Resources
The Brain, Trauma & Limiting Beliefs
This presentation was first delivered at a Correctional Service Canada Offender Wellness Program. The content reflects Better Life Integration & Support’s discovery that addressing trauma (PTSD, large “T” Trauma) is an important element for Offenders to enter into a healthy community reintegration pathway and experience a new and better life. One of the constant responses…
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Stories of Reintegration: Todd Cawley’s Story
Although the story of intentional community reintegration for parolees includes a remarkable drop in recidivism (re-offending), it supports so much more than that. Enjoy Todd’s story as he talks about not only walking free of crime and addiction, but reveals a life where he is once again a contributing member of our Canadian society:
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Stories of Reintegration: T.M.’s Story
TM tells of spiralling out of control, incarceration, a key turning point, & her path toward reintegration. A powerful story of a life transformed—in her own words: Audio-only version:
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Healthy Reintegration Part 3: Support & Partnerships
Our hope at Better Life is that having clarity around a REINTEGRATION STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM answers many of your questions and gives you conf
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Healthy Reintegration Part 2: System
In this edition, we will look at SYSTEM. In other words, what works within the STRUCTURE of Reintegration to make the process function effec
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Healthy Reintegration Part 1: Structure
This past summer (2023), we developed a new set of Faith Community Reintegration videos for individuals and faith communities providing rein
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Healing Childhood Trauma Resource
At Better Life Integration & Support, we are committed to providing resources and support so that individuals who have experienced incarceration can have a healthy reintegration back into the community. As we continue in our series on the impact of trauma, we recognize, by virtue of being human beings, we have all experienced varying degrees…
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Numbers, Trauma, and Healing
Happy 2023! As we head into a brand new year, I was curious to look back on the level of reintegration support provided by the Better Life Team and our amazing community over the past year. One part of Better Life’s responsibility as the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) Pacific Region Faith Community Reintegration Partner (FCRP)…
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Resources for Addiction Support
One of the ongoing challenges that offenders and paroles face is the battle against addiction. Here’s a resource to help you support others:
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Commencement
I recently attended a commencement ceremony at Kinghaven Treatment Center. One of the men graduating from the program had asked for Better Life support and to be reintegrated into a church community. Frankly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. However, I was blown away! Four men stood up to share their stories and spoke about…
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Astrid’s Story: Reintegration After Release & Deportation
Today we’re bringing you the remarkable first chapter of Astrid’s story, written six years into her reintegration process in Germany: Getting released from Fraser Valley Institution for Women almost six years ago felt like kind of being reborn. Being on the inside, I never felt I had been held captive in darkness and now was…
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Metamorphosis: My path to transformation
I am excited to present a book by a long-time friend Better Life staff have had the pleasure to know. Yves Réal Côté has written his experience of being a ‘lifer’ in Metamorphosis: My path to transformation in collaboration with Criminologist and friend Alana Abramson. Yves’s story is one of authenticity—the ongoing struggle to experience…
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