Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about exercise and recovery; what is a healthy form of stress release compared to an obsession.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses why it is so important to have a recovery support team in place rather than relying on just one person.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses why an understanding of managing high risk situations is important in recovery.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about the full scope of recovery as a “recovery lifestyle.”
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about hanging onto resentments, and the role this plays in recovery and relapse.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses the phrase “stinking-thinking” as it relates to the addiction and relapse cycle.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses the role of self-pity as it relates to addiction and relapse.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, shares a 3-part series on forgiveness. In this 3rd and final part, Cathy talks about why it can be so difficult to forgive.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, shares a 3-part series on forgiveness. In part 2 she discusses why forgiving doesn’t mean condoning or turning your back to someone’s bad behavior.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, shares a 3-part series on forgiveness. In part 1 she discusses why the gift of forgiveness is really a gift to yourself.
Sunshine Coast Health Center is a provincially-approved drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility licensed by VCH