Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.
– Master Choa Kok Sui
Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.
– Master Choa Kok Sui
– Master Choa Kok Sui
– Master Choa Kok Sui
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Source: National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics
Source: National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Source: CDC
Dr. Glenn Doyle
Join us in the fight against substance use disorder (SUD).
Additional dates & times to come
Unicorns & Polka Dots is providing monthly workshops on the strategies and value of networking to support the Edna House and their establish...
Additional dates & times to come
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...
Music Box Supper Club on the West Bank of the Flats, Downtown Cleveland
A powerful evening filled with speakers who will share impactful education including entertainers—comedy, music and artists—who are in recov...
Music Box Supper Club on the West Bank of the Flats, Downtown Cleveland
WTAM Afternoon Drive
Joe shares the story of Unicorns & Polka Dots and details about the upcoming event at Music Box Supper Club.
WTAM Afternoon Drive
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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