Allen Berger is wandering about the kitchen in a plain black T-shirt and grey sweats. While he talks, the camera shows him chopping veggies, doing a sniff test of a container pulled from the fridge, shrugging and placing it on the cutting board. You know, just another guy living the COVID life. A husband, a … Allen Berger, Ph.D.: Brings Emotional Sobriety to Aurora
Cam Adair connects with Aurora Recovery Centre for accredited training in gaming addiction treatment. It was everything. The focus of his life. Cam Adair’s thirst for video games was so strong, he quit high school over it. He lost his girlfriend over it. His dad would drop him off to work at an internet … Gaming Addiction Not Just a Young Person’s Disorder: Cam Adair And Aurora
By Steve Low I had to laugh. Here I was after thirty-plus years of dedication to helping people get well from substance use disorder with the most amazing opportunity, and it was in the midst of a global pandemic. Before the pandemic hit, I knew I was facing a significant challenge renovating a drug and … Steve Low, President: Reflections on My First Year at Aurora Recovery Centre
It is Super Bowl Week in the United States. The media blitz is on. As a former center under the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Randy Grimes could talk your ear off about the schemes, the blocks, the patterns and likelihood of this play or that. He could explain how Brady and Gronk are … Randy Grimes: From Superbowl to Aurora
A man is sitting hunched over the edge of his bed in detox. He knows he wasn’t forced to drink this, smoke that, snort this. He did it all on his own. On so many levels, he feels sick. About as loveable and trustworthy as a bag of dirt. In that moment, the financial costs … Sherry G. Member Care Specialist & Aurora Alumnus
In recovery, each day is a new beginning. A new opportunity to bring presence and gratitude into your life. It’s important to take a moment as one year closes and a new year in recovery begins to reflect on our lives. Reflect on everything you have to be grateful for. Reflect on all the challenges … New Year In Recovery: Bringing Reflection and Presence
How family impacts recovery: Addiction is a family disease. This is true. When someone struggles with a substance use disorder the entire family is affected in one way or another. On the flip side, the family impacts recovery in a very powerful way. Their influence on their loved one’s recovery can mean the difference between … How Family Impacts Recovery
Wellbriety Tree Ceremony 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba: Speech by Jonny Miekle The sun is up. I woke up. This is a good start. Each breath is a gift that I will not waste. Today, I will drive my body, feed my mind and strengthen my spirit. My past may have been dark at times, but … Wellbriety Tree Ceremony Speech 2019
My recovery has been all about breaking the stigma of women in addiction. It was the spring of 1978. I had started becoming aware of, and thinking about, how my drinking was messing up my life. I was 28 years old with two children. One day, over an afternoon coffee, I confided my fears to … Breaking The Stigma of Women In Addiction
In these times of more lockdowns in a devastating pandemic, of election chicanery in the U.S., the concept may be somewhat muffled this year, but it will be there. Addiction education and awareness is at the forefront for this year’s National Addictions Awareness Week. Addiction. Whether we think about it or not, it isn’t going … Addiction Education and Awareness: National Addictions Awareness Week