This week, I am attending a fundraiser for Pathways Clubhouse Society, an organization that supports individuals living with mental illness in finding purpose, connection, and stability. I’m going not just to raise funds, but to raise awareness. I’m going because showing up matters — for others, and for ourselves. And this week, I go with…
This past weekend in Richmond, British Columbia, I took part in something quietly radical. I wasn’t giving a lecture or leading a workshop—I was being read. Not from a pulpit or a printed page, but as a “book” in the Human Library. If you’ve never heard of the Human Library before, the concept may sound…
The recent story of Mike Haertel, a Kamloops resident who overcame decades of crack cocaine addiction, sheds light on the complex and ongoing debate surrounding addiction recovery.(https://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-drug-addict-credits-tough-love-for-his-recovery-advocates-for-forced-treatment/it108408) Haertel credits his recovery to the “tough love” approach from his father, programs that required sobriety, and support from Narcotics Anonymous. He now advocates for forced treatment, questioning…