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This is a top of the line recovery centre.
– Becky I.
I'll be forever indebted to the staff at Aurora for saving my life!
“I was at Aurora for 13 months and I’ll be forever grateful! They saved my life when I was struggling and was ready to give up! I spent nearly a week in Detox. The nurses and staff made me feel very comfortable. It took me nearly 3 months to feel life in me again, but it was so amazing as it was the first time I was clean/sober in 25+ years. Aurora has so much to offer! One on one counselling, trauma therapy, women’s groups, weekly sweat lodges, drum group, grieving ceremonies, sacred fires and the list goes on and on. I loved the Indigenous culture and teachings as I never learned when I was a kid. After my first 3 months, I moved to extended care and stayed another 10 months. I did tons of volunteering and slowly integrated myself back into the community. I’ve been sober/clean since December 29, 2022 and I’ll be forever indebted to the staff at Aurora for saving my life! I go back to visit everyone and to just be on Aurora grounds is healing in itself. One regret I have is that I focused on employment instead of myself near the end of my stay!”
– Melissa W.
Thank you Aurora, I am so grateful I found you.
“I was at Aurora Recovery Centre almost two years ago. I was in a very bad way. I was done with life honestly. Gave too much of myself, got lost trying to help myself when nothing gave me relief from my inner hell. Outpatient programs/community mental health support was poor. Out-patient psychiatrists do not follow the patients they finally after months get to assess, diagnose and offer medication for treatment.
What do you do with meds that need titration? Symptom changes? Life challenges? No discussion of other support networks or other avenues of treatment. One night I was very serious about ending my life. My husband had left for work out of town. I felt absolutely worthless and nothing helped me sleep, relax, stop crying, end that empty ‘I’m so done with this’ feeling. I’d been like this for so long. It was like no one cared to understand me, help me get my pieces put back together. I called the Aurora number crying. A lovely woman took my information, called me back and set a time to arrive at the centre for help.
I spent five month there for complex ptsd treatment, I got mental health help, the spiritual advisor helped me understand what I needed to erase all of that emptiness I felt inside. My spiritual connection was so profound after my first sweat lodge. I needed more. I became a drummer, singer, I went to Sundance and met a whole new family. I felt so accepted in my happy place. I have kept up with my spiritual wellness journey and I am so grateful and honoured to spend time fire keeping for the Ladies lodge. I want to help others find things that help bring them inner peace, live in a good way, and follow the right path. The counsellors, medical department, support staff and the alumni I now consider family have all been such a huge part of saving my life. You can hit rock bottom without losing material wealth/your home, etc. Thank you Aurora, I am so grateful I found you. Bad reviews I find are from disgruntled people who still need help, haven’t found their way, and have no respect for others or the centre’s expectations. You have to put in the work. Keep persevering, learn to slow down, love yourself, be tolerant and understanding with others, let go of that anger, develop a routine that works for you, challenges you, relaxes you and DON’T look back.”
– Sarah
Absolutely LOVE and CHERISH this place.
“Staff are amazing, they are very caring and considerate people. Will forever and always be grateful for Aurora. I have been blessed with a brand new life.”
– Melissa R.
Thanks Aurora for your genuine care and putting my wellness first and foremost ahead of anything
– Brett C.
– Vanessa D.
I have an unbreakable bond with the staff here, they're my family.
“This place didn’t only change my life, but it saved my life. It didn’t only save my future, it also saved my son’s future. It saved me from a place I thought I’d never get out of. Aurora Recovery Centre sure taught me a lot of things l learned a lot of coping strategies. I really enjoyed all the lectures, and the mini-group therapy programs, all the programs are amazing. The staff are just as amazing as everything there. You can’t go in expecting to change overnight . You have to put in the work. Come through those doors with an open mind and willingness. Not to mention I have an unbreakable bond with the staff here, they’re my family .”
– Paulette B.
I was in a place that I thought I could never return from.
– Cale M.
Aurora is a safe welcoming space to heal past traumas.
“Aurora is a very magical and special place! It is a safe, welcoming space to heal past traumas, and learn how to live again. Addiction kills our spirit and depletes our self esteem and self worth, all of the traditional teachings and ceremonies, all of the lectures and group therapy’s are critical to achieving long lasting recovery. If you are open, honest and willing you can create a toolbox of coping skills and strategies to live a meaningful life in recovery. By putting the effort into working the program and showing up for yourself each and everyday, you will see results. I am so grateful for Aurora and for the opportunity the centre has given me to find myself and enjoy in life again!”
– Taylor K.
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