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Recovery Coaching:
A Guide to Coaching People
in Recovery from Addictions
Second Edition
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Author Archives: Melissa Killeen
Addicted to Dimes, Confessions of a Liar and a Cheat
This week’s guest blogger is Catherine Townsend-Lyon, an author, blogger and marketing guru. Catherine lives in Arizona and is a recovering gambling addict. For the next four weeks, Catherine will feature segments of her book “Addicted to Dimes” in this … Continue reading
Posted in Gambling Addiction
Tagged Addicted to Dimes, Catherine Lyon, Catherine Townsend-Lyon, gambling addiction
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Every narcissist needs a codependent love addict
“The most common toxic relationship is between the codependent love addict and the narcissist love addict. Opposites attract and love addicts are vulnerable to charming people.” -Author, therapist and founder of Love Addicts Anonymous, Susan Peabody. Narcissism is a personality disorder. … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, love addiction, Sex Addiction
Tagged ACOA, Adult Children of Alcoholics, CODA, codependents anonymous, LAA, love addicts anonymous, narcissist, SASH, sex and love addicts anonymous, SLAA, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, we mute coyotes
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I’m a guy, how can I be a love addict?
“Seeing her in the afternoon was like being in heaven, it took away all of my worries” “This is the only woman who has ever understood me.” “She is the woman I have dreamed of being with my whole life.” “She … Continue reading
Posted in love addiction, Sex Addiction
Tagged ACOA, Adult Children of Alcoholics, CODA, codependants anonymous, LAA, love addicts anonymous, SASH, sex and love addicts anonymous, SLAA, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
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Bob Timmins – A Titan in the World of Recovery Coaching.
Bob Timmins, an addiction specialist who is credited with salvaging the lives of a long list of celebrity drug users by steering them onto the path of sobriety and helping them stay there, died of respiratory failure in 2008 at … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Recovery Coaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Aerosmith, CLARE Foundation, Cri-HELP, Danny Trejo, Impact House, Jeff McFarlane, Mötley Crüe, MusiCares, Musicians Assistance Program, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, National Association of Drug Court Professionals, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Timmins Foundation
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Should I stop caring what other people think about me?
Should you really care WHAT other people think of you or IF people are thinking about you? Are you allowing these persons whose opinions matter so much to you, to essentially run your life? If you are enmeshed in these thoughts, you … Continue reading
Posted in Positive Thinking
Tagged Fredric Neuman, MD, Michael Miles, Should I care, Tiffany O’Callaghan, Tim Urban
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On the Role of Peers in Recovery
This article was published in thefix.com on June 10,2015. Click here for the article: http://www.thefix.com/tags/professional-voices Do peers have a unique way of connecting with clients? As the treatment of addiction moves inexorably toward inclusion in the larger healthcare system, with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ARCO, Association of Recovery Community Organizations, CCAR, Chyrell Bellamy, Conneticut Community for Addiction Recovery, CRSP, Faces and Voices of Recovery, Heather Ogden-Busch, Living Proof Recovery Support Center, McShin Foundation, Michael Rowe, MSW, NJ Certification Board, peer recovery support practioner, peers, PhD, recovery coach
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What is Non-Suicidal Self-Injury?
The terms non suicidal self-injury (NSSI), self-harm, self-mutilation, self-abuse, or self-injury (SI) refer to the act of purposely harming oneself. Often referred to as “cutting,” which describes one common way in which people hurt themselves. Cutting isn’t the only way … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged burning, Cutting, International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, Matthew K. Nock, Mitchell J. Prinstein, Naghma Khan, non suicidal self injury, picking, piercing, reduce negative emnotions, S.A.F.E. Alternatives, self harm, self injury, to feel something, Trichotillomania, www.selfinjury.com
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Six Signs of Resistance to Change
and What To Do About Them
It is hard seeing your client struggle through resistance to change. Facing a difficult emotional experience, and at the same time, wanting to escape it. Struggling in sobriety, mourning the loss of the addiction, a job, maybe even their family. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged acceptance, Addiction, anger, confusion, crisis, denial, depression, fear, resistance, sobriety
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and What To Do About Them
and What To Do About Them
Is boredom a gateway to relapse?
It’s late in the day on a Saturday. Time slows down. Nothing seems interesting on TV, just reruns of Criminal Minds, another PGA tournament with a splash of MMA Kickboxing. There is a feeling of yearning, but for what? This is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Addiction, alcohol, Association of Psychologoical Science, boredom, buddhist, gambling, John Eastwood, over-eating, relapse, ScienceDaily, sex, Univesity of Waterloo, York University
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Faces and Voices of Recovery announces the 2015 America Honors Recovery Awards
Faces and Voices of Recovery announces the 2015 America Honors Recovery Awards. America Honors Recovery is the addiction recovery community’s annual awards event to recognize the over 23.5 million Americans in recovery and recovery community organizations. Sponsored by Faces & … Continue reading
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How Emotionally Mature Are You in a Heated Conversation?
I am working with a client who is struggling in his recovery. He is having trouble being emotionally mature in heated conversations with his live-in girlfriend. I discussed with my client how he acts when he is in an argument. My client would like … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Family Dynamics
Tagged conflict, emotionally imature, heated arguements
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How does a Recovery Coach work with a Treatment Team?
Recovery coaching services are starting to be more widely used, more often within the finest treatment centers. Yet, there are still addicts in crisis, or families with loved ones in inpatient substance-abuse treatment that are unaware that such services exist. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ARCO, Assertive Continuing Care, Association of Recovery Community Organizations, David Loveland, Faces and Voices of Recovery, Micahel Boyle, Michael Boyle, recovery coach, Recovery Management Model
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How can I get more sleep?
Sleep has a potent effect on the addicted brain There are many tools available to a recovery coach. Information on the importance of sleep is one of them. Sleep is a necessity for everyone, including those in recovery from addiction. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ambien, Dr Ralph Carson, Edward Stepanski, insomnia, Jack Edinger, John O’Neil, Martica Heaner, NIH National Center for Sleep Disorders Research, Ph.D, sleep diary, Sleep Research Society, The Brain Fix
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Why I can’t make a good decision when I am fatigued?
Fatigue takes a toll on the brain In the August 2004 issue of the journal Sleep, Dr. Timothy Roehrs, the Director of Research at the Sleep Disorders and Research Center at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, published one of the first … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Family Dynamics, Uncategorized
Tagged Decision Fatigue, Dr. Timothy Roehrs, Dr. Travis Bradberry, insomnia, Roy F. Baumeister, Sleep Deprivation, T. F. Heatherton
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I can’t go to sleep!
Can I function on less than 8 hours of sleep? Sleep is essential for a person’s health and well-being, according to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). A recent poll taken by the NSF found that many people can’t sleep more … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Insomnia Association, biological rhythms, circadian rhythms, David Dinges, H.P.A. Vasn Dongen, insomnia, Mayo Clinic Sleep Center, National Sleep Foundation, NIH National Center for Sleep Disorders Research, Sleep Research Society
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I am Lonely, Part Three
What Can I Do? John Cacioppo author and researcher on loneliness, offers a few tips on how to overcome being lonely: Recognize that loneliness is a sign that something needs to change. Notice your self-deflating thoughts. We often create self-centered … Continue reading
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Tagged How to Cope with Loneliness, John Cacioppo, loneliness, lonely
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I am Lonely, Part Two
The Research on Loneliness Have you ever been all alone at a party? Are you perfectly content sitting home reading a book or watching Hulu? Even though you secretly hate sitting at home watching Hulu? Do you have a need … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Chicago Center of Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Daniel Russell, depression, John Cacioppo, loneliness, lonely, Robert S. Weiss, sensory impairment, UCLA Loneliness Scale, University of Chicago
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I am lonely
What Is Loneliness? Webster’s Dictionary defines loneliness as a state of solitude or being alone. But I believe loneliness to actually be a state of mind. It causes people to feel empty, alone and unwanted. People who are lonely crave … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged alienated, cut-off, depression, grief, homesickness, loneliness, lonely
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Thinking about my mistakes from the past
One of my clients, Caroline, is a brilliant woman who has hit bottom, very, very hard. She is an Ivy League-educated woman, mother of three, and the wife of a wealthy professional in the suburbs of Chicago. But unfortunately, she … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Family Dynamics
Tagged andry, conflict resolution, disagreements, fight fair, fights, HALT
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