BREAKING CYCLES SINCE 2011
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Laura Tendler is a proud Indigenous woman in long term recovery. She is a mother , a wife , a healer, and a cycle breaker. Laura understands trauma from all these lenses and believes educating and empowering is the key to recovery
Learning Objectives
- Understanding Intergenerational trauma from an Indigenous lens
- Impacts of adverse childhood experience and Substance use disorder
- Educating and empowering to a recovery journey
Lived experience
Personal references (Rand Teed, Cadmus Delorme)
Adverse Childhood Experiences – Alhowaymel FM, Kalmakis KA, Chiodo LM, Kent NM, Almuneef M. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Diseases: Identifying a Cut-Point for ACE Scores. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 16;20(2):1651. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021651. PMID: 36674405; PMCID: PMC9863315.
Intergenerational Trauma – Isobel S, McCloughen A, Goodyear M, Foster K. Intergenerational Trauma and Its Relationship to Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Inquiry. Community Ment Health J. 2021 May;57(4):631-643. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00698-1. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 32804293.
BIO
LauraTendler is a proud Indigenous woman in long term recovery.
She was born and raised on Treaty 4 Territory.
Laura grew up not understanding the impacts of intergenerational trauma and what they did to her nervous system. The dysfunction inside herself left her faced with a substance disorder for years. It wasn’t until a near death experience that scared her into sobriety, followed by a life of recovery.
Laura completed a Bachelors degree in Indigenous Social work. She has done an intense amount of work with youth and substance prevention and education.
Laura Tendler is extremely proud to say she is a cycle breaker. She continues to honour those who never found recovery by educating and empowering those around her.
