Lived experience speaker on addiction and recovery
Nearly two decades in addiction, now an Addiction Recovery Mentor and podcast host. Paris talks straight about what addiction is really like, what actually helped, and how to support people who are in it.
Talks and workshops
Paris's story
Addiction, recovery and what actually helped. Honest, hopeful and practical, with takeaways people can use.
- Life inside addiction to alcohol and meth
- Relapse, and what finally made recovery stick
- Stigma, and how it keeps people from asking for help
- What helps, and what doesn't, when someone is struggling
Who books it: Workplaces, conferences, community events, recovery events.
Introduction to Your Recovery
What an Addiction Recovery Mentor is, who it helps, and how to refer someone.
- The role: AOD case management and AOD and mental health peer support in one
- Who it suits, and where it fits alongside clinical care
- Scope of practice and safety
- How referrals work
Who books it: AOD and mental health services, GPs, allied health, community organisations.
Supporting people who use alcohol and other drugs
Practical training for teams who work with, or alongside, people using alcohol and other drugs. Tailored to your workplace.
- Understanding addiction, without the stigma
- Language that helps, and language that shuts people down
- Spotting warning signs
- Having a safe, respectful conversation
- When and where to refer
Who books it: Workplaces, practitioners and educators: youth work, community services, allied health, equine-assisted therapy and learning.
See Paris in action
from talks and workshopsSomeone who's lived it, and trained for it.
- Lived experience: 17 years with alcohol and 10 with meth, and the relapses in between
- Trained in AOD case management and AOD and mental health peer support
- Founder of Your Recovery and host of Sh*ts F*cked
- Practical: every talk leaves people with something they can use
- Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute
- Purple Fig Wellbeing
- The Salvation Army
How it works
In person or online
In person in Perth and across WA, with travel outside Perth by arrangement. Online anywhere in Australia.
Made for your audience
Before the day, Paris talks with you about who's in the room, what they need, and anything to steer clear of.
Safe to sit through
Every talk starts with a content warning and finishes with support contacts. Talks for young people are adapted with extra care.
Book Paris
Send an enquiry with a few details and Paris will get back to you with availability and a quote.
- Your organisation
- Who the audience is, and roughly how many
- Date, or a rough timeframe
- In person (where) or online
- Which talk or workshop you're interested in
- Your budget