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- Call us any day, any time
- 800-257-7810
- 651-213-4200
P.O. Box 11
15251 Pleasant Valley Rd.
Center City, MN 55012-0011- info@hazelden.org
Dan Anderson Renewal Center
Presenters
Renewal Center staff and guest facilitators include experts in addiction treatment and recovery, spiritual care professionals, popular lecturers, and noted recovery authors. All of our presenters bring extraordinary expertise and compassion to their work at the Renewal Center.
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Bill Alexander has been called "the pioneer" in promoting the practices of mindfulness in recovery. His teacher was Thich Hanh, in Plum Village, Frane. In addition to Cool Water, which was recently published in a revised edition under the title Ordinary Recovery, he is the author of Still Waters and Hi, I'm Bill and I'm Old. |
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JoAnn Campbell-Rice is Renewal Program and Spiritual Care manager at the Renewal Center. A spiritual director, writer, and popular lecturer, JoAnn translates spiritual principles into practices that enrich and enlarge everyday life. |
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Karen Casey has more than three-and-a-half decades in AA and Al-Anon. Her first book, the best-seller Each Day a New Beginning, was written in 1982, and was followed by 25 books since--most recently with a focus on relationships. |
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Richard Choate is manager of Recovery Support at Hazelden in Center City, Minnesota. Richard has over 35 years of experience as a public speaker and has worked with a variety of industries in the areas of motivation, innovation, and inspiration. |
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Link Christin is the manager of Hazelden's Legal Professionals Program. He practiced as a commercial trial lawyer for more than 25 years before completing his master's degree in addiction counseling and becoming a licensed addiction counselor. |
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Jean Fraser is the founder of Soma Yoga. Her teaching is informed by over 30 years of study in therapeutic movement, yoga, and stress management, and she refines these practices into accessible tools for everyday life. |
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Dan Griffin is the author of A Man's Way through the Twelve Steps and coauthor of Helping Men. He has worked in the mental health and addiction field for 16 years. |
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Fred Holmquist, director of the Lodge at the Renewal Center, has worked in the field of addiction services for 32 years. He has a particular gift for translating traditional recovery philosophy into practical lessons for everyday living. |
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Will Hudson is coordinator of the Lodge at the Renewal Center. He is a grateful alumnus of Hazelden who shares his daily experience in ways that illuminate the essence of recovery literature and principles. |
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Mic Hunter is a licensed psychologist and marriage and family therapist who specializes in helping people understand, heal, and improve their relationships. He is the author of several books, including Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse. |
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Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart is the founder of Mind Roads Meditation Center and has been a practicing psychotherapist and meditation teacher for over 25 years. She is the author of Mindfulness and the 12 Steps: Living Recovery in the Present Moment. |
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Heather Jeffrey is certified in equine assisted psychotherapy and is a certified therapeutic coach. She combines her equine experience and enthusiasm with years of therapeutic work with individuals, groups, families, and youth. |
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Delia Jurek is a professional artist and actor who finds the Big Book and its design for living a source of endless wisdom. She brings over two decades of experience in the field of addiction to her role as a Lodge presenter. |
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Elene Loecher is a certified spiritual director and educator known for the warmth and wisdom she brings to her work. She has over 40 years experience in retreat work and teaching meditation, including 27 years at the Renewal Center. |
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John MacDougall is the director of Spiritual Guidance at Hazelden in Center City, Minnesota He is a much sought-after lecturer who pens a popular column for Hazelden newsletters. John is coauthor of Clinician's Guide to Spirituality. |
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Priscilla MacDougall retired recently from her work as an addiction counselor and marriage and family therapist. She was a pioneering graduate of the Harvard-Radcliffe Graduate Program in Business Administration and holds master's degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and the Alfred Adler Graduate School. |
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Omar Manejwala, M.D., F.A.P.A., is the medical director of Hazelden in Center City, Minnesota. A psychiatrist, Dr. Manejwala is a leading expert in addiction medicine whose practice includes a focus on addiction treatment for health care professionals. |
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Lynn Moore, L.A.D.C, is an international speaker, author of equine assisted therapy curricula and founder of Acres for Life, Inc. Lynn helps people rediscover their strengths and resources via experiential programs based on the healing connection between animals and people. |
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Sally Palaian is a licensed clinical psychologist and the author of Spent. In her 20-plus years as a therapist, Sally has addressed every type of addiction: compulsive spending, food, alcohol and drugs, sex, and gambling. |
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Joan Peterson has worked in the addiction recovery field for more than 30 years, including 20 years in a teaching and training capacity with recovery pioneer Earnie Larsen. |
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Annetta Sutton is a lecturer, writer, and educator who serves as a spiritual care professional at Hazelden in Center City, Minnesota. She readily acknowledges that her greatest education has occurred through motherhood and life. |
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Teesie Vallero is a trainer at the Midwest Institute for Forgiveness Training and works in private practice as a forgiveness counselor at The Well in Minneapolis. She also practices Reiki at Cloudwalk Center for Health. |
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Vern Williams, M.D., is the medical director of Hazelden in Newberg, Oregon. A board certified internist and a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Dr. Williams' practice includes a focus on addiction treatment for health care professionals. |
