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

How relapse can happen

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

July 17, 2013 by Candace Plattor

Cory Monteith’s Death: What Was He Thinking?

I can’t tell you how odd I felt when I realized that I had passed by the very hotel Cory Monteith died in, just several hours before his overdose. For those of you who know Vancouver, I’d been at a tourist attraction at Canada Place with an out-of-town friend on Friday. On our way to lunch, we walked right by the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel a mere 24 hours before his body was discovered. This is not a ‘claim to fame’ I would have knowingly chosen. I hate the fact that Cory Monteith is dead, and … [Read more...] about Cory Monteith’s Death: What Was He Thinking?

Filed Under: How relapse can happen, Loved ones of addicts, Staying clean and sober takes work Tagged With: Cory Monteith, how relapse can happen, if a loved one is struggling with addiction, staying clean and sober takes work

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