Dec 18, 2020
Shawn Fisk is an addiction treatment counselor in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His lived personal and professional experiences have led him to challenge cognitive discrepancies and chart a new path for his and his clients’ lives.
In this podcast, Shawn talks about:
- The privilege of working at Serenity House, an intensive, in-house men’s recovery home
- Giving the residents the opportunity to model and practice new skills to replace old behaviors
- His life as a competitive athlete and sports psychology coach
- Getting the opportunity to hit the reset button
- Taking Carl Jung’s advice to find the courage to look at the dark things and find freedom
- Learning to value himself enough to take care of himself
- Applying SMART tools to behaviors like over-eating or spending
- Understanding labels
- Freedom from judgement
- His perspective on Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Helping people see their value
- Finding a new hobby every year