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Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.

Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.

– Master Choa Kok Sui

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Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.

Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.

– Master Choa Kok Sui

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Unicorns & Polka Dots inspiration: Brianna
Our Story

We Share Your Journey

In 2021, Joe Brady found inspiration for Unicorns & Polka Dots while he and his wife, Karen, were raising their two grandchildren after the tragic loss of their daughter, Brianna, to an accidental opioid overdose.

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If you or someone you love is struggling through recovery, know that THERE IS HOPE.

Our vision is the promise of brighter days ahead for individuals struggling with substance use disorder (SUD) and their families on their journey to recovery.   

–Unicorns & Polka Dots 

Thriving in recovery

It’s Time for the Narrative to Change

Changing the stigma or perception of SUD takes a village. The road to recovery can be rough. Individuals and their families struggling with SUD often need help navigating the fragmented recovery process. With your help, we’re building a recovery college for SUD offering resources for prevention, treatment and recovery.

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Recent Happenings & Events

We are thrilled to welcome a new member to our Advisory Board—an individual who offers invaluable perspective and experience. This leadership will help shape our programming to profoundly impact the lives of those in recovery. We appreciate the dedication from all our Advisory Board Members. 

Joe Brady, founder of Unicorns & Polka Dots, to address CWRU Medical Students

On September 27, 2023, Joe Brady, founder of Unicorns & Polka Dots, will one of several panelists speaking to medical students at Case Western Reserve University regarding his experiences and perspectives on the impact of opiate use disorder on affected family members. 


This is part of the medical student elective course on the opioid epidemic. Panelists and other family members affected by opiate  use disorder will also be participating in this event.

Face & Overcome Fear - 16th Annual Gregg Gilder Memorial Firewalk

On Saturday, September 16, over 130 people joined us for a moving night facing and overcoming fear. 


Two speakers helped participants unleash their personal power to understand the role fear plays in our lives and how to overcome it. We got a greater understanding of the powerful mind-body connection and how it works in our daily lives.


If we can share one takeaway from this powerful event it would be this:  developing and implementing strategies to manage and navigate through fear will allow you to generate the upward mobility to keep making progress and realize your dreams. 


Participants were also able to take part in various events including breaking boards, walking on glass and firewalking (walking on hot embers).

Joe Brady, Unicorns & Polka Dots Recognized at Luncheon Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Drug Court

The fight against substance use disorder (SUD) is never ending. Since its inception in 1998, nearly 2,000 people have successfully completed the Judge Larry A. Jones Drug Court program, benefiting not just the individuals involved, but also the community in which they live. On September 8, 2023, hundreds of people helped the Greater Cleveland Drug Court celebrate its 25th anniversary. 


During the ceremony, the Court honored Joe Brady, founder of Unicorns & Polka Dots, for his work to help those battling substance use disorder in memory of his daughter, Brianna. 

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Self-Defense Class for Women in Recovery Starting June 12

Starting June 12 and running every Monday through July 31, Unicorns & Polka Dots is sponsoring a self-defense class for women in recovery. Conducted by Kim's Martial Arts, the course is designed for female students to enhance overall knowledge and ability to handle an attacker and improve self-confidence.  

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First Self-Defense Boot Camp Celebrates Our Graduates

Unicorns & Polka Dots partnered with Kim's Martial Arts and held a six-week self-defense boot camp. The program was enthusiastically received and planning has already started to offer the program on a long-term basis, opening it up to a larger recovery-based audience.  

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The Stakes Have Never Been Higher

20 million Americans suffer from substance use disorder

20 MILLION AMERICANS suffer from substance use disorder.

ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.

ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.

Source: National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics 

Only 11% of adults with SUD receive treatment

ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.

ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.

ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.

Source: National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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OVER 100,000 PEOPLE DIE from overdoses in America each year.

ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.

OVER 100,000 PEOPLE DIE from overdoses in America each year.

Source: CDC

You don’t just “treat addiction”. You end up treating anxiety, depression, PTSD, loneliness, rage, despair, toxic secrets, regret, undiagnosed head trauma, untreated ADHD. Then you realize addiction is often someone’s best attempt to cope when they don’t see other options.


Dr. Glenn Doyle

Events

Join us in the fight against substance use disorder (SUD).

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Unicorns & Polka Dots Partners with The Edna House for Job Development Program

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Unicorns & Polka Dots Partners with The Edna House for Job Development Program

Unicorns & Polka Dots is providing monthly workshops on the strategies and value of networking to support the Edna House and their establish...

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Upcoming Event

Six-Week Self-Defense Class with Kim's Martial Arts in Avon, Ohio

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Six-Week Self-Defense Class with Kim's Martial Arts in Avon, Ohio

Unicorns & Polka Dots, in tandem with Kim's Martial Arts in Avon, Ohio, will be hosting a six-week course in self-defense for women in recov...

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Sun, Oct 9, 2022

Unicorns & Polka Dots Kickoff Event

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Music Box Supper Club on the West Bank of the Flats, Downtown Cleveland

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Sun, Oct 9, 2022

Unicorns & Polka Dots Kickoff Event

A powerful evening filled with speakers who will share impactful education including entertainers—comedy, music and artists—who are in recov...

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Music Box Supper Club on the West Bank of the Flats, Downtown Cleveland

Thurs, Oct 6, 2022

WTAM Drive Time

3:20 pm

WTAM Afternoon Drive

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Thurs, Oct 6, 2022

WTAM Drive Time

Joe shares the story of Unicorns & Polka Dots and details about the upcoming event at Music Box Supper Club. 

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WTAM Afternoon Drive

Mon, Sept 26, 2022

Fox 8 Morning Show

Fox 8 Morning Show

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Mon, Sept 26, 2022

Fox 8 Morning Show

Joe tells his story on Cleveland’s FOX8 on the morning of September 26. WATCH NOW

Fox 8 Morning Show

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