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29/05/2013

The Myth of Normal & When the Body Says No

Daylong workshop, evening keynote and morning session for the Penticton and District Community Resources Society.

Contact: Wendy Kenward / 250-492-5864 ext.108

Start: 29/05/2013
End: 30/05/2013
Venue: TBD
Address:
Penticton, BC, Canada

31/05/2013

Leading Social Change in BC – Innovation and Transformational Leadership

Dr. Mate will address the class of Simon Fraser University’s Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue for the Summer 2013 course Leading Social Change in BC – Innovation and Transformational Leadership. 9:30 – 12:00. Closed to the public.

Start: 31/05/2013
End: 31/05/2013
Venue: Simon Fraser University
Address:
Vancouver, BC, Canada

01/06/2013

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Keynote (9:00 – 10:30 am) for LifeRing Secular Recovery, a non-profit network off support groups for people who want to get and stay clean and sober. Sponsored by the Love and Trauma Counselling Center of Denver.

Contact:  Kathleen Gargan // 303.586.1325// liferingcolorado@gmail.com

Start: 01/06/2013
End: 01/06/2013
Venue: To be announced
Address:
To be announced, Denver, CO, United States

05/06/2013

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Full day presentation for the Behavioral Health Network of Vermont, in coordination with the Department of Corrections, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs.

Contact: Simone Rueschemeyer // simoner@bhnvt.org// 802.262.6124

Start: 05/06/2013
End: 05/06/2013
Venue: The Sheraton Hotel
Address:
Burlington, VT, United States

07/06/2013

When The Body Says No: Mind/Body Unity and the Stress-Disease Connection.

Keynote address to Manitoba Foster Family Network‘s 2013 Fostering Connections Conference (“Learning and Loving It…  Success in the School System”).

Open to anyone who has contact with children in foster care.  For more information and registration, please contact MFFN:  Office: 204-940-1280 // Toll Free: 1-866-458-5650 // Email: manfost@mffn.ca

Start: 07/06/2013 9:00 am
End: 07/06/2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Canada Inns Hotel (2401 Saskatchewan Avenue West)
Address:
Portage la Prairie, MB, Canada

08/06/2013

Drugs: A Community Dialogue

Dr. Gabor Maté will discuss stigma, discrimination, and criminalization; the impact of trauma, well-being and self-medication; poverty, gentrification and services; and harm reduction.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

This is a FREE event.

Food, refreshments, and childcare will be provided.
Space is limited and will be first come first served. Priority will be given to people who are homeless, under-housed or experiencing poverty.

This space is wheelchair accessible.

Sponsored by :

Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance
Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force - http://toharmreduction.org/
Canadian Harm Reduction Network - http://canadianharmreduction.com/

Start: 08/06/2013 12:00 am
End: 08/06/2013 2:00 pm
Venue: All Saint's Church - Community Centre
Address:
315 Dundas St. East (corner of Sherbourne and Dundas), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

09/06/2013

Where Is The Spirit When The Body Says No: Stress, Illness, and Spirituality

Keynote address for the The Rev. Dr. Paul Rennick CSB Series on Spirituality and Well Being at Assumption University. 3:00 – 4:30 pm.

Contact: Cecile Bertrand // cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

Start: 09/06/2013
End: 09/06/2013
Address:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

18/06/2013

Topic to be announced – Edson

Day-long workshop for the Edson Friendship Centre.

Contact: Kristie Gomuwka // (780) 723 5494

Start: 18/06/2013
End: 18/06/2013
Address:
Edson, Alberta, Canada

When the Body Says No

Keynote for the MS Society, Alberta Division. 7:00 – 9:00 pm.

Contact: Geke Duncan // geke.duncan@mssociety.ca // 780-740-5692

Start: 18/06/2013
End: 18/06/2013
Address:
Hinton, Alberta, Canada

22/06/2013

Complex Developmental Disorder and Attachment Disorder as causes of Sex Addiction

Full day workshop for Recovery Path Counselling event on Attachment and Sex Addiction; the causes and treatment of sex addiction and its devastating effects on sexuality, relationships and the family.

Contact:  Doris Vincent // info@recoverypath.ca // 250-483-5669

Start: 22/06/2013
End: 22/06/2013
Venue: Grand Pacific Hotel
Address:
463 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

25/07/2013

The Biology of Loss: Early Life Stress As The Template for Addiction, Mental Illness and Physical Disease

Dr. Mate will speak at the 4th Brain Development & Learning Conference: Making Sense of the Science on Thursday, July 25, 8:45  –  11:00 am.

Start: 25/07/2013
End: 25/07/2013
Venue: Westin Bayshore Hotel
Address:
Vancouver, BC, Canada

25/08/2013

Mental Excellence & Brain Health

Keynote for the Gift of Life Foundation.

Contact: Sivakumar Varma // 778-928-1537

Start: 25/08/2013
End: 25/08/2013
Address:
Vancouver, BC, Canada

18/10/2013

Veterans, Trauma & Treatment

Keynote and workshops for the Veterans, Trauma & Treatment conference at Omega.

http://www.eomega.org/workshops/conferences/veterans-trauma-treatment

Start: 18/10/2013
End: 20/10/2013
Venue: Omega
Address:
Rhinebeck, NY, United States

25/10/2013

From Emotion to Cognition: Love As The Ground For Learning

Keynote for the Eaton Arrowsmith School. Closed to the public.

Start: 25/10/2013
End: 25/10/2013
Address:
Vancouver, BC, Canada