The Positive Shift
This podcast dives into the world of mental health to support you on your path to a more positive shift. Each episode includes unique and exciting guests, experiences, and educated opinions to foster meaningful conversations surrounding mental health and addiction.
Hear from industry experts, experienced staff as well as folks in recovery. At the same time, we will be digging deep into the often fun but also tricky topics with inspiring points of view, clinical truths, and a serving of hope that we seldom see in the world of recovery to help shift one's life into a positive path.
The Positive Shift
Episode 2: How to Balance Life in Recovery with Jordan Anderson
This episode features a special guest by the name of Jordan Anderson, Executive Director of Alpha House Toronto.
In this episode, the topic discussed is what happens after inpatient treatment, the community supports available, and the factors integral to recovery from addiction or mental health challenges. The hosts share personal experiences of the difficult path to conceding to the program and accepting help.
The discussion highlights the importance of putting in the effort, but also finding the balance that is required to counteract the deficit of addiction. The lack of clarity on addiction as a disease and the perception of addicts being resistant to recognizing they are sick is a significant challenge in recovery which is discussed heavily in this episode.
