2 Australians committed to supporting people with addictions, co-dependency and grief

Roslyn Saunders and Pat Armitstead have convened an Addiction Conference in Auckland NZ on March the 18th

Roslyn is a co-dependence recovery coach who has first hand experience of dealing with addiction, in herself, her children, and her family.

Having faced the legacy of her primary family’s debilitating addictions, Roslyn was then challenged with the drug and alcohol addictions which emerged in her now adult children.Roslyn now feels deeply grateful for this experience, which afforded her the insights and wisdom to address co-dependent behaviour in herself.

As a result of this lifetime’s experience, Roslyn has developed a thorough ‘daily deliberate action plan’ and with a program and network of support, she has navigated the tricky road to recovery. With the benefit of a lifetime’s experience, she is now inspiring greatness in others, navigating a pathway to recovery.

Having faced and survived her own personal challenges, Roslyn can speak and act with integrity.  She has been where you are….. “in the trenches”. Roslyn works with her clients to provide practical strategies that both support and challenge them, as they navigate a sustainable pathway to recovery from co-dependence.

Pat Armitstead is no stranger to grief and loss. She says “My lifes work has been a series of devotional appointments with my higher self. Like Stephen Jenkinson I have come to see grief is a skill of deep living, which enables us to recognise our own and the worlds suffering. It is also the midwife for being able to fall in love with being alive again.” We are a culture that has become addicted to security, comfort and being all you can be. Along that path though we have become grief illiterate. 

Sadness is love announced and we have created the idea that grief is containable. Across the globe the emotional energy of the world is flatlining. Most people have all they need to be happy and fulfilled, but rarely capture the excitement, the engagement or the levels of self expression they deserve to have. Pat sees crisis as a catalyst for personal growth and ongoing transformation, enabling high levels of intimate authentic expression. In this presentation Pat will share her own philosophies on enabling the expression of grief and introduce the audience to mBraining and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, showing how we can use these to have a rich and meaningful life even in the face of adversity.

Unlike most addiction conferences, this one is designed for families and friends of addicts, along with health professionals and counsellors working with addicts and their families. The focus is on reclaiming your health and happiness; resolving grief; understanding Co-dependency and the part that plays in perpetuating addiction; the role that “inherited” trauma may play in our struggles; and how to live as the best version of yourself, while loving an addict.

http://tbpsg.com/lll/lwh/lwseminars/