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HEALING TOGETHER: Supporting a Loved One on Their Journey to Recovery

Healing Together is designed to help friends, families and loved ones look at the illness of Addiction, or Substance Use Disorder, through a lens of compassion and respect. This includes non-substance related ‘Process Addictions’ such as gambling, shopping, eating, social media, internet, pornography, sex, gaming, etc.

When we can better understand the factors that may have been in place which led to addiction, the tie-in to mental illness;
the inability to effectively cope with stressors, the damaging effects it has on the brain and how one thinks, reasons and interprets right and wrong, and the challenges a person experiencing addiction faces daily – we can begin to see the person behind the addiction, and help to support them in a more compassionate and caring manner.

“Healing Together: Supporting a Loved One on Their Journey to Recovery” is formatted as a two sessions, held a week apart, with follow-up support offered monthly.

The workshop will be offered every two months, and will be facilitated on the first and second Thursday evenings from
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. The “Healing Together Support Group” will be facilitated on the fourth Thursday of every month.

• Day 1 “Understanding Addiction”, will cover the definition, risk factors, and understanding the effects to the brain and behaviours, of our loved ones.

• Day 2 “Communication Skills” will provide tips and techniques on how we can set reasonable boundaries and communicate with greater compassion.

• “Healing Together Support Group” will be a 2-hour meeting starting with a short presentation on some element of the workshop, followed by respectful and open discussion and sharing. It is not compulsory to attend the support group, it is offered to those who have taken the workshop who, at any time, feel they would benefit from the support of other people encountering similar situations.

OBJECTIVES:
Healing Together helps friends and families gain confidence & greater understanding of the brain and behaviors of a loved one experiencing addictions/substance use disorders.

• Recognizing addiction and the risk factors that can lead to addiction
• Understanding and managing the effects of the brain and behaviours
• Strategies for mental illness, wellness and over all mental health
• Recovery, Trauma and Harm Reduction – Models of support
• A Holistic Recovery Path that provides options, choices and self-determination
• Understanding our role in support of recovery
• Learning a language of support – Self Determination, Strength and Recovery

COST: $ 70.00
• 2 x 3-hour workshop sessions (Understanding Addictions and Communication Skills); In-person only
• Refreshments provided

*If affordability is a concern, please speak with any social service organization about the possibility of being referred to this workshop.

AUDIENCE:
Healing Together is particularly valuable to friends and family members of individuals
who may be struggling with substance use or addiction to substances or any of the ‘Process Addictions’. (18+)

• 2 Thursdays – December 4 and 11, 2025          5:30 pm – 8:30 pm      SPACE AVAILABLE
• 2 Thursdays – January 8 and 15, 2026               5:30 pm – 8:30 pm      SPACE AVAILABLE
• 2 Thursdays – February 5 and 12, 2026             5:30 pm – 8:30 pm      SPACE AVAILABLE
• 2 Thursdays – March 5 and 12, 2026                  5:30 pm – 8:30 pm      SPACE AVAILABLE

• Please also write the dates you want in the
  “Comments” section of the submission form.