How I slayed Addiction with Nature | Dax Justin

How I slayed Addiction with Nature | Dax Justin | TEDxCanmore

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“How I slayed Addiction with Nature” boldly takes you on a journey from the darkest corner of the Universe to the most colorful horizons, speaking on conquering self-imposed mental blocks, finding your true self, and what rediscovering the vitality of life means to your future.
Dax Justin is a Canadian explorer, adventure/landscape photographer and storyteller based in Calgary, Alberta. Dax partners with travel destinations, brands and agencies to expand social reach online through producing high-quality visual content and stories that are both engaging and rich in soul.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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@ahmedelwakkad9031 Жыл бұрын

Opposite of addiction is not sobriety, opposite of addiction is connection ❤ to all spirit and life

@larissaroque5656 7 жыл бұрын

I am so thankful and grateful to have you in my life. Courage is not about not being afraid. It's about being afraid but doing it anyway.

@kendrabennett5041 6 жыл бұрын

Larissa Roque Definitely!

@chrisbee5355 4 жыл бұрын

It's called REPROGRAMMING of the brain in order to appreciate the SIMPLE TRUTHS. It takes FAITH & HOPE

@joshuatheseeker5069 4 жыл бұрын

Some of us are just old souls or souls from a diffrent place and we just fit in better in nature

@jimflagg4009 3 жыл бұрын

Old souls care about self growth. If you need to reconnect with nature to do this then great but just because you like nature does not make you an old soul. Most old souls would not get mixed up in drugs because they are bad for your soul growth. Part of growing is not caring what others think of you and if you chose not to do drugs and your friends give you a hard time an old soul would get new friends because those you choose to hang with can hurt your growth or help it.

@brianadkins5252 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the story Dax! It is amazing what getting back to our natural roots and seeing what we were supposed to truly be can do for us.

@ErnestineSantiago Жыл бұрын

Thank you for some sound advice as well as a helping hand of strength

@plantsntrance5513 6 жыл бұрын

My dad died from a heroine overdose about a month ago. I wish he knew the power of nature.... He was such an addict, he never kept a cell phone, email address, etc. I had no contact with him... He didn't let people connect with him. Man, if only he knew.....

@anagomez9620 4 жыл бұрын

plantsntrance as his daughter I pray you can make a difference first with yourself and then 🕊🌏🕊🌎🕊🌍🕊🌻❤️

@chrisvoa 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. May I ask how old he was?

@plantsntrance5513 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisvoa 51 years old

@aliqureshi2494 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful talk and concept of addiction opposite...

@laurasmilski1042 7 жыл бұрын

Bravo Dax! This talk was emotional and raw and so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your story of courage.

@daxjustin 6 жыл бұрын

You have made my day, Laura! Thank you so much for listening.

@denisesignorelli9643 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. This means so much ❤️

@bradleylatham8184 5 жыл бұрын

A Brave man, you are awesome. I have similar story, peace brother.

@kendrabennett5041 6 жыл бұрын

this is so sad! I've been in the streets too! Great video and message though! I love that, " your type yourself" yes we are perfectly and wonderfully made , no 2 alike on the planet! god bless thanks for this it's powerful!

@daxjustin 6 жыл бұрын

We are more powerful than we all realize, Kendra. I've seen the streets and the dark sides but have never had to rely on them to stay alive. Rely on yourself only.

@kendrabennett5041 6 жыл бұрын

Dax Justin glad to hear your life has been easier than that, most ppl couldn't walk 1 day in my shoes. I'm glad they havn't had to either. A brisk wind woul blow most ppl over!

@CrackerJackFlash 6 жыл бұрын

Courageous on two fronts: concurring it...sharing it. Bravo!

@daxjustin 6 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy thanks a lot! Must connect next time you're in Calgary!

@Andopiy 2 жыл бұрын

That helped so much!!! Thank you.

@amyzzz8910 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@annevonkreuter7189 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dax for sharing your 'WHY.' A true inspiration and a great reminder of how nature can connect us to ourselves in order to grow in this big old world :) !!

@CanuckTer 7 жыл бұрын

Incredibly moving and powerful. Thank you for your vulnerability and bravery. Bravo!

@daxjustin 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Teri!

@Archangel89 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely said, thankyou old soul

@thriveeq8252 7 жыл бұрын

Absolute truth! Sensational! Bang on Dax! Thee way to go! ... All our relations.

@daxjustin 6 жыл бұрын

Very much appreciated!

@ahmedelwakkad9031 Жыл бұрын

This was so good. Thank you.

@anastasiafromdp 6 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how I found this video while researching addiction (I have addiction to food) and I'm actually going for a trek in just a day. I haven't trekked for 5 years and it feels like "going back home" - to nature, to mountains. And btw, I'm in love with mountains of Alberta, my dream is to go there one day.

@daxjustin 6 жыл бұрын

Nastya! Thank you for the reply - have you come to Alberta yet!? Where have you trekked in the past?

@anastasiafromdp 6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Alberta is too far away from me, I live in Ukraine. But going there is in my list of things to do before I die (as well as going to Alaska) :D We have mountains in my country, Carpathian mountains. They are significantly different by looks and height, it's not as extreme as Alberta to trek there but nonetheless it was difficult to climb with ~18 kgs behind my back after all these years. But yeah, I totally get you - there are things around us that are much more exciting than the objects of our addictions.

@pennybadgley7755 4 жыл бұрын

You are amazing, ❤️💫🙏

@cessrcd 5 жыл бұрын

The opposite of addiction is RE-connection

@nicolepedley8352 Жыл бұрын

I love your honesty....I too have used Nature to REWILD.... if only this concept could be the first approach instesd of a institution based tretment program....here in Ontario it's actually unheard of....wonder why we lose people to overdose related deaths....

@kamalsardiwal7477 7 жыл бұрын

I loved it!

@daxjustin 6 жыл бұрын

Makes me happy to hear that, thank you Karmal.

@murderotica724 5 жыл бұрын

I wanna do this

@christianbueno1151 3 жыл бұрын

Destroy what destroys you

@Bitachon 5 жыл бұрын

Opposite of addiction is connection

@anagomez9620 4 жыл бұрын

Yaacov explain🧐thank you

@virtualtourmaps 2 жыл бұрын

@@anagomez9620 People use addiction to escape from the lack of love they feel in their life. Once open to love and connection the addictions usually fall away.

@jamesnevin179 2 жыл бұрын

You can lottery watch nature learn so much about life

@joshuatheseeker5069 4 жыл бұрын

I can tell that he is very nervous around other people and he would have been better off speaking his story to just a couple of people nature is a very healing environment

@jimflagg4009 3 жыл бұрын

I think the real cure is to seek out what it was that drove you to the drugs. It could be a fear. Fear of not fitting in. If that is the case you need to cope with the idea of people not liking you because you do not use drugs. Maybe you just need to hang with a different type of friend one that does not do drugs.

@geologist6817 4 жыл бұрын

i need desperatly to get sober

@claudiaarzillo1626 3 жыл бұрын

You got this !

@geologist6817 3 жыл бұрын

@@claudiaarzillo1626 was at D18 relapsed and now i am D2 it was the biggest strike this year

@claudiaarzillo1626 3 жыл бұрын

Geologist you got this! I got D21 clean of opioids. Hardest thing I’ve ever been through, but you got it!! I pray you get to D30. I’ll be praying for you.

@claudiaarzillo1626 3 жыл бұрын

I meant Off lol.

@claudiaarzillo1626 3 жыл бұрын

There’s too much stigma around the word relapse. It shouldn’t be a shameful thing. The road to recovery isn’t a straight freeway, it’s more like a side road with twists and turns :)

@peternorthrup6274 5 жыл бұрын

How do you pay for insurance? All this must cost alot of money. Must be nice.

@deniseharris3110 3 жыл бұрын

You save a LOT of money that you use to spend on your addictions of choice.

@irvingr.fatback886 2 жыл бұрын

Justin, D.

@rowanfrancis9011 2 жыл бұрын

Well different, from AA powerless over alcohol🦊👛🙏👍liked it YeA right on

@SAMEntalhealth 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone's taking that phrase "it's connection" from that British guy lol

@goodtutt4733 5 жыл бұрын

He seems pretty self involved.

@aliqureshi2494 4 жыл бұрын

Drug addiction is the most secret battle about what only an addict can think. And the addicts are one of the most helpless poor misjudged people of the world.