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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.

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This Too Shall Pass

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the saying “This too shall pass.” Perhaps this is because my mother is currently quite ill, which is definitely an unsettling thing for everyone concerned -- there is nothing like clearly seeing the shifts that aging can bring to drive home the reality that everything changes. Although I had heard “This too shall pass” many times in my life, it wasn’t until I began attending 12-Step programs over 20 years ago that I was consciously reminded of it. And even … [Read more...] about This Too Shall Pass

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Kenneth Klassen’s Pedophilia: Another Form of Sex Addiction

Have you heard about Kenneth Klassen? If you haven’t, Kenneth Klassen is a Vancouver, BC man, a 59-year-old father of three who traveled to places like Columbia and Cambodia so he could have sex with young girls between the ages of about 8-14. He was caught bringing pornographic videos and photos of these experiences back into Canada. After entering a guilty plea, he awaited his sentencing. Klassen has referred to these young children as “sex trade workers” and argued that the sex between them … [Read more...] about Kenneth Klassen’s Pedophilia: Another Form of Sex Addiction

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Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail

My first blog entry coincides with the day that Lindsay Lohan embarked on the beginning of her prison term. I have many thoughts and feelings about this, and as I listened to Larry King Live and Entertainment Tonight this evening, I was completely appalled by what I was hearing.Now, don’t get me wrong – having worked with addicted clients for over 20 years as an Addiction Therapist, I fully believe that consequences must be given and addicts must be held accountable in order for them to see what … [Read more...] about Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail

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