Doc's Recovery House

Another one of our favorite days - graduation day! 🎓

Congratulations to our 19th cohort of the Recovery Coach Academy who completed their 46-hour training today. It was such an honor to get to know each one of you over the last 3 weeks, and we can't wait to see what you do next.

At the end of every class, we hand out certificates and have each participant say a few words to their classmates, often sharing words of encouragement or gratitude.

A quote from today's celebration: "I didn't know back then that all of my best days were ahead of me in recovery." 🧡

One of the best things about being a recovery coach is we get to walk alongside people and remind them just how true that can be.

Congratulations, class 19! Now go spread some hope through the power of your story! 🥳

The sun is shining and it's a beautiful morning...for some pancakes, sausage, coffee and fellowship!

Join us today at our Community Center for a delicious breakfast and support recovery. Stop by on a morning walk during the walking challenge, after your Saturday meeting or bring the whole family for some yummy food!

Come anytime 8-11am; just $10 and all-you-can-eat! 🥞☺️

Spring Pancake Breakfast - Morning Fellowship Fundraiser

🌿 HAPPY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH! 🌿

Today is the first day of our community walking challenge: One Step At A Time, and we'd love you to join us!

It's a beautiful day to get outside and walk for mental health & recovery. It's not even lunch and we're off to an INCREDIBLE start with 85 people registered and out there walking! 🎉

A huge thank you to Alerus for matching every mile our community walks, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000, to provide housing and support for those in recovery.

Haven't joined yet? You can sign up all month long! Register, download the free Stridekick app, and start logging miles today to make a difference and earn some cool prizes:

🏅 All participants earn a custom challenge pin
💧 50+ miles = earn the challenge water bottle
👕 100+ miles = earn the "Being Kind to My Mind, One Step at a Time" t-shirt
🏆 Grand prize = all prizes + a one-year paid gym membership

Let's do this!💚

🔗 Register here: https://www.docsrecoveryhouse.org/walking-challenge
📱 Code to join on Stridekick app: RKM4Z588ZM

Introducing One Step at a Time: May Walking Challenge for Mental Health Month 🌲

Doc's Recovery House is launching our first-ever community walking challenge. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we're inviting you to walk for recovery!

Here's how it works: you walk, run, or hike throughout May and for every mile our community logs, our generous sponsor Alerus matches $1 donated to Doc's Recovery House, up to $2,000.

It's free to participate. Walk on your own or with a group. Register below and you'll be given a download link to the Stridekick app and can follow along on the challenge leaderboard page.

PLUS, you can win awesome prizes - and if you walk the most miles of anyone, you can win a year-long paid gym membership! 🤯

🏅 All participants receive the custom challenge pin
💧 Log 50+ miles and earn a free challenge water bottle
👕 Log 100+ miles and earn the "Being Kind to My Mind, One Step at a Time" t-shirt
🏆 Grand prize winner = all of the above + a one-year paid gym membership

Your steps directly fund recovery housing, meals, and support for people rebuilding their lives...mind, body and spirit.

Let's be kind to our minds, one step at a time. See you out there, friends! 💚

🔗 Learn more and register here: https://www.docsrecoveryhouse.org/walking-challenge

Belated class photo and well-deserved celebration for our January/February Recovery Coach Academy participants who graduated last month! 🥳

Congratulations to an amazing crew of people. As always, we are inspired by your passion for helping others...giving of yourself, sharing your story, and helping the next person is always a worthy cause. 🧡

We can't wait to see where you go next, who you help, and how you spread light, hope and love in the community!

Want to learn more about recovery coaching and peer support? Sign up for our May class here: https://www.docsrecoveryhouse.org/recovery-coaching-academy

Every December, our staff and residents host a bake sale to raise funds to go to Recovery Night at the Minnesota Wild. Thank you to all who donated, or stopped by to purchase treats, to make this night possible for us. ❤️

This evening means so much every year…a pre-game speaker meeting, new experiences in recovery, and time in fellowship together. We are grateful. 🙏🏻

Huge shout out to our friends at Rochester City Lines for helping us get there!

Go Wild! 🏒💚

NYE Party for the recovery community over at Recovery Is Happening tonight! ☺️🥳🎉

YAKETY YAK… I’M NOT GOING BACK! NEW YEAR’S SOBER PARTY 2026

Ring in the New Year with Recovery Is Happening fun, fellowship, and freedom—sober style!

6:00 PM – CMA Speaker Meeting
7:00 PM – Doors Open to the Public
8:00 PM – Activities Begin
Minute-to-Win-It Games (Teams of 5 – kids included!)

🍕 Pizza served throughout the night

🍿 Snack/Appetizer Potluck (bring a favorite!)

🎶 Music + lights

🎁 Raffle drawings every 30 minutes

🎆 New Year’s Eve Countdown!

Bring your family, bring your friends, and bring in 2026 sober, strong, and smiling
Let’s celebrate how far we’ve come Yakety Yak… we’re not going back!

Life-changing work. Thanks for all you do Recovery Is Happening. 🧡 There are people in our community and on our team here at Doc’s that may not be here today if it weren’t for hope and support in these moments. 🙏🏻

In Mayo Clinic's ER, peer recovery specialists can offer 'seeds of hope' Whether they're ready for inpatient treatment or just need someone to talk to, patients in Mayo Clinic Hospital's emergency department can connect with addiction recovery specialists.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, from all of us at Doc’s Recovery House! 🎄🎅🏻

We love our traditions around here, and this year was no different. We enjoyed a delicious Christmas Eve dinner (pasta from our friends at Victoria's!), followed by Christmas morning brunch with lattes and fellowship. ❤️

Our hearts are filled with gratitude and friendship, and we wish you all a wonderful day and Holiday season! ☃️