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Centre for Wholeness & Well Being
Jan 73 min read
Welcome to Empower Recovery: A Pathway to Healing and Transformation
We’re so glad you’ve found your way to Empower Recovery here online. Deciding to transform your life is no small step, and we would be...
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Centre for Wholeness & Well Being
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Sound Therapy: A Novel Tool for Assisting in Healing Addiction
Sound therapy offers a powerful, holistic pathway to recovery, unlocking the mind’s potential to heal and transform.
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Centre for Wholeness & Well Being
Nov 24, 20243 min read
Finding Truth in Recovery
For those healing from addiction or trauma, the missing piece is often not more information but a connection to this deeply personal truth.
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Centre for Wholeness & Well Being
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Embracing Self Care Through a Lens of Community
It’s important to remember that community care and self-care are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they reinforce one another.
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Centre for Wholeness & Well Being
Nov 3, 20242 min read
Rediscovering Genuine Connection at the Centre for Wholeness and Well Being
Our desire to bond with others is as ancient as humanity itself, woven into who we are.
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Centre for Wholeness & Well Being
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Beyond the Self: Rediscovering Connection for True WellBeing
But at our core, we are social creatures, deeply interconnected and reliant on relationships for our well-being.
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Sue Snow
Oct 6, 20242 min read
Melt Away the Mask: Redefining Mental Well-Being - Community Breaking Mental Well Being Stigma
With our Melt Away the Mask programming, we believe it’s time to stop hiding and start healing—together.
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Sue Snow
Sep 10, 20244 min read
Melting Away the Mask: The Path to Healing Mental Wellness
Many of us live behind carefully constructed masks—social facades designed to protect ourselves from judgment, rejection, or fear.
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Sue Snow
Feb 3, 20235 min read
The Power of Self-Compassion
What is Self-Compassion?
Self-compassion is a process of being skillfully self-supportive. In simple terms, it means treating ourselves wit
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Centre for Wholeness & Well Being
Aug 17, 20213 min read
Creating A Support System for Mental Well Being
Personal support systems and a sense of belonging are vital tools for strengthening your mental wellbeing. There are certain things you...
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Sue Snow
Jul 27, 20213 min read
What is Holistic Substance Abuse Recovery?
What Makes Non-12 Step Holistic Substance Abuse Recovery Unique? Conventional addiction treatments that follow the 12-Step method have...
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Sue Snow
Jul 13, 20213 min read
Creating Self Love Through Shadow Work During Substance Abuse Recovery
Shadow's work was first brought to mainstream attention through the psychologist and behavioral therapist Carl Jung. As per Jung,...
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Sue Snow
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Words Are Energy: How does Stigma to Addiction Show Up In Our Every Day Lives
Each word we speak or write has a life of its own, a vibratory signature that creates waves in the same way that a note of music creates...
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Sue Snow
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Compassionate Healing For Families in Addiction and Recovery: Helping Give Families What They Need
Everyday, another family is hit with the #trauma of having a loved one with #substanceuse or #mentalhealth challenges. The process of...
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Sue Snow
Jun 25, 20212 min read
What Is Addiction? Dr. Gabor Mate Dr. Gabor Maté talks about pain being the root cause of addiction
"All the substances of abuse, whether they're opiates or cocaine or anything else, they're actually painkillers. Some of them,...
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Sue Snow
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Blazing or Drinking to Relieve Stress? This is a simple, 3-minute mindfulness exercise
A Simple, 3-Minute Mindfulness Exercise
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Sue Snow
Jun 17, 20213 min read
Empathy & Why it's Important for Connection
“What Makes Something Better Is Connection” ~ Brene Brown Trauma, mental health struggles, and recovery after a life-altering event can...
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