SMART Recovery vs the 12 steps

I have been an advocate of SMART (Self management and recovery training) since I discovered the modality based in cognitive…

4 years ago

We All Play R.O.L.E.

We are currently looking for businesses in Langley City & township that are interested in hosting a presentation on the…

5 years ago

What people in Langley should know about the overdose crisis

36 people died of overdose in Langley in 2017.  Since 2015 increases in overdose deaths have accelerated, driven largely by…

6 years ago

Relapse is not failure, Learn from your mistakes

If one learns from their mistakes then they really aren’t “beginning again” ... the whole concept of starting over or…

6 years ago

Shame: the best way to kill people

169% more overdose deaths vs. car crashes 63,632 Americans died from substance-related overdoses in 2016, (not including an additional approximately…

6 years ago

Thoughts on Stigma & our language around addiction

I was recently interviewed for the Addictions Podcast by David Wagner.  We had a fantastic conversation about stigma and the…

6 years ago