The voices come from all directions, often harsh. Mean. Misguided. Damaging. Suck it up, buttercup. Big boys don’t cry. Are you still hung up on that? One of the world’s preeminent voices in trauma therapy is fighting back against that messaging. “Why don’t we just leave it alone and get on with it?” asks Dr. … Dr. Johanna O’Flaherty: The Correlation Between Trauma and Addiction
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
SHE RECOVERS: Women Recovering Together International Women’s Day is about to command the media’s attention on March 8, and the co-founder of the largest women’s recovery foundation in the world is asked for her thoughts on the big day. “Well, every day is women’s day here, right?” says Dawn Nickel with a shrug and a … SHE RECOVERS: Women Recovering Together
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
If A.A. could talk, it would wave a John Kelly flag and say “See? See?” But, since Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside matters, no president, no spokesperson, John Kelly gets no public recognition from the fellowship’s two million members. But he sure does from the many hundreds of addiction treatment centres splashed across … Dr. John Kelly: 12 Steps And Continuum Of Care