Beyond Your Wildest Imagination

Hwiemtun Roland: A Journey of Healing, Recovery, and Finding Oneself

In this episode of Beyond Your Wildest Imagination, host Brandon Kirk sits down with Hwiemtun Roland of the Quw'utsun First Nation to explore his powerful story of healing and life after addiction. Hwiemtun's journey led him around the world—gathering teachings, experiences, and perspectives that supported his recovery and deepened his connection to global cultures, and his own. Today, he shares that wisdom through his work at the Sacred Cedars Center in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, Canada. This conversation is a profound reflection on resilience, healing, and the possibilities that open up when we commit to life beyond addiction. Produced by Limitless http://www.limitlesshealing.ca [https://www.limitlesshealing.ca/] @limitlessbrandon [https://www.instagram.com/limitlessbrandon/] Addiction, Recovery and Crisis Resources Crisis hotlines: In B.C., Canada dial 310 [https://helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca/resource/310-mental-health-support] Hope for Wellness [https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/] (for Indigenous Peoples) 1-855-242-3310 Call or text 988 anywhere in Canada [https://cmha.ca/find-help/if-you-are-in-crisis/] Crisis hotlines in the U.S.A [https://www.apa.org/topics/crisis-hotlines] British Columbia Canada: Help Starts Here [https://helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca/] Recovery Services and Treatment Support [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/overdose/what-you-need-to-know/recovery-services-treatment-support] Canada: The Center for Addiction and Mental Health [https://www.camh.ca/en/professionals/treating-conditions-and-disorders/fundamentals-of-addiction/f-of-addiction---resources] Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addition [https://www.ccsa.ca/en/guidance-tools-resources] U.S.A: Find Treatment [https://findtreatment.gov/] American Addiction Centres [https://americanaddictioncenters.org/]