Pulling the Me's Into the Conversation
Alex Colyer\xa0realized she really didn\u2019t know about addiction and recovery after losing her best friend\xa0Reed McGregor\xa0to an overdose in January 2021. To honor Reed\u2019s memory and legacy, Alex started the\xa0Albertus Project, a nonprofit organization that is transforming the way the world views addiction.
In this podcast, Alex talks about:- Holding old, stigmatized views of addiction\u2014without knowing the truth
- What Reed McGregor meant to so many people around the world
- How the world doesn\u2019t show compassion to people with addictions
- That addiction isn\u2019t who people are, but something they have
- Starting to do research but not finding the answers to her questions
- Turning tragedy into action by founding the Albertus Project
- The goals and values of the organization
- Pulling the Me\u2019s into the conversation
- Giving people a voice with the\xa0Humans of Addiction\xa0stories
- Learning about SMART and the\xa0Family & Friends\xa0program
- That money shouldn\u2019t stand in the way of a person\u2019s recovery and the\xa0initiatives the Albertus Project have in place\xa0to help
- How her views on\xa0harm reduction\xa0changed with a simple analogy