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October 8, 2025

Recovery as a Blueprint for Alignment by David Van Der Velde

In a recent article on Thrive Global, Our co-founding Exec. Dir. David Vandervelde discusses the intersection of his own recovery […]
July 8, 2025

David Van Der Velde on the Need to Focus More on Non-Fatal Overdoses

In a recent article on Thrive Global, Awakening Recovery Founder and Executive Director David Van Der Velde weighs in on […]
December 1, 2024

David Van Der Velde Discusses Staying Sober During the Holidays

David Van Der Velde shared a post to Thrive Global about how to approach the holidays this year for those […]
May 6, 2024

David Van Der Velde Writes About the Dangers of Fentanyl in Thrive Global

In David Van Der Velde's latest post to to Thrive Global, he warned about a very serious danger that opioid-using […]
December 13, 2023

How to Approach the Holidays in Recovery

David Van Der Velde shared a post to Thrive Global about how to approach the holidays this year for both […]
August 24, 2023

Young People are Being Negatively Impacted by Marijuana and Meth

In a recent article on Thrive Global, Awakening Co-Founder and Executive Director David Van Der Velde discussed the the challenges […]
March 31, 2023

An Article About the Need For Long-Term Recovery Solutions For Women

In a recent article on Thrive Global, Awakening Co-Founder and Executive Director David Van Der Velde, discussed the need for […]
October 28, 2022

David Van Der Velde Writes About the Unique Challenges the Holidays Present to Early Recovery

In a recent article on Thrive Global, Awakening Co-Founder and Executive Director David Van Der Velde, discussed the unique challenges […]
September 19, 2022

David Van Der Velde Discusses Key Issues in Addiction Treatment in Honor of Recovery Month

David Van Der Velde, the Executive Director and Co-Founder at Awakening Recovery, wrote an article in Thrive Global in recognition […]
August 17, 2022

Overdose Awareness Day Brings Despair and Hope

David Van Der Velde, the Executive Director and Co-Founder at Awakening Recovery, wrote an article in Thrive Global in recognition […]
July 27, 2022

LGBTQ+ and Substance Addiction Recovery

With Pride month behind us, Co-Founder and CEO David Van Der Velde offered his insights to Thrive magazine about the […]
May 16, 2022

Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Present a Unique Challenge

David Van Der Velde was featured in Thrive Global talking about the increasingly common occurrence of a mental health (MH) […]
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