Addiction & Recovery
Learning to Accept Help
Trevor speaks from his personal experience of addiction and recovery. This talk explores honesty, the difficulty of reaching out and learning to accept help.
The work of accepting help
Trevor shares his personal experience of addiction, honesty, accepting help and the work of recovery. Speaking from lived experience, he talks about the difficulty of reaching out and the support people need along the way.
A personal perspective
His account includes mistakes and the importance of taking care of himself, alongside his history of helping others. For organizers, the starting point is the people in the room and what they should take away from hearing his story.
Shape the conversation around your group
Tell Trevor about your audience, the purpose of the gathering and what you hope people will take away. He works with organizers to choose the stories, emphasis and format that fit.
Shaped for your event
Every talk is shaped around your audience, your event and what you want people to take away. Trevor works with organizers to choose the stories, emphasis and format that fit.
What do you wish you'd understood before you started helping people?
I wish I'd understood sooner that taking care of myself was part of helping other people. I mean my health, my mental wellbeing, and how I was living. If I'm in a good place, I'm better able to help someone else. I missed that.
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Read more about Trevor
News coverage, an encyclopedia overview and archival records trace the campaign’s history. Trevor’s professional profile offers another way to connect.