Natural Highs: Substance Abuse Prevention/Intervention

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Natural Highs: Substance Abuse Prevention/Intervention ~ A Conversation with Avani Dilger on Connected, Creative and Sober Living

During our time together, Avani Dilger will talk about how she cultivated generations of positive young people who are committed to following their passions, exploring states of consciousness in healthy ways, and experiencing deep human connection in community. Her internationally respected program, Natural Highs Community works to empower teens and adults to address substance abuse and mental health issues in inspiring ways that really work. Through Avani’s deep understanding of how the brain works and what young people truly crave, she has been able to positively support people as they consider creative, connected, and sober ways to live their lives. Avani explains, “There is no substitute for the real thing!” Avani’s teaching style is respectful and empathic, honoring the complexity of why people use substances, whether it is alcohol, marijuana, nicotine or other substances, and how their deepest needs can be understood and met in a variety of ways.Avani G. Dilger, MEd, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, CAC III, ADS, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Addiction Counselor, a Somatic Psychotherapist, an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and a Motivational Interviewing Trainer (MINT), who specializes in substance abuse prevention and treatment with adults, teens and their families. She is the founder and director of the “Natural Highs – Healthy Alternatives to Drugs &amp; Alcohol” nonprofit program, an innovative, grassroots substance abuse prevention and intervention program that empowers teens and adults to become leaders around healthier lifestyles and positive peer culture. In addition to teaching the Natural Highs program at several high schools in Boulder and at Naropa University, Avani works as a psychotherapist with teens, families and adults with substance abuse, addiction and trauma using cutting-edge approaches such as Somatic Psychotherapy, Brainspotting and Systemic Constellationwork. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and trains Motivational Interviewing for criminal justice, mental health, and substance abuse professionals.<a href="https://www.naturalhighs.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.naturalhighs.org</a><a href="http://www.avanidilger.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.avanidilger.com/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh61X9vxc_K0B30dUXrKj5g?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Check out our Natural Highs "This BADASS Sober LIFE" PODCAST</a> Sliding Scale.Spanish and Portuguese Interpretation Available.A <a href="https://goldenbridge.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Golden Bridge</a> and <a href="https://www.goldengirlsglobal.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Golden Girls Global </a> Production

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