Every Brain Matters is a community of support and advocacy based on science and live experiences. Join us as we find freedom from marijuana and the drug culture expansion.
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Mar-Anon Family Group is a fellowship of those affected by another person’s marijuana use and is independent of Every Brain Matters. To view, Mar-Anon meetings, go to: mar-anon.com/meetings/
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Mar-Anon is a fellowship of those affected by another person’s marijuana use. Its foundation is the Twelve Steps, adapted from Marijuana Anonymous, which can be a powerful, life-changing tool. We come together to work the steps and offer hope, comfort, and support for other members. We are not a religious group, instead, we use the steps as a path of self-discovery and personal change.
Meeting ID: 871 8488 9894n
Anne Moss Rogers is an emotionally naked® speaker, TEDx storyteller, certified suicide prevention trainer, NAMI Virginia board member, and the award-winning author of Diary of a Broken Mind. After her 20-year-old son, Charles died by suicide on June 5, 2015, Anne Moss chronicled her family’s tragedy in a newspaper article that went viral, and her blog, Emotionally Naked, has reached millions. Her second book, Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk, is due out August 2021 through Wiley Publishing.
She has been featured in the New York Times and was the first suicide loss survivor ever invited to speak to at the National Institute of Mental Health. A UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus, Anne Moss currently lives in Richmond, VA with her husband. Her surviving son, Richard, is a filmmaker in LA.
Links: Free ebook: Coping Strategies for Grief & Loss: https://annemoss.com/coping-strategies-for-grief-loss
Books and free ebooks: https://annemoss.com/shop/
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.
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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.
We warmly welcome Jordan Davidson to the EBM Speakers Meeting. Jordan’s willingness to share his experience is a great opportunity for all of us to learn. Whether you have a loved one struggling with marijuana addiction or if you are the one struggling, please come and hear Jordan’s experience, strength and hope. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask Jordan questions at the end of the meeting. See you all there!
From Jordan: My name is Jordan Davidson. I am 20-years-old and a sophomore at American University in Washington, DC. I study Political Science and Arabic and work as an intern with Smart Approaches to Marijuana. I first smoked marijuana the summer before my sophomore year of high school. Over the course of two years, I began to smoke more frequently. My addiction began in June 2018, right after I had finished my junior year of high school. I was smoking marijuana, mostly by using a dab pen, multiple times per day. During my senior year of high school, I made the decision to stop smoking and get help. I have been sober ever since and have over 2 years of clean time.
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. There will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting.
This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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.
Join us for our first international Mar-Anon International Meeting (English speaking)
Mar-Anon is a fellowship of those affected by another person’s marijuana use. Its foundation is the Twelve Steps, adapted from Marijuana Anonymous, which can be a powerful, life-changing tool. We come together to work the steps and offer hope, comfort, and support for other members. We are not a religious group, instead, we use the steps as a path of self-discovery and personal change.
Mar-Anon is independent of the Every Brain Matters Organization. EBM encourages Mar-Anon meetings to promote healing.
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Please join us to hear Anne Hassel’s experience, strength, and hope.
Anne worked 1.5 years in a Massachusetts medical marijuana dispensary as a budtender. There she discovered the dangerous reality of the profit-driven marijuana industry and its contaminated high THC products. Anne quit the marijuana industry and marijuana. For years she has been speaking out at the state and national level, striving to wake the public and stop the harm.
On the first Friday of every month, Every Brain Matters welcomes 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. There will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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.
Please join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana.
Hazel recently retired from the insurance business after 38 years. She is the interim Executive Director of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) in Solano County, CA. Hazel is passionate about reducing the stigma of mental illness. She also advocates for more quality care and support for people living with mental illness and their loved ones. She supports groups like Every Brain Matters to help educate the public about today’s high THC marijuana. After witnessing the devastating effects of THC on her son’s health she has decided to speak up and share her experience, strength, and hope. Please read more about Hazel’s family on Moms Strong, Kevin’s Story.
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. There will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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 presenter’s and the participant’s permission.
Come to our monthly EBM Speakers meeting on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana.
Barbara Dwyer is our featured speaker for September.
Barbara Dwyer worked in education for over 25 years in a multitude of capacities including teaching elementary school; Coordinating a research study for the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work; founding and serving as the program coordinator for Cougars in Recovery, the collegiate recovery community at the University of Houston which supports students in recovery from substance use disorders. Barbara was educated in New Jersey, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary and Special Education from Kean College of New Jersey, and her Master’s in Learning Disabilities from Montclair Stat College.
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. There will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 16 and up.
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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.
Join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana.
Hello, my name is Hayden and I am 28 years old. Throughout my life, I have struggled with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and cannabis-induced psychosis. While some may view this as a negative, I have seen it as an opportunity to grow, learn, and help myself and others. On my quest for self-healing, I studied with teachers and disciplines including yoga, meditation, reiki, shamanism, martial arts, counseling, and volunteered at a suicide prevention hotline. In my work, I try to distill what I have found helpful from these bodies of knowledge and experiences into something easily applicable and practical for anyone. I share some of that information on my YouTube Channel, “Just Being Hayden”, where I focus on specific tools or approaches for mental health, particularly psychosis. I also work with people one-on-one to help them reach their recovery goals and give them tools that may be helpful for them along their journey.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a session with you you can reach me at:
[email protected] or @hmoreau19 on Instagram.
Look forward to seeing you!
Hayden
*Please note that I am not a trained medical or mental health professional and nothing I say during the seminar should be treated as or replace professional care.
My hope in sharing with you would be to inspire your own curiosity, creativity, and empowerment. Sometimes realizing you are not alone and seeing that someone has walked the path before you can give the encouragement you need to take the next step in your recovery.
Every Brain Matters welcomes 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.
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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.
Join us on the first Friday of every month for messages of hope and healing from the impacts of marijuana. Christy Plant will share her experience, strength, and hope on November 5, 2021.
Christy Plant has been in recovery as a codependent for 13 years (5 years with Celebrate Recovery and 9 years with Al-anon). She is a devoted mother who has raised 4 kids (2 girls who are 28 and 26 years old, and 2 boys, ages 22 and 19 years old) and has been divorced for over 5 years. Currently, she works full-time at a school, is a full-time student and will earn a Bachelors in Business within a year. Also, Christy works a strong recovery program in the Cornerstone Recovery community in Houston Texas after experiencing her younger son’s struggle with addiction (substance use disorder) and an episode of cannabis-induced psychosis. Christy states, ” I work strong recovery program because it brings me peace and serenity. It’s given me my life back and taught me how to show up for myself and take care of myself.”
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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.
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.
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. There will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 13 and up.
Link To Meeting Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134 Passcode: ebmsupport
Joe Parker was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. After more moves than he can count he settled in Katy, TX with his mother and little sister. At age 14 after beginning his own recovery he realized his dream was to become a counselor in order to help other young people achieve their goals of a happy, healthy life free from debilitating addictions and self-destructive behaviors. Joe believes that one of the biggest keys to successful long-term recovery lies in a relationship with a higher power expressed through connection with others. He still follows the same basic principles today with 20+ years of recovery as he did with 30 days sober; God, Sponsor, Steps, Meetings, Service.
After Awakening from Cornerstone Recovery in 2000 at the age of 17 and graduating high school Joe began attending classes at Texas Tech. At the time of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, he felt compelled to serve our country by enlisting in the Marine Corps. Following 8 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, including tours in the Republic of Georgia and active duty in Iraq in 2004-2005 as a machine gunner; Joe graduated from Texas Tech University in May 2008 with a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, and a minor in Substance Abuse Studies. During this time he spent several years (2005-2008) working in residential treatment centers across Texas before being honorably discharged from the Marines in November 2010. The following year he rejoined Cornerstone Recovery.
Joe currently works as the primary counselor for Cornerstone of Houston Team Counseling program in the greater Houston & Fortbend areas. Joe’s work is more than a job, he says it’s a calling and his passion. He has witnessed the success of Cornerstone’s Positive Peer Group method first hand, and says its value cannot be overstated. Positive peer support is what youth live and breathe by, and the daily example set by peers speaks the loudest; and with the parent group as the backbone of the program, he feels his role is to lead by example and illuminate the path.
Joe is an “in the trenches” type of counselor who deals with all aspects of substance abuse choosing to focus on a “whole person” method of treatment. He’s well-versed in what is needed in a crisis and has helped numerous families in facilitating interventions. He leads a weekly interactive group therapy session for parents where he facilitates open, honest, direct communication on all parenting topics especially as they relate to teens and self-destructive behaviors. He also provides individual counseling for both teens and parents, as well as family counseling in order to deal with all of the issues that may either be leading to or stemming from a substance abuse issue. He puts his all into getting at the heart of the matter so as to begin the healing in the mind, body, and spirit.
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.
My name is Zach P. I am 20 years old from Houston, TX. I had drug-induced psychosis caused by marijuana in July of 2020. Since then I’ve joined a sober peer group and work an AA program where I’ve been able to maintain sobriety for over a year. I’ve worked at a grocery store for nearly 3 years and my family relationships have improved tremendously since I’ve been in recovery. I am an addict and therefore I have to constantly work a program of recovery if I want to stay sober. Please join me to hear my experience, strength, and hope from recovering from psychosis and addiction.
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.
Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134
Passcode: ebmsupport
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.
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. There will be a Q & A at the end of each meeting. This meeting is appropriate for all family members ages 13 and up.
We are honored to welcome Dr. Rex Marco for the month of February 2022. Link To Meeting Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134 Passcode: ebmsupport
Dr. Rex Marco obtained his degree in biological sciences at UC Irvine and then graduated medical school at UCLA. He then completed an orthopedic surgery residency at UC Davis and fellowship training in Musculoskeletal Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and in Reconstructive Spine Surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. He began his academic career at MD Anderson Cancer Center followed by a few years in private practice and nearly a decade at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He then became the Vice Chairman of orthopedic surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital where his surgical career was tragically shortened when he broke his neck in a mountain bicycle accident and was paralyzed from the neck down. He is currently the Chief Medical Ambassador for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation where he also serves on the quality-of-life grants committee and advocacy committee. Dr. Marco has always sought to be the best father, physician, surgeon,DDD and teacher that he could be. He is known to be creative and transformative in his practice and teachings but says that his real transformation came when he was forced into recovery when he experienced difficulties related to his severe codependency and his mar-anon qualifiers. He will be sharing his story of recovery with us.
Link To Meeting Meeting ID: 872 9417 0134 Passcode: ebmsupport
