6′ 8″ and full of heart and soul. Meet Edgewood Counsellor, John Pynnaken
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Jeff Vircoe He is a hard guy to miss when you are in a room with him. Yet he is so subtle, so soft, it is almost like he isn’t
Music Therapy: Edgewood’s latest superpower in the fight for recovery
By Jeff Vircoe The guy with three days in treatment is struggling in his ring of fire. His part is only three chords, but dang those notes are tough to
Edgewood’s Art Therapy Program — Introducing Carolyn Simpson
By Jeff Vircoe It is a cold, west coast late afternoon. The sun is just going down for the day outside the windows of the little rancher that Carolyn Simpson
Getting The Full Christmas Treatment – No Regrets
It is November 2007. Russ W.’s family is holding the classic intervention in B.C.’s Okanogan Valley. Tissue boxes are in right places. A circle of loved ones are pleading with
A Veteran’s Story of Recovery: Balanced. Grounded. Congruent.
There is a saying in the rooms of recovery that it is okay to look at the past, just don’t stare too long. That little ditty is hard to accept
Balancing Recovery and Halloween Shenanigans: Strategies to Avoid Triggers
By Jeff Vircoe Back in the day, as in the days of getting blitzed, I wasn’t too big on parties. I preferred to either be in some bar or cranking
There’s Something About Mary – Survivor, Supporter, Educator
By Jeff Vircoe Just a few weeks before Orange Shirt Day once again reminds a nation of the importance of its past and the obligations of its present and future,
From Stormy Days to Calm Seas – Kella-Lee’s Journey
By Jeff Vircoe It is hard to pinpoint exactly what part of Kella’s life is the most special these days. It could be the property she lives on, overlooking the
The Secret Sauce of Recovery: Series explores the evolution of the EHN way of doing treatment.
By Jeff Vircoe The history of addiction medicine is filled with incredible claims, personalities, facilities, successes and failures. It is a subject loaded with stigma, dripping with cynicism, and filled