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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jan 2
A FAREWELL LETTER TO MY ADDICTION – OLIVIA’S STORY
In 2024, Lifeline implemented a groundbreaking shift in its service delivery, adding in-house group therapy meetings as part of its...
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jan 2
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
2025 begins on an exciting note, as construction has completed on a transformative Lifeline project. Here is a glimpse ahead of the...
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jan 2
LIFELINE TEAM MEMBER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
We would like to congratulate Dr. Rachel Rabin, winner of the Brain Canada Future Leaders Award in Canadian Brain Research. Dr. Rabin, a...
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Nov 27, 2024
"TWO GRANDKIDS, NO ANSWERS" - GRAHAM'S STORY
I will never forget the joy of taking my son, Josh, to hockey games when he was a kid. We would show up to the arena midway through the...
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Nov 27, 2024
WE WANT YOUR INPUT!
At Lifeline, we are always looking for ways to improve how we communicate with people in need and stay in touch with those kind enough to...
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Chabad Lifeline
Oct 31, 2024
THE NEXT GENERATION IS IN GOOD HANDS
Pictured from left: Dylan Wolfe, Jordan Sheftman, Dr. Zander Weil, Jon Toledano, Rabbi Bresinger, Josh Jagermann, Brent Rosenstein,...
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Chabad Lifeline
Oct 29, 2024
"I BETRAYED MY FAMILY" - ROB'S STORY
As a husband and father, I’ve always felt a strong need to believe I’m doing right by my family. You want to see yourself as the...
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Chabad Lifeline
Oct 29, 2024
IT'S HAPPENING!
Pictured: Director Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger with Project Manager Anthony Chagoury and Architect Fanny Obadia from the Jewish General...
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Chabad Lifeline
Aug 28, 2024
"MY 15-YEAR-OLD SISTER" - JONAH'S STORY
It wasn’t long ago that my life was ruled by pain and shame. At 17, I had become dependent on alcohol and speed to cope with anger and...
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Chabad Lifeline
Jul 23, 2024
"A MOTHER'S SHAME" - ELIANA'S STORY
For years, I struggled with alcohol. Drinking consumed my life and nearly destroyed my family. I was blacking out in the afternoons,...
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Chabad Lifeline
Jul 23, 2024
"A CHILD YOU CARE ABOUT MAY BE SUFFERING IN SILENCE"
This month, The Suburban 's SJN page generously provided Lifeline with free advertising space in both its print and digital editions ...
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Chabad Lifeline
Jul 23, 2024
LIFELINE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIATRISTS
Recently, Lifeline was thrilled to welcome clinical team alum Dr. Jenna Labell to a Tuesday Noon Open Speaker Meeting. Jenna brought with...
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Chabad Lifeline
Jun 26, 2024
A MAJOR ADDITION TO THE LIFELINE TEAM!
Michael Abravanel, PhD, is an addictions counsellor specializing in individual coaching and group facilitation. He has considerable...
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Chabad Lifeline
Jun 26, 2024
"A COLLECT CALL FROM 1976"
This month's story comes courtesy of Rabbi Bresinger, who was inspired by a recent meeting with a Lifeline client to share a powerful...
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Chabad Lifeline
May 13, 2024
"14 YEARS OLD AND NOWHERE TO TURN" - JENNY'S STORY
When my parents pulled me and my older sister, Beth, out of private school midway through the school year, I didn’t really understand...
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Mar 27, 2024
"MY LITTLE BOY" - HAROLD'S STORY
I will always remember the moment. I was sitting in the Lifeline reception area, awaiting my 15-year-old son's final youth counselling...
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