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This blog explores the wider terrain surrounding addiction, recovery, and human change — from contemporary drug policy and cultural trends to the quieter questions of meaning, purpose, and resilience that shape long-term wellbeing. Some posts respond to current events; others reflect on clinical insights, lived experience, or emerging research. Together, they aim to offer context rather than quick answers, and to support thoughtful engagement with the personal and social dimensions of substance use, recovery, and life transitions.
This blog explores addiction, recovery, life transitions, and meaning—engaging current events and lived experience with a grounded, integrative perspective.
The Science and Spirituality of Addiction (This article was originally published in the Victoria News on May 24, 2026) When software engineer Stuart Morse had a bad day at work, he would come home to Saanich to a glass of wine to take out the bad taste of the day....
How one statistical mistake convinced the world that alcohol was good for us Back in the 1980’s a popular subject for discussion in consumer programs, news bits and cultural commentaries was the fact that French people experienced chronic illness at a lower rate than...
Our Mission Statement: “ To reveal the enormous potential in every human being and help them tap into their own resourcefulness. ” We often fail to reach our potential because of the way we process negative life experiences. We suffer an emotional injury and cling to...
“ I wrote the words about a friend of mine; his name was Gareth Spaulding, and on his 21st birthday he and his friends decided to give themselves a present of enough heroin into his veins to kill him. This song is called ‘Bad.' ” – U2's Bono, Gothenburg Sweden, 1987...
Life is Chemistry My quest to understand what makes us tick inevitably led me to a consideration of neuro-chemistry. Our bodies use chemicals to transmit the electrical signals that create both the objective and subjective state of affairs we call life. Reading...