Guy Felicella
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Vancouver, British Columbia
Harm Reduction Advocate | Advisor And Addiction Educator
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GUY FELICELLA BIOGRAPHY
Guy Felicella grew up in a middle class home in Richmond but fell into addiction at a young age. Guy spent 30 years in the repeated cycle of gangs, addiction, treatment and jail. Guy Felicella spent nearly 20 years residing in the two block radius in the Downtown Eastside and using many resources, including harm reduction, to keep himself alive. Guy Felicella spent three decades living in the grips of addiction and homelessness, surviving multiple life-threatening infections, several public health crises and six overdoses. Today, Guy Felicella has escaped the grips of the turmoil that kept him suffering and resides with his wife and three young children with over a decade of sobriety under his belt.
Guy Felicella is passionate about advocating for the vulnerable people who still suffer from addiction and educating communities on harm reduction to eliminate the stigma that exists around it. Currently, Guy Felicella works for Vancouver Coastal Health and the BC Centre on Substance Use. Guy Felicella spent nearly his entire life suffering in addiction and now he is using his experience to change the hearts and minds of people to the idea that recovery is harm reduction and harm reduction is recovery.
Gone are the days when it’s either harm reduction or recovery; it’s both! Guy Felicella has been featured in the media including, but not limited to, The Today Show on NBC, CTV Vancouver and two TEDx Talks.
Currently, Guy Felicella works for Vancouver Coastal Health and BC Centre on Substance Use and collaborates with many organizations globally. Guy Felicella shares his profound journey of overcoming homelessness, addiction, and the far-reaching impacts of unresolved trauma, anxiety, depression, and living with undiagnosed ADHD. Guy Felicella focuses on the perseverance and actionable solutions required to face and overcome challenges with safe spaces to share, grow and take action become the change we want for ourselves and in our world. Guy highlights the unexpected gifts and freedoms that emerge from embracing learning differences, showcasing how these obstacles can become steppingstones to happiness and success. Audiences gain insights into shifting personal biases and altering perceptions towards those stigmatized either through addiction, failure, or judgements faced by their peers for seeking support. In his daily work and speaking engagements he powerfully illustrates how human connections can pivot the course of a life to create transformative experiences for themselves and their peers.
His inspirational talks extend beyond harm reduction, delving into themes of leadership, change, authenticity, overcoming challenges, resilience, mindset, overcoming adversity, beating all odds, courage, hope, support systems and determination. He also delivers presentations on mental health, safe spaces, addiction, substance abuse, homelessness and preventative health services, while also addressing the profound impacts of unresolved trauma, anxiety, depression, and undiagnosed ADHD. Guy is on a mission to use his story to help others face any challenge or opportunity with grace and to make an impact in everything they do.
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Guy Felicella Topic Presentations
Removing the Stigma of Harm Reduction and the Discrimination Against Substance Users.
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Harm reduction saves lives; without resources like safe consumption sites, I would not be alive today. Simply put, you can’t save a dead addict. 3 out of 4 people who will die today in BC due to drug overdose will be in a private residence, blue collar people with diverse careers. Who we initially picture to be the face of a substance user, the “homeless user,” isn’t correct.
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Bridging the Gaps Between Harm Reduction and Recovery.
Reducing Harm in the Community
Narcan Training: Reducing Stigma in the Workplace
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