Addiction, Trauma & the Family

Event Details

Addiction - cunning, baffling and powerful, and almost always rooted in trauma, often leaves the families and friends of addicts feeling powerless, frustrated and defeated. That is frequently compounded by the denial or refusal of the addict to accept help. How can those who care about the addicted person(s) help them to hit bottom, and also find help for themselves in sometimes desperate situations? This workshop, including a ceremony in memory of those we have lost to addiction, will provide information on the addictive process and recovery from it and trauma, opportunity for sharing, support for all participants, resources for moving forward and hope for a brighter future.

The facilitators for the workshop are Richard N., Justin R., and Sylvain L., author of Walk A New Path and Together We Heal on addictions awareness.

FACILITATORS:

Justin Robert has been an active member of the Recovery community for over 10 years. He had a spiritual awakening as a result of going through the program an anonymous fellowship. After this spiritual awakening he worked as an in-take worker for a detox/homeless shelter and was executive director and founder of a non-profit organization. He participated in many interventions and 12 step calls, as well as facilitated over 50 Big Book studies. He has sponsored over 30 people in the anonymous fellowships and was recently a keynote speaker for one of the fellowship’s conventions in the summer of 2023. Just is grateful to be a recovered addict and even more grateful for the ability to be of service in any capacity in the recovery community. 

Sylvain Lavoie, OMI is Chaplain, Spiritual Director, and Presenter for the Star. As a missionary Oblate he has spent over 30 years ministering among the aboriginal peoples of north and central Saskatchewan. He is author of a number of books including Drumming From Within, a book on stories of faith and hope in the Canadian north. His latest book, Claiming God’s Love was released in the fall of 2023.

SCHEDULE (subject to changes):

Friday

7:00 pm        Session 01: Addiction, Trauma and the Family (Justin)

Saturday

7:30 am         Optional Eucharist (Chapel)

8:00 am         Breakfast (overnight guests only)

9:00 am         Session 02: Dealing with Shame, Guilt and Fear (Richard)

10:30 am      Break

10:50 am      Session 03: Good Grieving & Memorial Service (Sylvain)

12:00 am      Lunch

1:00 pm        Quiet time and one-on-one

2:00 pm        Session 03: Letting Go and Letting God/Coda & Enmeshment (Justin)

3:30 pm        Break

4:00 pm        Session 04:  Unraveling Trauma (Richard)

5:30 pm        Supper

6:30 pm        Sharing Circle | Movie: The Shack | Fellowship and snacks

Sunday

7:30 am         Optional Eucharist

8:00 am         Breakfast (overnight guests only)

9:00 am         Contemplative Lectio Divina Step Meeting

                      Session 05: Being Mellow in a Bitter World (Panel by team)

10:30 am      Break

11:00 am      Closing sharing circle

12:00 pm      Lunch & Departure

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Commuter (before May 15)^$200.00

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