Just came across this randomly and realized that this is the Drew that I was fortunate enough to be taught by while I was in rehab! He’s such an amazing guy, very down to earth and extremely funny. I’m going on 14 months of sobriety and this man was a huge reason why, thanks drew!
@futu0026 жыл бұрын
Alex Roblyer congratulations keep it up. :)
@helpingfolksremember1705 жыл бұрын
You’re the man 👍🏽💖🙏🏽
@odontologiaesteticaeharmon1692 Жыл бұрын
HEY Oiii you will defeat this!!!! When we have a relapse it seems impossible to change but it doesn't really change our fight, the brain often creates things that seem very real but they are not and WE WILL WIN It seems impossible and we will never win but we will and I just KNOW that you are such an INCREDIBLE AND GOOD AND KIND person this world needs people like you, it seems that this fight is endless and frustrating but you WILL WIN, dragging yourself on the ground if you have to but you will win and that's a fact ❤️❤️💗 💗 even if it always seems to remember that you will never be alone in this battle and you are SO AMAZING men and women, even when we seem to be at rock bottom we climbed everything, I didn't believe that but I went through it AND YOU ALL HERE WILL WIN, AND NOW I'M SO MUCH PROUD ❤️❤️❤️ LET'S WIN, I went through it and it seemed like it would never pass and it was a sea of darkness but there is always light in this environment and with time we see that we are capable and we are always fighting❤❤ LET'S GO ACHIEVE EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE LET'S GO
@doreenalexander16703 ай бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️
@neatoneil-hv4bg3 жыл бұрын
I respect your courage. I can sense your anxiety and you pushed through, I admire that.
@suburbansadhu Жыл бұрын
Easily the most nervous I've ever been for an event. Appreciate the love and support.
@pamelaf59136 жыл бұрын
Whoop there it is . That's my teacher yall! You did it!
@helpingfolksremember1705 жыл бұрын
Thanks ;)
@tailsyoshi2682Ай бұрын
Thank u for sharing your story@@helpingfolksremember170
@ChristineGittens-ie6rb8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story. You have given a human face to a crisis that has been ignored or dealt with without compassion. I see how you used meditation and yoga to cope with what was going on with you at the time. I like your sense of humor. I am taking a class on HIV and substance abuse at ASU. My assignment this week is to connect with a substance abuse prevention expert. Based on your experience, what prevention methods do you recommend? Congratulations on your sobriety!
@lyndac.37423 жыл бұрын
Drew! Always genuine and honest
@NoahBurris-r5oКүн бұрын
Way to go professor! I enjoyed having this guy as a professor.
@carriegrosso90806 ай бұрын
I came across your video for a class I am taking on substance misuse. Thank you for your perspective on meditation and mindfulness and how it can be effective in stressful situations and throughout ones recovery process.
@vikinginspace48815 жыл бұрын
Really relate to this guy I have a very similar personality. I like how he winged it when he lost his train of thought, us ex addicts do that alot. Well done on getting your degree I’m currently just starting out on mine.
@helpingfolksremember1705 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love man and if I’m being 100% honest, I pretty much winged this whole thing 😂 and I’m definitely available if wanna relate or connect or vent about school 😉
@odontologiaesteticaeharmon1692 Жыл бұрын
YESSSS❤❤❤ YOU ARE INCREDIBLEEE
@camillepeay16824 жыл бұрын
Great job Drew! You can tell that it comes from your heart and that what matters most. It’s your story! 🥰
@helpingfolksremember1704 жыл бұрын
Thanks Camille :)
@ShannonNichols-no2nu Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. Very interesting.
@paradisecolors6 жыл бұрын
I have practiced and studied mindfulness and I am becoming a counsellor. Would love to learn more about addiction counselling
@chocolatewheelchair6 жыл бұрын
N Kh what steps are you taking to become an addiction counselor?
@The420Patriot4 жыл бұрын
It's okay you were a little nervous and even when you lost your train of thought, you were able to keep it goin. You'll get better obvi, but I enjoyed your talk, thank you :)
@helpingfolksremember1704 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love :)
@kyawsoewin701 Жыл бұрын
If you can't manage your thoughts and you are in a very bad condition while meditating, things will go astray not at desirable outcomes. And self-reflection does not always help. Sometimes, you need to put your mind elsewhere and when things cooldown, self reflection or whatever you wanna think, will work.
@odontologiaesteticaeharmon1692 Жыл бұрын
Yess
@victoriaoshea48657 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that about meditation I think it's so important that if we focus within then we can be okay with what happens without
@helpingfolksremember1704 жыл бұрын
Totally agree and thanks for the love Victoria :)
@v_g1478 жыл бұрын
He's human and I love that ❤️
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@helpingfolksremember1705 жыл бұрын
💖🙏🏽
@Inziagold Жыл бұрын
If it weren't for rehab and the YWCA , I would not have known I was ill with a disease caught in a cycle of insanity. The insanity was in my own heart. I did not want to die from drugs. I wanted to quit for my children. It didn't work. I adopted my children out cause I could no longer bare to drag them through that. At first it shattered my heart. The addict mind took over. I found myself at the edge of death. That is when my heart changed. I wanted life truth and wisdom. The thirst in my heart began to grow for understanding and clarity in self . I found my Mama's spirit , the one who gave me life. Now I understand why my children named me Mama. That is who I was hurting inside of me, so hurting in them. I found myself my parents my children in the light because my heart wanted it. Not a god men speak of and rule by. Men are not Dada and women are not Mama. The created are not the born. I awakened to what the "powers that be" did not want me to see. I know I am not the only one waking to self.
@NewNovemberRain Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video.
@nickyypedley8519 Жыл бұрын
You are wicked cool bud....I ACTUALLY enjoyed the talk....coming to Ontario Canada anytime soon lol?
@Minako98886 ай бұрын
Interesting…cuz I was actually thinking that I can’t stand him XD
@ingriddorantes82046 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to be a substance abuse counselor
@chocolatewheelchair6 жыл бұрын
ingrid sheeran what’re you doing to make that happen?
@missyoothoudt82435 жыл бұрын
Same!
@HeidiGomez-Cahue Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. What about Substance Abuse in college students and what should be done to reduce it.
@forlornvagabond98856 жыл бұрын
listen to chillstep while listening to this.
@chocolatewheelchair6 жыл бұрын
FORLORN VAGABOND boss mode
@jamesons67704 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the holistic center he opened? Is it still open?
@helpingfolksremember1704 жыл бұрын
Hey Meg... it was called Samma Vayama Well-Being but its closed now :( An amazing 4 years or so that I'm super grateful for... and now I'm traveling the world ;)
@paulomoniz3 жыл бұрын
@@helpingfolksremember170 where can I follow all your work?
@odontologiaesteticaeharmon1692 Жыл бұрын
HEY Oiii you will defeat this!!!! When we have a relapse it seems impossible to change but it doesn't really change our fight, the brain often creates things that seem very real but they are not and WE WILL WIN It seems impossible and we will never win but we will and I just KNOW that you are such an INCREDIBLE AND GOOD AND KIND person this world needs people like you, it seems that this fight is endless and frustrating but you WILL WIN, dragging yourself on the ground if you have to but you will win and that's a fact ❤️❤️💗 💗 even if it always seems to remember that you will never be alone in this battle and you are SO AMAZING men and women, even when we seem to be at rock bottom we climbed everything, I didn't believe that but I went through it AND YOU ALL HERE WILL WIN, AND NOW I'M SO MUCH PROUD ❤️❤️❤️ LET'S WIN, I went through it and it seemed like it would never pass and it was a sea of darkness but there is always light in this environment and with time we see that we are capable and we are always fighting❤❤ LET'S GO ACHIEVE EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE LET'S GO
@garrettcal18123 жыл бұрын
Really would like to be a councelor. No idea how to start.
@oliverivers Жыл бұрын
Dunno if your started or not but looking at community colleges is a good start. Some offer drug studies programs at a low cost.
@nickycocaine Жыл бұрын
You need to get a BA in Psychology or Counseling, if you can find a four year college that offers it. Then, you need to get a graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling. You can also get a PHD in Counseling. It is a long path but for many of us it is worth it.
@vanessanixon51975 жыл бұрын
He seems nervous. His words are powerful though.
@helpingfolksremember1705 жыл бұрын
Yup 👍🏽 super nervous Vanessa 😉 thanks for the love 🙏🏽
@edgewise4154 жыл бұрын
He is hilarious as well as articulate. Epic timing on the jokes. :)
@jamesgray12427 жыл бұрын
Blessed
@summeramandala904211 ай бұрын
Imagine how honestly have been shortsighted by addicted people, people not on alcohol. Everybody's consumed with whatever addiction they'd want to and glorified, justified. A saddened idea of how heightened reflection goes. - I am sick as you
@EAGLE-of6th6 жыл бұрын
Wow
@lannguyen-ww5jr2 жыл бұрын
Hay quá
@VladyslavKL Жыл бұрын
🕊
@chocolatewheelchair6 жыл бұрын
What drug did he do
@Solcntrolr5 жыл бұрын
Meth
@solcoriano948216 күн бұрын
lovee
@angelatsui34006 жыл бұрын
A designing entrepreneurship
@JeffsGoneWild9 жыл бұрын
was this talk at a prison?
@ElizabethSue837 жыл бұрын
yes
@Paul-v8v4j9 ай бұрын
A Buddhist monk is traveling in New York and stops for a hotdog at a street vendor's cart. The monk says to the vendor "Make me one with everything" so the vendor gets the hotdog and the monk pays with a $10.00 bill and waits for his change. When it is not forthcoming he asks for it and the vendor says "Change comes from within". Do you agree with the vendor?
@LoLo-cf1iw5 жыл бұрын
Hey! We are a small group from Germany making a project about substance abuse. We want to make a short film consisting of several videos from persons who stopped taking drugs and like to share their experience with our English class from the professional school. If you're interested or you know someone who might be, please text me and I'll send you the details. :)
@professorprostate22984 ай бұрын
I’ll do it if you still need… 4 years after the fact!!! But if I could help at least one person even this much later, it would make it worth it. I hope you found your own answer in this endeavor
@Sncedayone3 жыл бұрын
Jesus is lord
@andrewnisco78515 жыл бұрын
Just really distracted by him saying “um” so much wow
@helpingfolksremember1705 жыл бұрын
Yeah... i know... sorry 😔😂 - For context, this was easily the biggest event I'd ever spoken at (300+) and i was super nervous. The head of the navy was the opening speaker and I was definitely feeling some impostor-syndrome vibes. But yeah, you're right... too many ums lol. 💖🙏🏽
@missyoothoudt82435 жыл бұрын
Drew Assini you did awesome!
@StormTwip3 жыл бұрын
@@helpingfolksremember170 thank you
@leafyveins49852 жыл бұрын
Um, I really enjoyed the speech. Drew, you did a great job!
@tattoofthesun6 жыл бұрын
He said “right” like 400 times. Damn dude meditate beforehand next time
@myvids4family5 жыл бұрын
Um
@neverthesame78875 жыл бұрын
so that's all you got out of his talk?
@morganmcghee4136 Жыл бұрын
I learned nothing from this. Lol wow
@Be_usmc Жыл бұрын
The power of meditation and self reflection.
@jpiercej3 жыл бұрын
Uhhh umm that was uhhh ummm uhh and uh yea umm.. that uhhhh yea umm uhhh drugs are bad but they make you feel good uhhh mmkay