A note on language. At Renascent, we help people recover from substance use addiction and integrate 12-Step facilitation into our programming. We recognize that the substances our clients are recovering from and the 12-Step groups they connect with may vary. Throughout our website you may see general terms relating to the 12 Steps as we … Continued
If you’re following 12-Step recovery, you’ve probably heard many people suggest that you need to get a sponsor. It’s actually a pillar of recovery if you’re in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous, or any of the 12-step Recovery groups. But why do you need to get a sponsor? A sponsor is someone … Continued
In early summer 2021, Blake began to suspect that something was very wrong with his son, Ryan. Ryan’s friends mentioned that his behavior had changed, and he would occasionally dissociate from the world around him. By August of that year, Ryan called his father seeking help; Ryan’s wife had asked him to leave their home. … Continued
Alex was not aware of how much his addiction had taken a hold of him until he entered treatment at Renascent’s Madison Avenue Centre. It was there, that a series of ‘ah-ha’ moments would set him on a multi-year journey of recovery. As a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran, Alex returned to Canada from Afghanistan at … Continued
A note on language. At Renascent, we help people recover from substance use addiction and integrate 12-Step facilitation into our programming. We recognize that the substances our clients are recovering from and the 12-Step groups they connect with may vary. Throughout our website you may see general terms relating to the 12 Steps as we … Continued
It was Nicole’s employer who first encouraged her to seek addiction treatment. “I was drinking at work; missing a lot of work. They recommended I go to rehab and though I wasn’t ready, I went,” shared Nicole. Nicole’s journey to that point had been challenging. “I was minimizing my addiction and making excuses. I was … Continued
