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Recovery Coach
New York CityMelissa Killeen, MSOD, MPhil
Executive Coach
for Recovering Leaders
Monthly Archives: October 2015
How can you heal the trauma within?
Trauma changes you. You might not necessarily like that change. How can you heal the trauma within? You have the ability to transform yourself into a healthier person. You have enormous healing potential; the goal is learning to access it—and … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, Hunger, love addiction, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Brain and Brainwave Entrainment, Clear Therapy, Colored Light Entrainment and Re-patterning, DAVID Device, EFT, EMDR, Emotional Freedom Technique, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Green Wave Therapy, Light Stimulation Therapy, LST, PTSD, Somatic Experiencing, trauma
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Is there a trauma-addiction connection?
Is there a trauma-addiction connection? Adverse childhood experiences (trauma) are well known to significantly increase the risk of psychiatric disorders in adulthood. Ample evidence has shown that childhood trauma endangers the brain’s development, structure and function. Several traumatic experiences could make a person susceptible, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, Gambling Addiction, love addiction, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged American Psychological Association, Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being. American Journal of Psychiatry, BE Saunders, Department of Veterans Affairs, DG Kilpatrick, dw sMITH, HealMyPTSD.com, KL Mills, L Peters, Living with Addiction, M Teesson, Michele Rosenthal, National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Program, PTSD, U.S. Department of Justice, www.apa.org
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Addiction is a Symptom of Untreated Trauma
I am a recovery coach. A recovery coach or sober companion is often called in to work with the most difficult addict, the chronic relapser. A chronic relapser is an individual that has been to several rehabs, often 7, 8 … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Uncategorized
Tagged ACE Survey, Addiction, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, dr. gabor mate, Drug Addiction, Kaiser Permanente Health Appraisal Clinic, Michele Rosenthal, san diego, the effects of trauma causes addiction, Trauma and Addiction: 7 Reasons Your Habit Makes Perfect Sense, trauma
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What kind of credential do I need to be a Professional Recovery Coach?
When I published my book Recovery Coaching – A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions in 2013, the term professional recovery coach or professional recovery life coach was not in frequent use. A professional recovery coach is trained … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, love addiction, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction
Tagged ACC, Associate Certified Coach, Family Recovery Resources, ICF, International Coach Federation, International Coaching Federation, Master Certified Coach, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Professional Certified Coach Credential, RCI, Recovery Coaching International
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What training and certificate do you need to be a peer recovery support specialist ?
I published my book Recovery Coaching – A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions in 2013. Since then, recovery coach or peer recovery support specialist training has become one of the fastest growing aspects of the coaching field. So, what … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, love addiction, Recovery Coaching, Uncategorized
Tagged CO OCCURRING, IC & RC, Mental Health Associations, Offices of Vocational Rehabilitation, OVR, PACE, PEER, peer recovery, peer recovery support practioner, peer support specialist, peer to peer recovery support specialist, Person Centered Thinking, Personal Assistance in Community Existence, Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health, Wellness Recovery Action Planning, WRAP, www.dbsalliance.org
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