Health and Wellness Education

Go/RecoveryConversation/ to join members of the Health and Wellness Education Office and NSCI Professor Zu Zhai to share a meal with local community members from Peer Recovery Center of Addison County. Together we will hear from folks with lived experience to more holistically understand the meaning of peer recovery and the bio-psycho-social impacts of addiction. At this event you will: 

Gather with friends to enjoy snacks and free delicious non-alcoholic beer & cocktails, and student DJ & band at our Zero Proof Bar to close out September’s Recovery Month events. Remember: recovery is for all, and community connection is an antidote to the struggles of addiction!

Learn more about all the ways you can support your own well-being through resource tables and fun activities. Enjoy lots of giveaways, pet therapy dogs and spend time with students, staff and community members who support our community’s well-being. Free ice cream and live music too!

Join PEAR for an evening of  letter writing. Stop by to write a letter to someone you care about - a friend, partner, mentor, family member, whoever! Expressing what you value in your relationships helps to deepen your bond and can mutually improve well-being for you and the person receiving your letter. PEAR peer health educators will provide suggested prompts, letter writing materials, snacks and stamps.

Find us in the Great Hall and Davis Library 230

Come join SPECS as part of go/Stressbusters/ to enjoy some crafting! 

Meet some Peer Health Educators and get a glazed donut by answering a trivia question about cannabis safety and harm reduction. 

Are you looking for support related to your substance use? Schedule a confidential meeting with a Health Educator on campus: go.middlebury.edu/meetwithHWE/

As part of go/Stressbusters, drop by the Stress-Less fair for games, activities, and encouragement as we approach finals. MANY raffle opportunities for AWESOME prizes! 

Stop by and meet members of Turning Point Center of Addison County (TPCAC) - Middlebury’s local peer-based recovery services center. Learn about how TPCAC supports folks who are in recovery, as well as learn about possible ways to get involved with this amazing organization to help build a community that supports recovery.