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
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
University of Manitoba Meth Study: Sevenfold Increase in ER Visits: Global News This University of Manitoba study of the increase in meth-related health system interactions supports our approach: “People’s life circumstances can predispose them to turn to meth as a way of coping.” “It is critical to address underlying factors that influence both mental health … University of Manitoba Meth Study: Sevenfold Increase in ER Visits
As we shift from summer to fall, we move from Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 straight into September, Addiction Awareness Month. No matter what the calendar says, overdose is as important this month as it was yesterday. Around the globe, in the middle of another deadly health crisis, moms, dads, sisters and brothers, sons … The Pain Of Overdose: Addiction Awareness Month
Recovery Capital Conference Q&A Aurora is one of the sponsors of this year’s Recovery Capital Conference, to be held September 4, 2020. While in years past, the event has taken place at venues around the country, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year it will take the form of a virtual webinar. We wondered how … Recovery Capital Conference Q&A
Recovery Community: As we wrote in a previous post, the annual Recovery Capital Conference isn’t just for professionals. You don’t have to be in the treatment and recovery industry to get benefits from attending the Recovery Capital Conference. This personal viewpoint from Tina Lussier shows that education and inspiration can be a powerful experience for … Recovery Community at A Conference
The crisis of Covid-19 is not the only crisis facing our nation. Across the country, from Halifax to Victoria, overdoses are killing thousands of Canadians who were unable to break the cycle of addiction. The staff of Aurora Recovery Centre are doing their best to flatten that curve, too. Aurora Recovery Centre is one of … Recovery Capital: Evidence For Addiction Treatment
Recovery Capital Conference: Not Just For Professionals Our counsellors will be there. So will up-and-coming psychology students, media, and treatment centre staffers. Aurora will be there too, as sponsors. It is the annual Recovery Capital Conference set for September 4, 2020, from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Winnipeg time. Yes, COVID-19 or not, it is … Recovery Capital Conference: Not Just For Professionals
With laser focus on moving forward in reshaping the face of treatment and recovery in central Canada, the 70-bed treatment centre in Gimli, Manitoba has welcomed two new faces to the Aurora team, while saying goodbye to an original member.
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