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Saskatoon Police Service Chief Cam McBride Joined me on the podcast to talk about everything from B. C’s attempt at decriminalization

His opinions about Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention or Forced Treatment Initiative.

How he feels our current justice and carceral systems are falling short for people with substance use disorder.

And a lot more including his thoughts on the provision of clean using supplies in Saskatchewan, Homeless encampments, Saskatoon’s new complex needs shelter, our overcrowded prisons, and even the challenges around the new public bathrooms that Saskatoon’s core neighbourhood are getting, (It's a lot more complicated than you may think!)

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Alicia Iwanchuk is a Yoga instructor in recovery from Crystal Meth and Alcohol here in Saskatoon, SK.

After 4 years of using crystal meth, Alicia was confronted by her own inner dialogue

In time, this inner dialogue coupled with her becoming a mother gave her the strength to look deeper and seek healing though Kundalini Yoga, Somatic Experiencing, and the willingness to help others.

Today she is the owner of Intentions Yoga and spends much of her free time working with others to find the peace for them, that she has found in herself

In this episode Alicia talks to me about how she got into meth while immersed in the early rave scene here in Saskatoon, SK, how she got out, and how she found healing and recovery through her Yoga practises, somatic experiences and way more.

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Mike grew up in Ile-à-La Crosse Saskatchewan. Growing up around disfunction and violence, he did his best to stay away from it but got lost in alcohol and crack addiction anyways. In this episode he talked to me about how he got into addiction, why he decided to try recovery, and how he maintains his recovery today.

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Advisor to the President of Metis Nation Saskatchewan, Brennan Merasty Joined me on the podcast to tell us about his journey through trauma and addiction. Despite his crack addiction and alcoholism, Brennan managed to build a meaningful political career in Northern Saskatchewan.

In the end, he found himself sitting alone in a garage, using to die, but it wasn’t working. After losing his job, his home, his family, He leaned on his support system, and found his way to ceremony.

In this episode Brennan talked to me about how his addiction got started in his home community of Ile-à-La Crosse Saskatchewan, How the trauma from sexual abuse and violence in his home fueled his addiction, how he found and maintains his sobriety and how he is using his lived experiences to serve his government Metis Nation of Saskatchewan as they move towards self-governance.

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Tj got into the oil patch very young, the lifestyle was fast paced but when the
recession of 08 hit he needed to find another way to make ends meet.
He got in deep, Cocaine addiction, Alcoholism, and when he saw no other way out, he attempted to take his own like, but the universe had other plans. So, he ended up in an AA meeting.

In this episode Donna and I talked to Tj about what it was like for him going into the oil patch at 16 years old, how Cocaine addiction, Alcoholism, and his need to survive brought him to gang life, how he found recovery and how he stays sober today.

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In this episode, Donna and I talked to Sapha about why his using got so out of control, how psychedelics like LSD and Ayahuasca, brought him healing, and how he has now dedicated his life to helping others by integrating Ayahuasca and Ceremony into their healing journey but before we get into it.

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Paul has used his recovery to study many great teachings and today he uses his
experiences and knowledge to help others.

In this episode Paul talked to me about the power of perception. How shame is the
Master Emotion, the 4 degrees of secrets, the 7 impacts of trauma, Adverse
Childhood experiences, amongst other things.

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I went to the Northern Community of Pinehouse Saskatchewan in search of teachings to help me understand my roots, but also to share with my community. That’s where I met a man in recovery, Elder Peter Morin.

I spoke with him about culture and recovery and When I asked him if he’d like to be interviewed, he said “Of course, that’s what I am here to do.”

In this episode Elder Morin talked to me about how his drinking got started, how turning to the land helped him find healing, and some really powerful insights into how culture saved his life.

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