When Stephanie White decided to join the Renascent Board of Directors, she was drawn to the opportunity to be part of a larger platform in creating awareness for addiction and mental health on a policy level. As well, it was an honour to work with Laura Bhoi and Sue Jaffe: both titans in the industry … Continued
Steve Holt has always been gifted with a sense of humour. His ability to make friends and disarm his critics has always made him popular amongst his peers. Humor was one of the many coping mechanisms that he came to rely upon in a long career as an onset paramedic in the film industry and … Continued
Portions of this article are excerpted and adapted from the upcoming book Hope Against Hope, authored by Renascent’s Clinical Director Michael Lochran and consulting Psychotherapist Laura Cavanagh. Hope Against Hope is scheduled for publication later this year. Adolescence and early adulthood are developmental periods of particularly high risk for the development of substance use and … Continued
Portions of this article are excerpted and adapted from the upcoming book Hope Against Hope, authored by Renascent’s Clinical Director Michael Lochran and consulting Psychotherapist Laura Cavanagh. Hope Against Hope is scheduled for publication later this year. Addiction is a progressive neurological disorder, characterized by a loss of control over one’s drinking or using behaviour, … Continued
Black History Month has different meanings to members of the Canadian Black community. This is in part due to the Community’s rich diaspora. For Isaiah Gayle, Business Development Specialist at Renascent, the month’s meaning lies not only in reflecting on the struggles of Black individuals throughout Canada’s past, but also in shining a spotlight on … Continued
If you ask any Renascent alumni, they will tell you that their recovery journey is their biggest comeback story. Emily O’Brien, Founder and CEO of Comeback Snacks, shares a sobering connection to these recovery stories through her own personal experience. “Everyone has their own journey to sobriety. My sober house just happened to be prison, … Continued
In Renascent’s 50+ years of providing addiction treatment services, we have always cared for inpatients within our walls. But when COVID-19 hit, we took the opportunity to rethink how we provide care – and proudly launched our Virtual Intensive Treatment Program so we could continue to safely support our clients, no matter where they are. … Continued
Having been in recovery for more than 8 years and an addictions counsellor for over 7 of those years, Renascent’s Martha Williams has supported hundreds of people in creating a new life without drugs and alcohol. “My recovery is my lifestyle and has been built around certain things that I MUST do,” says Martha. “I … Continued
“I crashed. I literally crashed and I burned.” That’s how Silja describes the moment she knew she had a problem. The next challenge, she recalls, was knowing where to go for help. She opened her phone book to the yellow pages and started making calls. Eventually she found a detox centre that had a bed … Continued
I wondered how I would be able to celebrate Christmas (my fav time of the year) without it being the same as every other year. How would we wake up that morning without having Dad be a part of it, like every other year growing up? How would my brother and I open our stockings … Continued
