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09/02/2026

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09/01/2026

💜 NARCAN IS FOR EVERYONE. 💜

Narcan isn’t just for someone struggling with addiction. It’s for anyone who may be there when an opioid overdose happens.

It could be your child.
Your teenager.
Your parent.
Your friend.
Your neighbor.
Or a complete stranger.

You never know when you might be the person standing between someone and a fatal overdose.

Carrying Narcan doesn’t mean you approve of drug use. It means you believe a life is worth saving. ❤️‍🩹

Narcan (naloxone) can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, and having it nearby can give someone another chance to live, recover, heal, and come home to the people who love them.

💜 Carry it.
💜 Know how to use it.
💜 Don’t be afraid to use it.
💜 Call 911.
💜 Save a life.

Because overdose doesn’t discriminate, and neither should compassion.

Polk For Recovery ❤️‍🩹
Hope • Healing • Community

09/01/2026

💜🩵 SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SU***DE PREVENTION MONTH 🩵💜

This month is about more than awareness. It’s about reminding people that their life matters. Their story matters. THEY matter. ❤️‍🩹

Sometimes the person struggling the most is the person you would never expect. They may still be showing up, smiling, working, helping everyone else, and quietly fighting a battle nobody knows about.

So check on your people. 💜
Listen without judgment. 👂
Make it okay to say, “I’m not okay.”
Remind someone they don’t have to carry everything alone.

And if you’re the one struggling right now, please hear me:

Your story is NOT over.
You are not a burden.
You are not too much.
You are worthy of help.
You are worthy of another tomorrow. 🌅

There is absolutely no shame in reaching out for support. Sometimes asking for help is one of the bravest things we can do.

📞 Call or text 988 to reach the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline in the U.S. If there is immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

💜 Hope is real. Help is available. Recovery is possible.

❤️‍🩹 Polk For Recovery
Hope. Healing. Community.

***dePreventionMonth ***dePrevention

09/01/2026

Good morning everyone! ☀️💜

This month, I want to challenge each of you to spend a few minutes every morning journaling for a positive mind. ✍️🧠✨

In recovery, we spend a lot of time changing our behaviors, but lasting change also means working on the way we think, respond, and speak to ourselves. ❤️‍🩹

A healthy life isn’t just about taking care of our bodies. We have to take care of our minds too. And for us, our recovery has to come first because everything we are building depends on it. 🙏💜

This September journaling challenge is simply an opportunity to slow down each morning, check in with yourself, set an intention for the day, practice gratitude, and become more aware of what’s happening inside of you. 🌱

You don’t have to write a whole page. You don’t have to have the perfect answer. Some mornings it may only be a sentence or two.

Just be honest. ✍️

Recovery is about more than staying away from what once hurt us. It’s about learning how to build a life we no longer need to escape from. 🦋

Save this calendar to your phone 📲 and follow along with me each day. Let’s spend September strengthening our minds, protecting our recovery, and becoming healthier one day at a time. 💪🧠❤️‍🩹

Healthy mind. Healthy choices. Recovery first. Always. 💜🌻✨

08/27/2026

🌿 Invest in Yourself.

Invest in Your Wellness. 🌿

Have you ever wished you had a personalized plan to help you navigate life’s challenges before they become overwhelming? That’s exactly what WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is designed to do.

WRAP is more than a class. It’s a life changing tool that empowers you to take charge of your mental, emotional, and physical wellness. Over three interactive days, you’ll learn practical strategies to help you:

✨ Recognize your personal wellness tools

✨ Identify triggers and early warning signs

✨ Create a plan for difficult days before they happen

✨ Build resilience and confidence

✨ Strengthen your recovery and personal growth journey

Whether you’re in recovery, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to improve your overall well being, WRAP provides skills that can benefit every area of your life.

🌱 This training is open to our community! If you’re ready to invest in yourself and gain lifelong tools for wellness, we encourage you to join us.

📅 WRAP Training Dates

🗓️ September 26 | 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
🗓️ September 28 | 4:30 PM–8:30 PM
🗓️ September 29 | 4:30 PM–8:30 PM

📍 Participants must attend all three sessions to receive the full benefit of the training.

Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visit polkforrecovery.org.

There is no cost for this training.

Your wellness matters.
Your recovery matters.
You matter. 💚

08/27/2026

🔥 This morning’s speaker was Cam F. Awesome, and his message about BECOMING AWESOME really made me think.

One of the biggest takeaways for me was the Identity Loop:

💭 The story you tell yourself creates your identity.

🧠 Your identity drives your behavior.

👣 Your behavior creates results.

🔄 Those results reinforce the story you’ve been telling yourself.

So if you want something different in your life, sometimes you have to start by changing the story you tell yourself.

Stop saying, “This is just who I am.”

Start saying, “This is who I am BECOMING.” ❤️‍🔥

Your past may explain parts of your story, but it does NOT have to write your next chapter.

Today I’m choosing to tell myself a different story.

HELLO, MY NAME IS AWESOME. ❤️🤍🖤

Because becoming the person you want to be starts with believing you CAN become them.

Stop telling the old story.

Start living the new one. 🔥

08/26/2026

Sometimes life puts you between a rock and a hard place. 🪨

Today I had the opportunity to hear Aron Ralston, the adventurer whose incredible survival story inspired 127 Hours. His message about turning adversity into advantage hit differently. 💯

Because the truth is, we’re all going to face moments when life backs us into a corner. Moments when the choices are hard. Moments when quitting feels easier than fighting for what’s on the other side.

But adversity doesn’t have to be the end of your story. ❤️‍🔥

Sometimes the very thing you thought would break you becomes the thing that builds you.

Your pain can become purpose.
Your struggle can become strength.
Your setback can become a setup for something greater.
And your hardest chapter can become the testimony that gives someone else hope. 🙌

You may not get to choose every circumstance you face, but you do get to choose what you do with it.

So if you’re between a rock and a hard place right now, don’t count yourself out.

There is still another chapter. Keep going. ❤️‍🔥

08/25/2026

❤️‍🩹 NARCAN IS FOR ANYONE.

You don’t have to struggle with addiction to need Narcan. An opioid emergency can happen to a friend, a family member, a neighbor, or even a complete stranger.

Having Narcan nearby could mean the difference between life and death. 🙏

💜 Polk For Recovery will bring Narcan to you.

No judgment.
No shame.
Just support, education, and a tool that can help save a life.

You never know when you might be the person standing there when someone needs help.

❤️ Carry it.
❤️ Know how to use it.
❤️ Be prepared to save a life.

Because every life is worth saving. ❤️‍🩹