My name is Robert Shearon, I am a recovery and wellness coach at RECONNECTED Foundation with an emphasis on reintegration into higher education. Serving as RECONNECTED Foundation’s founder and Executive Director, I currently reside in my hometown of Vail, CO and have lived and established strong recovery communities in New York City, Boulder and Vail. I have been in continuous recovery from all mood-altering substances since 2013.

I helped develop and manage the collegiate recovery program at University of Colorado, Boulder from 2015-2022. I use my experience from working in higher education to help students navigate the university setting while building a recovery community around them.

I have a passion for combining the outdoors with people’s journeys in recovery. I have organized events from week-long camping trips to national skiathons where over 300 college students resulted in lifelong connections that have helped them to maintain their recovery. I help individuals create recovery plans for themselves where they are empowered to create SMART goals and be accountable to their plan.

During my time as a student at CU Boulder I found recovery and was able to have a “true” college experience that rivaled the stereotypical one in terms of having fun and creating friendships that are strong almost a decade later.

I make it my mission to help clients to realize that recovery can be fun and achievable. It is my purpose to provide opportunity for others by connecting them with like minded individuals which have the potential to be lifelong relationships. By stewarding healthy relationships with peers, clients can set and achieve realistic and attainable goals with someone that is dedicated to urging them in that direction.