This program is available to provide the members of your community with assistance to heal the issues that are instrumental in fueling their alcohol and drug use, this is a special program to help them heal and recover from the multiple losses and traumas they have experienced in their lives. As we are all very aware of, there are numerous issues that have left the survivors of traumas and losses with multiple problems as they struggle to overcome their addictions and many other forms of self defeating and self destructive behaviors, this workshop is designed to help community members move beyond those issues and begin to enjoy life without the need for mind altering and mind numbing substances. It is important to look at the full picture when dealing with substance use and inevitable addictions, issues create stress, stress creates helplessness, helplessness creates hopelessness, this creates a deep pit of despair and emptiness that many times one feels the only way out of it all is alcohol and drugs or other forms of self defeating or self destructive behavior patterns.
There are numerous traumas that have happened in our communities, unresolved losses due to untimely deaths, natural deaths, suicides and unresolved abuses people have experienced including sexual, emotional, physical, psychological and spiritual abuses. Many of our people have not really had the opportunity to address their losses and issues in a safe and supportive manner, this has created a toxic shame in the lives of individuals, which has of course filtered down to their families and has ultimately impacted the community itself. An individuals’ problem becomes the family’s problem; the family’s problem becomes the community’s problem. By effectively helping the individual recover we are also helping the family and the community as well. It is widely accepted that almost all addictions are caused by underlying and unresolved factors, and until these factors are properly treated the people will unfortunately remain trapped in their addictions and what appears to them as an unfulfilling lifestyle. Whenever we take an in depth look at the low self esteem issues in many people there are always deeply traumatizing unresolved factors that have fueled the feelings of hopelessness, despair and helplessness; these have played a significant role in leading them toward alcohol and drug abuse and subsequent suicide attempts and/or completions. The unresolved issues the people suffer from are the core and fuel of almost all of their addictions, be they substance abuse or problem gambling, sex addictions and overeating addictions are also a result of unresolved traumas.

Community members healing program for youth and adults

Monday: This session teaches participants the importance of respecting each other, respecting confidentiality, respecting the sanctity of a sacred circle and supporting each other on this special journey they are about to take together. Step one, using the circle in a circle technique, part one.
Evening one-to-one supportive counseling for community members
Tuesday: This session focuses on individuals’ issues as they have arisen as a result of the Step one circle in a circle process. Step two, circle in a circle technique, part two.
Evening one-to-one supportive counseling for community members
Wednesday: This session focuses on individuals’ issues as they have arisen as a result of the Step two circle in a circle process. Group sharing, the empty chair process and therapy session.
Evening one-to-one supportive counseling for community members
Thursday: Continuing the empty chair process to properly close the issues individuals have been dealing with. Preparing for the fire pit medicine wheel letting go ceremony.
Evening one-to-one supportive counseling for community members
Friday: Building the medicine wheel in a selected area of the community, reaching closure through the fire pit ceremony, celebrating our achievements and joining together as stronger human beings with a new focus on our personal life, our family life, our professional life and our community life.

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