We can tell you about the great results we get when we present The Power of Choice in a school or community.
But, why not hear it first-hand from someone who just experienced the program?
Below you will find links to an interview we recorded after the workshops at Major Pratt High School, Russel, Manitoba.
Guidance counselor, Ardyth Natrasony, brings in lots of speakers. We asked her for her candid feedback about the presentation and workshops we presented that day.
The interview is mostly unedited because we want you to hear the responses in her words. Take a look and see what you think.
Part One
An absolutely fabulous day. I'm excited because it's not "we're going to save you". This is real. It's about baby steps. And to me that's real, that's authentic and that gives kids hope they can build on. That's what creates change - not anything else.
Part Two
This is the important part of the program - doing it for 28 days. Creating a habit that becomes a part of who they are instead of something that's uncomfortable. Getting them to step outside their box, their comfort zone and then cementing it for 28 days.
Part Three
The purpose and approach to the sessions that take place throughout the 28 Day Healthy Habit program constantly reinforce the importance of gradually training our minds to focus on what's "right" and not what's "wrong".
Part Four
The programming is so deep that kids will set goals that are unrealistic during the 28 days - attach their self worth to them - and then fail. The critical, and likely, most challenging part will be to hold back the tendency to "fix", coach or lead.
Part Five
These kids are not expected to be perfect or to solve their problem in 28 days. They're expected to start change and see that something's right. That's the key - find one thing that they can be pleased with and build on that. That's exciting!
Endorsed by addiction expert
and author Stanton Peele
"Scott Gallagher's All-Addictions Programs
rise above simply telling kids to "stop" whatever bad
habits they have - or that they have a disease they'll
suffer from for the rest of their lives. Instead, Scott
focuses on hope, giving students the confidence, ability,
and structure they need to deal with the challenges they
face.
Scott's school assemblies inspire youth with his own story
of overcoming addiction through personal responsibility,
integrity, and service to others. For students who have
a self-admitted bad habit or addiction, Scott offers a
workshop that succeeds by empowering young people to create
a healthy habits community using an accountability/buddy
system and structure that sustains itself after he leaves.
Ultimately, Scott is a catalyst in enabling kids to help
themselves, as well as giving adults around them the tools
they need to support kids to change."
Dr. Stanton Peele
Dr. Stanton Peele is a psychologist and world-renowned
addictions expert and author of nine books in the field,
including Love and Addiction, the first book to
make clear the interconnectedness of all forms of addiction.
His latest publication is Addiction-Proof your Child.
