For Stonehenge’s 45th Anniversary in 2016 (pictured above), we collected stories from past program participants, Board Members, staff, and community partners. We asked people for their reflections about Stonehenge’s influence on their life, and we were amazed by not only how many people were willing to participate, but also by the personal nature of what they shared. Many shared to capture a moment or a memory, but even more shared with the hope that it might help someone else. Here are those stories…
Board Member Stories
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Bill Lord
Board Member and Chair, 2001 – 2010 Dr. Dougan (left) and Bill Lord I am a minister and educator in my profession. I came to Stonehenge Therapeutic C…
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Danny Lui
Board Member, 2008 – 2009 I am a pharmacist and have served Guelph for the past 34 years. Over those years I worked as a traditional pharmacist, filli…
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Jane Dougan
Lifelong Observer & Supporter, Past Board Member It’s hard to overstate the impact that Stonehenge has had on my life. I was 13 when my father, Ir…
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Rob B.
Board Member, 2013 – 2016 Residential Program Alumnus, 1988 & 2009 All of my life I have struggled with addiction and mental health issues. I was…
Community Partner Stories
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Dr. Mary Peirson
STC Physician, 1998-2001 In 1998 I was approached by Lucy Hume, Director of Stonehenge, to set up access to primary care for the residents of Stonehen…
Program Participant Stories
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Brad H.
Residential Program Transitional Housing Program In 2009, at a really low point in my life, I joined “the Stonehenge family”. I had hit rock bottom. I…
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Brian F.
Residential Program, 1971 I started drinking in my early teens. The first time I got drunk, I loved it. It took away my fears and gave me the courage…
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Bryan D.
Residential Program Vice Chair, STC Alumni Association Hello, I am Bryan D. I am a person in recovery. I have been clean from drugs since May of 1994….
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Charlene J.
Residential Program, 1971 I was brought up in a strict fundamentalist Christian home. When I was very young an extended family member sexually moleste…
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Christopher B.
Residential Program I’m not going to bore you with a memorial of my past misdeeds, or a life gone askew. Specifically I want to discuss a series of ex…
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Garry G.
Residential Program, 1982 Like many others I entered treatment broken, bankrupt, angry and feeling hopeless. While I had lost everything and really ha…
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Gary S.
Residential Program Opioid Substitution Treatment I was born and raised in Listowel, Ontario. As far back as 12 years old, I have always wanted to es…
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James S.
Residential Program, 1996 It’s been over 21 years since I completed Stonehenge. Before that, my life was a haze of booze and drugs – mostly drugs. I w…
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Kent L.
Residential Program Transitional Housing Program At present, life is pretty good and getting better. But over the years my life has been impacted by b…
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Kim H.
Residential Program, 2006 I was just 21 years old – married with 2 children under the age of 5 and homeless – when I first thought I might need the he…
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Lyda W.
Residential Program Housing Program Going to Stonehenge was a defining moment in my life. I had been to a lot of other rehabs, and the therapeutic com…
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Patti B.
Residential Program Stonehenge not only gave me the tools to be the woman I am today, but also gave me memories and connections I would never trade fo…
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Petra M.
Residential Program Alumni Association Member I grew up in a troubled and unsettling family. I learned to live life in a way that looked good on the o…
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Serena K.
Let’s Grow Together Program I started using drugs at age 14, when I found a joint in my step-father’s pants pocket. I would describe my childhood as g…
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Wayne F.
Residential Program Transitional Housing Program For a long time, jail was like a second home to me. No matter where else I was living, it was somewhe…
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Yvette P.
Residential Program Let’s Grow Together Program I had been using crack heavily for 2 years when I realized that I was pregnant with my second child. I…
Staff Stories
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Dick O’Brien
Program Director, 1974 – 1979 To the best of my recollection, it was autumn 1978. Stonehenge Therapeutic Community was located on an old farm in need…
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Fern Gobbi
Office Coordinator, 1989 – 2016 When I started working at Stonehenge 26 years ago, drug use was not talked about as openly as it is today. Instead, pe…
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Heather Kerr
Executive Director, 2003 – 2019 Clinical Director, 1993 – 1997 There is no place quite like Stonehenge – the courage, commitment and passion. Within t…
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Janice Lace
Addiction Therapist, 1982 – 1988 In 1982, as a recent graduate, I was ready to begin a career and Stonehenge Therapeutic Community was looking to fill…
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Jennifer Oliver
Activity Therapist, 1984 – 1987 Thirty two years ago I was at the University of Guelph completing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology. I s…
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Linda Sibley
Group Leader, 1979 – 1982 Stonehenge was my first job after university. I learned so much; it shaped my career path to this day. My commitment and pas…
