Eastward, With Purpose: Toronto, We’re Coming

Next week, we fly to Toronto.

And it’s not just another city on the calendar. This one matters.

For the first time, we’re bringing recovery coach training to Eastern Canada with a new faculty — people we trust, people who care, people who’ve lived it. They're not just stepping into classrooms. They’re stepping into leadership.

This moment feels like a turning point.

We’ve watched this training crack people open — in the best way. Often, folks walk in nervous, unsure of what to expect. But somehow as the stories are shared, the walls drop. By day three — and sometimes much sooner — something shifts. We hear the many voices of connection and laughter. We see people leaning in, being energized by the discussions. There’s a kind of quiet courage that takes root—people realizing they’re not broken, that their lived experience isn’t baggage, it’s a tool. It’s fuel. And by the end of the week, they’re standing taller, asking harder questions, imagining a future where they belong in this work.

Toronto has its own energy — gritty, fast, full of urgency. That urgency lives in the people seeking recovery, too. So many are trying to find help and hitting walls. Waitlists, bureaucracy, burned-out systems that say: “Come back later.” But when someone is ready, they’re ready now.

That’s where recovery coaches come in.

They meet people in the messy middle. They walk with them—not because they have all the answers, but because they refuse to look away.

This training isn’t about filling seats. It’s about building capacity. It’s about handing off something sacred — the permission to care out loud, to support without judgement, to show up when it counts.

So yes, we're excited. But more than that — we're moved. By the courage of the people we train. By the quiet power of those who’ve chosen this path. And by the possibility that this time, in this city, we’ll spark something that keeps growing long after the week is done.

Toronto, we’re coming. And we’re bringing something real.