Every Brain Matters Climbers Support Group
2023-02-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-02-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-02-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-02-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) and 10 more dates | Climbers with Joe Parker
EBM Climbers support group with Joe Parker. This meeting is an interactive educational group for family members to bring issues, questions or concerns, and receive direct feedback from a counselor and other family members. As well as learn tools of recovery to help you and your family. The majority of the people who attend this group have been negatively impacted by marijuana.
Every Wednesday for 90 mins.
Cost is $20.00 per person or $35.00 per couple, make payment on Venmo: gijoe2002 and the last 4 digits of Joe’s phone # are: 9387 (can discuss other payment options with Joe)
Link to meeting
Meeting ID: 818 9972 3766
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Every Brain Matters Recovery Community is built on a foundation of love, willingness, and HONESTY. We seek to create a culture of healing.
The expansion of marijuana is negatively affecting people in many ways: addiction, psychosis, suicide, homicide, DUI’s, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, and other incidents of injury or trauma resulting in harm or death, overdoses, and where marijuana was a gateway, companion, and/or relapse drug.

Every Brain Matters Monthly Speakers Meeting - Ethan D.
2023-02-03 18:00 - 19:00
My name is Ethan and I started struggling emotionally at a young age. I grew up in a dysfunctional family, where drugs and alcohol were used to cope with life’s challenges. My parents drank themselves away from me and other relationships. I was the youngest in the family and I grew up helping my older sisters sneak out at night. My parents divorced when I was 14 years old and I felt completely alone because I was the last child left in the house. As my family continued to struggle, I found that drugs helped me get through each day. At first, it started out fun but soon the only reason I woke up was to use alcohol and marijuana. Marijuana became my obsession. It’s all I thought about each day, and all day long. Using marijuana at such a young age had a major impact on my mental health, and I developed a deep anger toward the world. Today I am 20 years old and I am proud to say have achieved 3 and a half years of sobriety. I also help teens and young adults who have struggled like me find their pathway to sobriety. Join me on Feb 3rd to hear about my experience, strength, and hope.
Join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana. We welcome a different speaker every month who will share their experience and provide pathways to find serenity as we navigate through today’s pro-marijuana/drug culture. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one or trying to recover yourself, this meeting is for you. You will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Link To Meeting
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Every Brain Matters Recovery Community is built on a foundation of love, willingness, and HONESTY. We seek to create a culture of healing.
The expansion of marijuana is negatively affecting people in many ways: addiction, psychosis, suicide, homicide, DUIs, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, and other incidents of injury or trauma resulting in harm or death, overdoses, and where marijuana was a gateway, companion, and/or relapse drug.
This meeting may be recorded with the presenters’ and the participants’ permission.

Every Brain Matters Monthly Speakers Meeting- Darryl Rodgers
2023-03-03 18:00 - 19:00
Darryl Rodgers is a speaker, author, and family recovery coach living in Cary, North Carolina. At the age of 19, Darryl began a career as a corporate pilot. He served as a medic in the Army National Guard and became a copilot on the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Darryl and his wife, Kim, have been married for thirty-two years. They are the proud parents of two boys, Justin and Chase. In 2014, the oldest of their two sons, Chase, died in a marijuana-impaired wreck after struggling with addiction for a year and a half. Now, Darryl is a family recovery coach, who specializes in working with parents of drug-addicted children. Darryl also serves on the state advisory board of NC Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Darryl has learned how to turn his pain into purpose. Come hear Darryl’s experience, strength, and hope on March 3, 2023, at 6 pm Central time. More details are below.
Join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana. We welcome a different speaker every month who will share their experience and provide pathways to find serenity as we navigate through today’s pro-marijuana/drug culture. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one or trying to recover yourself, this meeting is for you. You will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Link To Meeting
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Every Brain Matters Recovery Community is built on a foundation of love, willingness, and HONESTY. We seek to create a culture of healing.
The expansion of marijuana is negatively affecting people in many ways: addiction, psychosis, suicide, homicide, DUI’s, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, and other incidents of injury or trauma resulting in harm or death, overdoses, and where marijuana was a gateway, companion, and/or relapse drug.
This meeting may be recorded with the presenters’ and the participants’ permission.

Every Brain Matters Monthly Speakers Meeting - Paul Chabot
2023-04-07 18:00 - 19:00
Paul Chabot is a former US Congressional candidate from California who is now living in Texas. He is retired from law enforcement and runs a counter-terrorism consulting firm while serving in the Navy Reserves at the rank of Commander. He is an author, an adjunct professor, and has a doctorate in leadership. Paul is married with four children.
Paul worked in the White House and Office of National Drug Control Policy and later served as Commissioner for the California Parole Board.
He founded the Coalition for a Drug-Free California, and since moving to Texas, he has established the Coalition for a Drug-Free Texas. Paul is a national speaker, having presented in 48 states.
Paul is passionate about keeping kids off drugs and fighting against drug legalization. He went through drug rehab in his youth and has over 35 years of sobriety and drug prevention experience.

Join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana. Every month, we welcome a different speaker who will share their experience and provide pathways to find serenity as we navigate through today’s pro-marijuana/drug culture. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one or trying to recover yourself, this meeting is for you. You will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Link To Meeting
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Every Brain Matters Recovery Community is built on a foundation of love, willingness, and HONESTY. We seek to create a culture of healing.
The expansion of marijuana is negatively affecting people in many ways: addiction, psychosis, suicide, homicide, DUI’s, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, and other incidents of injury or trauma resulting in harm or death, overdoses, and where marijuana was a gateway, companion, and/or relapse drug.
This meeting may be recorded with the presenters’ and the participants’ permission.

Every Brain Matters Monthly Speakers Meeting -recovering from my son's cannabis psychosis-Linda W.
2023-05-05 18:00 - 19:00
My name is Linda Wolfe. My son had three episodes of cannabis-induced psychosis (CIP) within two years, beginning in his first semester of college. K was doing fine, playing sports, and was in the sheriff’s cadets program. We all enjoyed traveling and spending time together, and then these THC-induced psychosis episodes hit our family like a thunderbolt. My husband and I had to involuntarily commit him to the hospital three times, including a CA hospital. K had met a man while he was IN ACTIVE PSYCHOSIS who had been in prison, a thief. He convinced K to drive to CA, where he ended up stealing his car with everything he owned in it and leaving him on the side of the road while actively experiencing cannabis-induced psychosis. We, as a family, went through absolute HELL. This was NOT the son we knew. We learned high-THC weed is very addicting and caused this to happen. We worked through it together as a family, and now our son is recovering well. He has been clean from weed for the last year. He is working and planning to return to school in the fall. Recovering from THC takes a long time, but it is possible. He does not have schizophrenia or other mental health conditions. His psychosis was induced by weed and weed alone. I will share my experience, strength, and hope with the Every Brain Matters community because I want to help other families. Please join me on May 5, 2023.
Join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana. Every month, we welcome a different speaker to share their experience and provide pathways to serenity as we navigate through today’s pro-marijuana/drug culture. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one or trying to recover yourself, this meeting is for you. You will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Link To Meeting
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Every Brain Matters Recovery Community is built on a foundation of love, willingness, and HONESTY. We seek to create a culture of healing.
The expansion of marijuana is negatively affecting people in many ways: addiction, psychosis, suicide, homicide, DUI’s, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, and other incidents of injury or trauma resulting in harm or death, overdoses, and where marijuana was a gateway, companion, and/or relapse drug.
This meeting may be recorded with the presenters’ and the participants’ permission.

Every Brain Matters Monthly Speakers Meeting - Pam Lanhart
2023-06-02 18:00 - 19:00
Pam Lanhart is the founder and executive director of Thrive Family Recovery Resources, a non-profit that helps families nationally connect to resources, education, and support. Thrive became a ground-breaking organization this fall as one of the first Family Recovery Community Organizations in the country to receive State Human Services Grant Funding to support their work providing family peer support to those family members impacted by their loved one’s substance use. Pam is also a certified family recovery coach, certified peer recovery specialist, Invitation to Change and CRAFT practitioner, and Arise interventionist. Pam is also the 2021 recipient of the Faces & Voices Vernon Johnson Award, honoring her tenacious and outstanding national advocacy and work, devoted to spreading the message of recovery and harm reduction and helping families activate their recovery even after the loss of her son that same year. Most recently, she was appointed to serve on the MN Governor’s Task Force to address substance use in her state. Join us to hear how Pam Thrives through her personal loss and continues giving hope to others.

Join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana. Every month, we welcome a different speaker to share their experience and provide pathways to serenity as we navigate through today’s pro-marijuana/drug culture. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one or trying to recover yourself, this meeting is for you. You will be a Q & A at the end of each session. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Link To Meeting
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Every Brain Matters Recovery Community is built on a foundation of love, willingness, and HONESTY. We seek to create a culture of healing.
The expansion of marijuana is negatively affecting people in many ways: addiction, psychosis, suicide, homicide, DUI’s, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, and other incidents of injury or trauma resulting in harm or death, overdoses, and where marijuana was a gateway, companion, and/or relapse drug.
This meeting may be recorded with the presenters’ and the participants’ permission.

Every Brain Matters Climbers Support Group
2023-06-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-06-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-06-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Climbers with Joe Parker
Climbers support group with Joe Parker. This meeting is an interactive educational group for family members to bring issues, questions, or concerns and receive direct feedback from a counselor and other family members. As well as learn tools of recovery to help you and your family. The majority of the people who attend this group have been negatively impacted by marijuana.
Every Wednesday for 90 mins.
The cost is $20.00 per person or $35.00 per couple, make payment on Venmo: gijoe2002 (can discuss other payment options with Joe)
Link to meeting
Meeting ID: 818 9972 3766
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Climbers Family Support Group
2023-06-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Climbers with Joe Parker
Every Brain Matters Community seeks to create a culture of healing by connecting and helping each other. We find hope and freedom in our shared experience. This online group is primarily for people affected by marijuana seeking active solutions to navigate this new era of industrialized THC. We are different from other support meetings. We respond to each other and cross-talk with professionals and families that have gained valuable experience. We acknowledge that every family makes their own decisions at their own pace.

We meet every Wednesday for 90 minutes.

The cost is $20.00 per person or $35.00 per couple, make payment on Venmo: gijoe2002 (can discuss other payment options with Joe). If you cannot pay, don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss options.
Register for this meeting at this link. Once you are registered, you will be sent a Zoom link to join the meeting that you can save to your calendar. If you have already registered for a previous Cimbers Meeting will not be required to register again.

LINK TO REGISTER
Meeting ID: 827 4437 2483
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Should I Drug Test My Child?
2023-06-29 17:30 - 18:30
Should I drug test, My child?
Parents are unprepared for this new era of industrialized THC and the expanding drug culture. In this webinar, Laura Mangum, Resilience Coach, and Author from I Cope 2 Hope, provides families with information about whether to drug test their children or not.
Then, Aburee Adams, Director of Every Brain Matters and former host mom for youth in recovery, gives families a plan of action on what to do if their child has a positive test.
June 29th, 2023, 5:30 pm Central Time
Register Here!

Every Brain Matters Monthly Speakers Meeting - Monica G.
2023-07-07 18:00 - 19:00
Monica G. is a California State University Fullerton graduate and is a Certified Drug and Alcohol counselor who currently works in the non-profit sector at an 18-month Inpatient Drug and Alcohol facility for women and children.
Monica is also the mother of a 27-year-old son who began using marijuana at the age of 15. As his drug usage escalated into an addiction, the changes in him became obvious that something was seriously wrong. While his cohorts were preparing for college, her son was preparing to go to rehab for the first time. This was going to be the first of many. His most recent relapse from high THC marijuana put him into psychosis, which led to a 5150 and hospitalization.
Monica began her recovery journey through Al-Anon and was regularly attending meetings for 6 years when she discovered CRAFT two years ago and finds value in both methods. Currently, Monica wants to become an advocate and spread the message of the dangers of high-THC marijuana, and she hopes to do so by sharing her story.
In this new era of industrialized THC, families need support and hope. Please join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of healing from the impacts of marijuana and the drug culture expansion. There will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting may be recorded at the presenter’s discretion.

Register for this meeting at this link. Once you are registered, you will be sent a Zoom link to join the meeting that you can save to your calendar. If you have already registered for a previous Speakers Meeting will not be required to register again. If you have any questions, please email us at info@everybrainmatters.org.
Link To Register
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Climbers Family Support Group
2023-07-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Climbers with Joe Parker
A professional counselor leads this weekly online support group for families affected by a loved one’s marijuana use. Participants learn recovery tools that empower them to take the next step while navigating through marijuana addiction, psychosis, hyperemesis, self-harm, or other destructive behaviors. Whether families decide to take small steps or hike the mountain, each step counts and can positively impact their families’ relationships and health.
In the world of recovery, families learn the 3 C’s about the disease of addiction.
We didn’t cause it.
We can’t control it.
And we can’t cure it.
In the Every Brain Matters Climbers meeting, we talk about a 4th C. How do we contribute to it positively or negatively? It’s difficult for families to know what that means, so by discussing these situations, we gain clarity on the best response for our families.
We encourage each family member to work on their own recovery program. We allow cross-talking to share ideas, experiences, strength, and hope. Every family makes their own decisions and heals at their own pace. We respect the feelings and privacy of those attending our meetings.
We ask for a donation to compensate for the professional expertise and time we provide, but this is not a requirement to attend. The suggested donation is $20.00 per person or $35.00 per family. Join us every Wednesday at 7 pm central time zone.

LINK TO REGISTER
Meeting ID: 827 4437 2483
Passcode: [REDACTED]
