Save the Date: An Event You Won’t Want to Miss Wednesday, June 18, 2025 • 12:00 PM EDT
Resilience plays a key role in the journey through trauma, from recovery to renewed strength.
The Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans invites you to a powerful and thought-provoking webinar, Resilience in the Face of Trauma. This session will feature stories of lived experience, clinical insights, and a candid conversation about navigating life after adversity.
Whether you're a Veteran, clinician, caregiver, or ally, this webinar offers a unique opportunity to explore what resilience looks like — from those who’ve lived it and those who help others rebuild it.
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In 1998 while stationed in Kitimat, B.C. with the RCMP, Laurie was shot in the right leg by an alleged sex offender wielding a sawed-off .303 rifle. Damage was so severe that her leg had to be amputated 5 inches below her knee. After only ten months of rehabilitation, Laurie passed the PARE (the RCMP fitness standard) and made an unprecedented return to full, unrestricted general policing duties with a prosthetic leg. When Laurie retired from the RCMP in 2020, she achieved a 22+ year goal of publishing her memoir “10-33 An Officer Down Steps Back Up”. In 2024, Laurie was diagnosed with melanoma and now partners with Melanoma Canada promoting awareness and early detection of skin cancer.Laurie has received several awards including the Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal, the Medal of Valour from the International Association of Women Police, and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Laurie has been a sought-after speaker since 1999. She candidly shares her experiences as a first responder navigating mental health issues and life with a permanent physical disability. While Laurie’s journey began as one of trauma, loss, and grief, it evolved into one of hope, resilience, and post-traumatic growth.
Dr. Alfred Amaladoss is an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University, Department of Neuro and Behavioural Sciences, with a cross-appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) to the Department of Anesthesiology at McMaster University. He has held numerous past leadership roles locally and regionally, including an interim role as former Chief of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Joseph Brant Hospital. Dr. Amaladoss was instrumental in co-developing the concurrent disorders program at Joseph Brant Hospital, where he served as the lead physician for eight years. In 2012, he co-founded the Advanced Mind Clinic, a specialty psychiatry clinic in Burlington, Ontario, serving the local community and extending its quality consultations to the greater region. He was involved in the clinic until 2021. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, he co-founded the Mind Revive Clinic, a specialty psychiatry clinic, and actively oversees it as Chief Medical Director. Dr. Amaladoss has several publications in numerous mental health areas and is extensively involved in teaching. He educates students, residents, clinical fellows, family doctors, and other clinicians in a broad array of teaching settings and educational platforms .He is a speaker for many educational events and conferences on topics related to mental health and pharmacology. He also has a personal interest in human behaviour, particularly in areas related to motivation.
Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 as an armoured officer after graduating from the University of Ottawa. Throughout his career, he held multiple command roles, including leadership of the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada and 2e Division du Canada/Joint Task Force (East). He also served as Deputy Commanding General Sustainment with the U.S. I Corps on a two-year exchange.In senior roles, Lt.-Gen. Lanthier was Chief of Programme at National Defence Headquarters and Commander of the Canadian Army, later becoming Vice Chief of Defence Staff until his retirement in 2020. His deployments included three tours in the former Yugoslavia and leadership roles in Afghanistan and Haiti.He holds a Bachelor’s in biochemistry, a master’s in applied science from Cranfield University, and additional advanced studies at Harvard and the Naval Postgraduate School. His awards include the Order of Military Merit (Commander), the Meritorious Service Cross, and the U.S. Legion of Merit. He joined the ADGA Strategic Advisory Council in 2020.
For more information or to submit questions, please email info@vcp-vdc.ca.
