Addiction Recovery Story: Kat – Recovery is Possible (Video)

Addiction Recovery Story: Kat – Recovery is Possible Video In this testimonial video, Kat discusses her treatment experience and the sense of community she felt while at RCA Devon. Kat reassures there is nothing to be afraid of to seek treatment, and getting help was one of the most courageous decisions she ever made. After completing treatment and achieving a year of continuous sobriety, Kat was hired as a Receptionist for RCA Devon – the same facility where she achieved recovery. This is Kat’s story…

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Porn The New Tobacco (Video)

Porn The New Tobacco Video by Jack Fischer for TEDx Pornography has quietly taken the world by storm. A growing body of research is shedding light on the destructive effects that widespread consumption of porn may be having, with disturbing parallels to realizations about tobacco use a generation ago. An online community called NoFap has sprung up in response and is a rapidly growing open forum for those struggling with and speaking out against pornography, epitomizing the power of community – and the double-edged sword of technology. Sophomore Jack Fischer,…

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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (Video)

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Video by Joe Poish Is addiction the biggest crisis we’ve ever faced? Can we do anything about it? In a candid conversation about addiction, Gabor Maté and Joe Polish define what addiction is and why it’s actually a solution to the pain. Gabor Maté is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician with a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on ADHD, addictions, and a wide range of…

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Finding God Through Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery (Video)

Finding God Through Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery video by Catholic in Recovery This is a talk given by Scott Weeman at St. Brigid Parish in San Diego on June 6, 2016. The talk focuses on the current state of substance abuse and other addictions, the cycle of addiction, and Scott’s journey to the faith as a result of finding recovery in his own life. A Q&A session followed, some of which has been deleted to protect the questioners’ anonymity, and revealed a deep impact that the event had on those…

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