Canada Drug Rehab

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about how to support your loved one’s recovery when family members continue to come to your home and engage in drinking.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about the importance of implementing a structured lifestyle in recovery, epecially when your loved one has just completed addiction treatment.

Geoff Thompson, MA, CCC

Geoff Thompson, Program Director for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses author Anne Lamott’s view of “Do the next right thing” at times when you are feeling overwhelmed by life’s decisions.

Geoff Thompson, MA, CCC

Geoff Thompson, Program Director for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses how to “fill the void” when you are an addict and don’t believe in a higher power.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about why it is important not to “expert-manage” your loved one’s behavior after they have been through addiction treatment.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, shares ways to discuss having alcohol in your home or at family gatherings when a loved one is in recovery, without singling them out or making them feel “abnormal.”