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KC’s July Blog: Gratitude

Posted on 23rd July 202023rd July 2020 by K.C. Cade

I'm glad to be working with colleagues where we fight against stigma of mental health problems with action. That means I was asked about my own lived experience with mental health when I was interviewed for the job I'm now...Read More

Launching Addiction Recovery Stories

Posted on 5th June 20209th June 2020 by K.C. Cade

Every one of our lives have been affected in huge ways in the recent months. Hope might be more important than ever. So I'm very proud to share with you that our addiction recovery stories are ready and 'live'. In...Read More

KC’s Blog: Learning & Caring about Intravenous Drug Use

Posted on 14th May 202015th May 2020 by K.C. Cade

KC's Blog: Learning & Caring about Intravenous Drug Use I was privileged to listen to a local expert on harm minimization tell me some of what he's learned in several decades working in this field. As someone new to this...Read More

KC’s Week: dopamine & addiction

Posted on 23rd April 202027th April 2020 by K.C. Cade

Learning about addiction, I found a video that explains how our brains and dopamine work together to repeat behaviours. Some of these are needed (like eating and procreating) but one way to see addiction is when this perfectly normal neurological...Read More