It's No Secret

05/14/2026

Three years ago today, we lost a truly special young man — Tyler Matthews.
Tyler’s life was taken far too soon by overdose/fentanyl poisoning. A tragic, senseless loss that still leaves so many hearts aching today. Some losses never really get easier… you simply learn to carry the heartbreak differently.
Tyler had a smile that could light up a room and a sense of humor that could pull laughter out of anyone around him. He loved the outdoors, loved being with the people he cared about, and he had this unforgettable way of suddenly breaking into song without a second thought. If you knew Tyler, there’s a good chance you can still hear him belting out “Sweet Caroline” somewhere in your memories.
More than anything, Tyler loved fiercely.
He loved his family deeply.
He loved his friends with his whole heart.
He had so much life ahead of him, so many moments still waiting to be lived, and that is what makes this loss feel so incredibly heavy even three years later.
Today we remember Tyler not for how he left this world, but for how he lived in it — the laughter he brought, the love he gave, the memories he created, and the impact he left on the people lucky enough to know him.
Please keep Tyler’s family and friends in your thoughts today. Anniversaries like this reopen wounds that never fully heal.
Gone far too soon.
Forever loved.
Forever missed.
NEVER FORGOTTEN.
Sending all my love 💜

04/14/2026

Please join us, I'd love to see you💜

JOIN US FOR OPEN HEARTS💜
Every Tuesday at 6:00 PM, something powerful is happening… and it’s growing.
More and more people are coming together—sharing, listening, learning—and realizing something so important:
👉 we are NOT alone in this.
If you love someone who is struggling with substance use disorder, this space is for you.
It’s a place where you can: 💬 Speak openly without judgment
💛 Be understood by people who truly get it
🌱 Learn, heal, and grow together.
For a long time, many of us carried things in silence—grief, anger, fear, confusion—thinking no one could understand. But that’s not true. There is a community here that does. And it’s getting stronger every week.
You don’t have to navigate this on your own anymore.
Join us Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
📍 Turning Point Center of Central Vermont
17 Ayers St., Barre, VT
💻 Or via Zoom
Meeting ID: 802 479 7373
✨ Come as you are. You are welcome here. ✨

02/16/2026

Are you supporting someone who’s impacted by substance use?

We have just the group for you! Open Hearts is a peer-support group for loved ones of those struggling with a substance use disorder. People ij this group understand as they have been through it themselves.

Starting tomorrow, this group is moving to 6pm to hopefully accommodate more people’s work schedules.

You are not alone! We are here to support you 💜

02/12/2026

02/12/2026

The addition on our new building is all framed up! 🥳

Watching the progress is so exciting. It’s all coming together, one step at a time. It truly feels symbolic of recovery: taking a building that was falling apart and vacant. Renovating and restoring it so it can once again give back to the community. Sounds so similar to substance use recovery…

We can’t wait to offer an open-house and big celebration to welcome the community in to our new home. Stay tuned for details in the coming months 💜

Thank you to Robert Purvis for your vision. It is an honor to help guide it to the finish line.

Thank you to Chip Castle and Paul Dettman who work tirelessly to make sure this project is a success. We appreciate you both so much!

02/12/2026

02/11/2026

Today is the big day! Recovery Day💜 OPEN TO ALL!! I wish recovery was easy, but we all know it's not. Today, you have the opportunity to put more tools in your box, to hear stories just like yours, to feel loved and understood and to see and find hope in your future. There are so many fighting for you.
I, Raylene, as owner of 802 Scoop take great pride in being one of the sponsors of today's event. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend. You see I am like many, I am a mother to someone who struggles and suffers from this horrible disease. I am a mom who has spent these past few days and nights awake, scared and feeling helpless. My boy is missing, feeling trapped and like this demon is his only way out. If only recovery was easy. PLEASE enjoy your day, soak it all in. Fill your tool boxes, lean on each other and know with certainty that I support you, that everyone in that room supports you. You are not alone.
To my community, to my representative in Montpelier, I beg of you to listen! Listen to those that know a possible path forward because they have and are walking through the valley of the shadows of death. We NEED help!! Take a Covid like approach, you absolutely have the ability to shut it down! Fund long term recovery and sober living housing. Money spent to house the homeless is money you might as well set on fire. It's being spent to house and enable not spent to house and recover. Let's join together to help good people become even better people, who can live and contribute to their communities. 💜
Turning Point Center of Central Vermont Central Vermont Prevention Coalition The Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
Recovery Partners of Vermont
Vermont Foundation of Recovery

02/05/2026

Recovery doesn’t belong to one field.

It belongs to healthcare.
Education.
Housing.
Justice.
Families.
Communities.

Recovery Day is a reminder that when we stop working in silos, people don’t fall through the cracks.

Be part of the collective. Join us for Recovery Day.
Register Here: bit.ly/Recovery2026

02/05/2026

Construction is well underway at our future home at 18 South Main Street in Barre. We should be moving in this summer. We can’t wait!

02/03/2026

Tune in at 10:15 THIS MORNING, Daniel Franklin of VAMHAR ( The Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery) & Candace L. Gale of V.F.O.R ( Vermont Foundation of Recovery) will join me to discuss RECOVERY DAY 2026📣
This year recovery day is being held February 11, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. at the Pavilion Office Building in Montpelier. The event brings together community members, advocates, and partners to celebrate recovery and elevate the importance of accessible recovery supports.

09/14/2025

National Sober Day was established in 2019, during National Recovery Month, and it provides the perfect moment for raising awareness and increasing understanding. This day, September 14th, emphasizes the importance of compassionate conversation about addiction, mental health, and recovery. It serves as a reminder that by maintaining sobriety, you create hope for yourself and others, showing that change is possible.