Tom Regehr began offering speeches about his healing from trauma, addiction and homelessness in 2003 while promoting a self-help group he founded named “Come And Sit Together” (CAST). After noticing high energy and emotion in the questions around these issues he held events with several friends healing from the same issues to answer this need.

These events were very popular and now the CAST Canada Addiction And Trauma Panels are the most popular CAST Canada offering. Since 2004, more than 50 events have been offered around central Ontario. Audiences include frontline helping professionals, universities and corporations. From this process has evolved specialized trainings and workshop based on women’s issues, youth and homelessness.