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Candace Plattor, M.A.Registered Clinical Counsellor
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Registered Clinical Counsellor
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.

Choice point to stop addiction

March 21, 2014 by Candace Plattor

The Portland Hotel Society: If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck…

Maybe—just maybe—it’s actually a duck? I just couldn’t let this story go by without writing about it again. The long and short of it is that the higher (no pun intended) authorities of the Portland Hotel Society (PHS) and several of their own Board of Directors are stepping down, as ordered by the BC Government, in order to avoid receivership. So what does this mean? Well, according to the government, in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, PHS received a cool $21 million in funding. Of that money, we … [Read more...] about The Portland Hotel Society: If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck…

Filed Under: Choice point to stop addiction, Helping vs. Enabling, Recovery from addiction, Staying clean and sober takes work Tagged With: Addiction, Candace Plattor, Downtown Eastside, Harm reduction, Helping vs. Enabling, Portland Hotel Society, programs to help those addicted

February 4, 2014 by Candace Plattor

Philip Seymour Hoffman: How Many More Do We Have to Lose?

Seriously, I don’t know how many more articles like this I can write about celebrities dying of addiction.Along with everyone else who knew Philip Seymour Hoffman’s work, I mourn the loss of a gigantic talent. He was one of my favorite actors and I’ve seen most of his films. Of all the celebrity tributes I’ve heard about him in the past couple of days, the one that stands out for me is Rob Lowe’s—Lowe, a recovering addict/alcoholic himself, spoke of feeling angry about a number of things, not … [Read more...] about Philip Seymour Hoffman: How Many More Do We Have to Lose?

Filed Under: Choice point to stop addiction, How relapse can happen, Intentions, Staying clean and sober takes work Tagged With: Choice point to stop addiction, Philip Seymour Hoffman, staying clean and sober takes work

December 30, 2013 by Candace Plattor

New Year’s Resolutions? Try Intentions Instead

In the immortal words of John Lennon, another year is over and a new one's just begun. Isn't it interesting how we, as a society, agree that this is the time to give ourselves and our lives a complete and total new makeover? We have decided that at this time of the year we will revisit the year we're leaving behind, dissecting it to see what worked for us and what didn't. And on top of that, we need to make sure that we meet all of our "resolutions" quickly and perfectly or else we have … [Read more...] about New Year’s Resolutions? Try Intentions Instead

Filed Under: Choice point to stop addiction, Intentions, Recovery from addiction, Staying clean and sober takes work

July 9, 2013 by Candace Plattor

About Matthew Perry

Last week I did something I rarely do anymore—I bought a People Magazine.I used to buy one faithfully, every week, pouring over it to see what was going on with the rich and beautiful who seemed to have much more interesting lives than the one I was living at the time. Even today, whenever I travel, I always allow myself to buy a People Magazine and devour it from top to bottom. Along with luscious dark chocolate, this is one of my guilty little pleasures that I don’t indulge in very often … [Read more...] about About Matthew Perry

Filed Under: Choice point to stop addiction, Recovery from addiction Tagged With: Choice point to stop addiction, Matthew Perry, Recovery from addiction

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