Live Free Student Wellness and Recovery

10/12/2020

Hello everyone, as some of you might have guessed this semester Live Free will not be an active student organization. Since we currently do not have any active students running the org, we will technically be considered a frozen student org until we have students who are able to get the org up and running again.

However, we are excited to share that the University now has its own recovery community that is offering peer-to-peer recovery support! UW-Madison has launched their own collegiate recovery program, Badger Recovery, this Fall and they host weekly All-Recovery Meetings every Monday from 7-8pm on Zoom. Each week they provide a link on their social media page or you can visit their website, www.uhs.wisc.edu/recovery. Similar to Live Free, Badger Recovery is open to all students and they aim to provide a safe space to students in recovery as well as recovery allies. For those of you who are looking for a recovery community or a peer led meeting on campus, be sure to check out Badger Recovery. Be sure to Like their page and get involved! https://www.facebook.com/BadgerRecovery

Here is the Zoom link to join tonight's All Recovery Meeting at 7pm: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98647355037

For any immediate questions about the program you can message the page or send out an email to [email protected].

Badger Recovery provides support and community for UW-Madison student in recovery. Our services include: virtual peer to peer recovery meetings, connections to resources and academic support, wellness workshops, social opportunities & 1:1 check ins.

02/27/2020

Want to plan awesome health and wellness events? Have you been wanting to work within the community? Live Free is offering positions to get paid to do both and more.

Go on our page or click on these UW student job links:

https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/496147/live-free-events-coordinator-chair

https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/496148/live-free-community-outreach-chair

02/11/2020

Hello once again! There is one last announcement for tonight…

We are resuming Rainbow Recovery meetings :D

For those who are curious, want a reminder, or anything else, Rainbow Recovery meetings are a time and space for members of the lGBTQ+ community who would benefit from connecting to other members in a Recovery and Wellness based setting. Meetings are welcoming, not intimidating, consisting of an open conversation format with no other prerequisites or prior experience needed!

Meetings take place Wednesdays at 6:00 PM In our office, 4413 of the Student Activity Center, please come if you feel you would benefit from this type of space!

02/11/2020

Hey everybody! We are looking for someone to join our team as the Events Coordinator. We are welcoming any and all UW-Madison students to apply!

02/11/2020

Hey everybody! We are looking for applicants for our Community Outreach Chair. Please message us with questions about the position and a reminder that applicants must be students at UW-Madison

02/10/2020

- The purpose of the Community Outreach Chair is to function as a liaison between Live Free and the greater campus and Madison community. The network-like relationships between different community services fulfills our mission to provide accessible recovery resources to students and cultivate meaningful peer-based social communities. The Community Outreach Chair also develops and facilitates community events (e.g. educational workshops, recovery advocacy, tabling/experiential marketing, volunteer committees) to fulfill our mission in educational programming to reduce the stigma around addiction and recovery, to offer community leadership opportunities for students and staff, and to instill a positive and lively recovery campus community

02/10/2020

The Events Coordinator is in charge of creating a solid foundation for Live Free events. Event planning consists of coordinating appropriate, fun, and welcoming events for new and existing Live Free members! The Events Coordinator also helps to collaborate on creating advertising materials including pamphlets, brochures, and promotional merchandise for the organization. The Events Coordinator is an essential role that involves brainstorming and communicating ideas as well as implementing these ideas in order to create different events tailored to the recovery community.

02/10/2020

Live Free is looking for UW-Madison students who are passionate about topics surrounding wellness, recovery, and sobriety!!

The Events Coordinator is in charge of creating a solid foundation for Live Free events. Event planning consists of coordinating appropriate, fun, and welcoming events for new and existing Live Free members! The Events Coordinator also helps to collaborate on creating advertising materials including pamphlets, brochures, and promotional merchandise for the organization. The Events Coordinator is an essential role that involves brainstorming and communicating ideas as well as implementing these ideas in order to create different events tailored to the recovery community.

01/27/2020

Hello Everybody! Live Free meetings and events are starting back up along with the semester. One of them is a Film Festival happening this week!

The Films are on January 28th and 29th, both start at 6 pm and will be shown at the Union South Marquee, check out our page for more details!

This semester’s new office hours are up on our website and page (although are website has the more complete set of hours due to weird Facebook technical difficulties).

Lastly, a reminder that our weekly meetings will be happening every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 6 pm during the semester, we are here for you!