Parent Harbor: A branch of a statewide effort to connect struggling parents to share tips and resources, focusing on protective factors and parental resilience.
Wednesdays, 5:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Creativity for Self Care: Connect with others at the Friendly Harbor house through personal art projects. Bring your own supplies or reach out to us ahead of time, and we’ll provide them!
Thursdays, 1:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
SMART Recovery: Science-based addiction support group where we learn self-empowering skills and support each other in our recovery.
Thursdays, 3:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Walking: Step into wellness with our Walking group. A simple yet profound activity, our walks offer both physical exercise and the opportunity to bond and engage with others in a relaxed setting.
Thursdays, 3:30 PM at Friendly Harbor
Community Meeting: This is a meeting for harbor staff, volunteers, and community members to share information and updates about Friendly Harbor. Partner organizations are encouraged to participate and share information as well!
1st and 3rd Fridays, 11:00 AM at Friendly Harbor
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) at Pueblo Rescue Mission: Coping skill building and reinforcing group held at the Pueblo Rescue Mission. This group uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Wise Mind philosophies to help people identify negative thinking patterns and pushes for positive behavioral changes.
Fridays, 3:00 PM at the Pueblo Rescue Mission, 728 W. 4th St. Pueblo, CO 81003
Gardening: In the warmer months, delve into the joys of gardening, cultivating not just plants but also friendships and a deeper connection to nature. Whether you have a green thumb or would like tips on how to cultivate your own garden, join us for some outdoor fun.
Saturdays, 11:00 AM at Friendly Harbor
Games: As the weather turns cooler, we offer a cozy retreat for mental stimulation and social interaction. We’ll build our cooperative and social skills at a time when a lot of folks have a hard time leaving the house. Fight the winter blues with us!
- Tuesdays 5:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Music: Tune into your inner rhythm with our Music group on Saturdays. Whether you’re a seasoned musician or just a music enthusiast, this group offers a harmonious space to explore, share, and enjoy music in all its forms.
Saturdays, 1:00 PM at Friendly Harbor
Dual Recovery: This group focuses on supporting those who are dually diagnosed with mental illness and substance use conditions. This is a 12 step based group and follows 12 step guidelines.
- Thursdays, 5:30 PM at Friendly Harbor
Acudetox: Community partners, FCBS, visit the Harbor to offer a free 5 point acupuncture session. Benefits could include ease of cravings, reduction in withdrawal symptoms, stress and anxiety, and improved sleep.
- Fridays, 2:00 PM at the Friendly Harbor
DBT Skills: This is a dialectal behavioral therapy skills group and using Wise Mind philosophies, helps people identify negative thinking patterns and helps people learn skills to makes positive behavioral changes, improve social interactions and mindfulness. “Dialectical” means two opposing things can be true at the same time.
- Every other Friday, 3:00 PM at the Friendly Harbor
Staying Positive: Staying positive examines strategies and skills used to maintain high levels of satisfaction and enjoyment throughout the challenges and hardships of life. Members share winning moments and insights about their own lives with each other to help lift one another up.
- Every other Friday, 3:00 PM at the Friendly Harbor
Click on the calendar for more detailed information; Zoom links will be there as well when available.
If you have questions, please contact us at 719-545-2564