Hope for families struggling with addiction.
Changing Lives Foundation is a Colorado Nonprofit Organization providing hope and help for families struggling with addiction, alcoholism or substance abuse.
We provide guidance to families and friends, with clear, concise information—on substance abuse, drug addiction and alcoholism. More importantly, we focus on how families recover from these problems. By partnering with organizations across the USA to provide resources (books, CDs, DVDs and workshops), we help educate families and friends who are searching for answers. We provide crisis phone counseling on a very limited basis to family members. For more info on this resource email: jherzanek@gmail.com
We are convinced people can recover and make dramatic changes in their lives.
Joe Herzanek is a man who battled his own demons of addiction over thirty years ago. Joe’s own life struggles and practical advice offer hope and solutions to those living amidst the turmoil of someone’s alcohol and drug abuse. From age 13 to 29, Joe battled his own drug and alcohol addiction—finally receiving treatment. He now has over 33 years of abstinence from substances. Treatment gave him the information and structure needed to begin his journey of recovery. Joe expresses his words of encouragement when he says,
“I know people can change. If I can do it, anyone can! Addiction is not a hopeless situation. Addicts and alcoholics aren’t crazy, and they CAN quit.”
Joe Herzanek is the president and founder of Changing Lives Foundation and currently serves as Chaplain at the Boulder County Jail (Boulder, CO). He previously spent over twenty years working in the criminal justice system as the Chaplain at various Colorado Criminal Justice Facilities and as a Certified Addiction Professional. Joe is the former host of Recovery Television and Eye on Addiction Radio, speaker, producer of several DVDs, including “The 10 Toughest Questions Families and Friends Ask About Addiction and Recovery” and author of the award-winning book “Why Don't They Just Quit? Hope for families struggling with addiction.”
Joe’s passion is to help men and women who are struggling with addiction, as well as providing answers and solutions to family and friends who are searching for ways to help their loved-one begin the road to recovery.
Joe and his wife Judy have three (adult) children, Jami, Jake, and Jessica, and enjoy the beautiful Colorado outdoors with their two Cairn Terriers, Lewis and Clark.
About Judy Herzanek:
Judy is currently the Director of Creative Development and Marketing for Changing Lives Foundation. She graduated from Columbus College of Art & Design in 1976 and worked as Graphic Designer and Art Director for Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO (12 years), Celestial Seasonings, Boulder, CO (16 years) and owned her managed her own design business.
Joe and Judy met in 1984 at an AA meeting in Kansas City and have been married for over 33 years. Both are in long-term recovery (Judy, 30+ years and Joe, 36+ years). She loves working from her home office and the opportunity to combine her design, marketing and online skills with her years of sobriety to bring the message of hope to families struggling with addiction.
She spends her time creating materials for and managing Changing Lives Foundation, creating content for and administrating their 3 websites, blog, numerous social media resources (including a Private Facebook Group for Families). She provides Customer Service for CLF and responds to individual requests for counseling and resources.
Judy loves hiking above treeline any chance she can get, camping, gardening and exploring the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
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