Winner of APAC Insider Australian Enterprise Awards: Mental Health & Addiction Support in 2022 & 2024
Are you affected by family members, friends or colleagues who abuse substances (alcohol, drugs, other) or suffer addiction issues?
The 8 Paces provides support to help us cope and heal when substance abuse surrounds us. When we know somebody who abuses alcohol, drugs, other substances and/or has addiction issues, this impacts negatively on anyone around them; leading to harmful changes in our thinking, feelings and behaviours. It’s a heavy load for us to carry, deal with and manage. The 8 Paces is a powerful, playful and non-judgemental guide on how to drive us forward and lift us.
As the creator and author of The 8 Paces, you’ll get to know me, whether you like me or not, as I’m brutally honest. I’ve navigated through a hellish and insane environment since 2009. This has been brought about by the behaviour of a family member (my son); a violent and self-destructive alcoholic and drug addict. On top of this, my son’s institutional incarcerations; I’ve lost count of his ongoing hospital and prison stints. Throw into the mix my volatile, reactive behaviours and what do you get? One hell of a Molotov cocktail! The 8 Paces guides and supports me and doesn’t leave my side.
The 8 Paces introduces you to the flipside of my pain caused by worry, anxiety, fear, rage, disgust, shame, grief; the list goes on. The 8 Paces shows with clarity and simplicity how I flipped and harnessed my pain, negativity and demons; unlocked, powered up, and transformed. We can all experience this regardless of what’s happening in and around us.
The 8 Paces is structured into a two-part introduction followed by a chapter on each Pace. Each of them begins with one or two true stories set in the context of my life with my son. The stories are directly related to and aligned with the Pace, and all of them are entertaining. Following the stories is a description of the respective Pace. Aligned statements and quotes are scattered throughout each Pace; they serve to inspire and shift mindsets.
