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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.

Self-Respect

Anything Can Be Used as a Springboard for Self-Respect

Even our most difficult situations can be used to make our lives better. All it takes is making that decision and sticking with it. … [Read more...] about Anything Can Be Used as a Springboard for Self-Respect

Filed Under: Self-Respect Tagged With: Addiction recovery, self-respect

Faith and Fear Cannot Co-Exist

Discover more about your own spirituality, and start living more from that place of peace. … [Read more...] about Faith and Fear Cannot Co-Exist

Filed Under: Self-Respect, Spiritual health Tagged With: Addiction in the family, Addiction recovery, Healthy self-care, Helping vs. Enabling, loving an addict

A Journey of Self-Respect

The journey of Self-Respect is quite a remarkable one. Join us in getting to know yourself better! … [Read more...] about A Journey of Self-Respect

Filed Under: Self-Respect Tagged With: Addiction in the family, self-respect

Why Self-Respect Matters When You Love Someone with an Addiction

When someone you love is struggling with addiction, it's easy to believe that the only way to help is to give more of yourself. More time. More patience. More understanding. More chances. At first, these actions often come from a place of love and hope. You want to believe that this time will be different, that your support will make the difference, or that if you can just say or do the right thing, they'll finally choose recovery. But as addiction continues, many loved ones discover something … [Read more...] about Why Self-Respect Matters When You Love Someone with an Addiction

Filed Under: Self-Respect Tagged With: Addiction, Addiction in the family, Helping vs. Enabling, self-respect, Setting boundaries with addicted loved ones

Which Matters More to You?

Too often, we are taught that other people’s opinions of us matter more than our own. “What will the neighbours say?” is a refrain I heard often in my childhood. But now I know better. Today I understand that how I feel about myself – my own self-respect – is the most important thing that I either have or don’t have. Self-respect is no longer negotiable in my life – I will not be giving it up again. … [Read more...] about Which Matters More to You?

Filed Under: Self-Respect Tagged With: Addiction, Addiction and Codependency, Addiction recovery, Healthy self-care, Setting boundaries with addicted loved ones

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