Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about a grieving period in early recovery and why it can be dangerous to bargain with your addiction.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses her new pamphlet “Giving Your Adult Child the Gift of Adulthood.”
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses why it is common to have more than one addiction.
Geoff Thompson, Program Director for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about the importance of connecting with others to overcome feelings of isolation. He shares ways to connect with others on a deeper level.
Geoff Thompson, Program Director for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, reflects on conversations he has had with clients regarding “what is the pay-off of the drug experience?” He talks about finding natural ways to have these great experiences in life.
Geoff Thompson, Program Director for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses the need for some people to feel connected to something larger and the theory that this can lead some people to drug use.
Geoff Thompson, Program Director for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses researcher Joaquin Trujillo’s findings on what is appealing about the use of crack cocaine as part of a search for what a drug user is trying to find or replace in their life.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses how to handle adult children that wait for you to fix everything for them, rather than taking responsibility.
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, shares why it isn’t always a good idea to have adult children return to living at home with parents after finishing addiction treatment.
Sunshine Coast Health Center is a provincially-approved drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility licensed by VCH