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Recovery Coaching:
A Guide to Coaching People
in Recovery from Addictions
Second Edition
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Category Archives: Recovery Coaching
Believe Change is Possible
As a recovery coach, I work with people trying to change a habit. We work on finding different ways of responding to a trigger. For some seeking recovery, they want to find an easier, softer way. Others think willpower is all they need … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, behavioral health, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, love addiction, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Duhigg, Nicotine Anonymous, Smokers Anonymous, The Power of Habit, Todd Heatherton
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Changing a Habit
Quitting drinking or drugging is the same as developing an exercise program or winning a football game. Simply by changing a habit, you can succeed in staying sober. Charles Duhigg investigates this theory in his 2012 book, The Power of Habit. Duhigg … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, behavioral health, Drug Addiction, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching
Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W., Charles Duhigg, New York Times, The Power of Habit
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Internet Addiction Disorder- What is it? What treatment is available?
Internet Addiction Disorder- What is it? Internet addiction disorder or IAD is also referred to as Problematic Internet Use (PIU),[i] Compulsive Internet Use, (CIU),[ii] Internet overuse, problematic computer use, pathological computer use, or I-Disorder,[iii]. IAD is excessive computer use which interferes with … Continue reading
Posted in Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, Internet Addiction Disorder, love addiction, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction
Tagged Behavioral Health Services Dual Diagnosis Unit at Bradford Regional Medical Center in, Computer Addiction Services, Cyber-Relationship Addiction, Dr Kimberly Young, Dr. Maressa Orzack, Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery, internet addiction disorder, McLean Hospital, New Beginnings, ReSTART, the Internet Addiction Program, The Ranch, Uday Foundation
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On the Nature of Addiction and the Loss of Hope
Guest post by David Chapman The normal state of a productive and happy human existence includes a sense of hope. The nature of addiction exhausts all sense of hope. The sense of hope is based on the understanding that the process of productive … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, love addiction, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Addiction, david r. chapman, hope, John Maxwell, osher Lifelong Learning Institute, rutgers university
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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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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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What kind of training do I need to be a recovery coach?
I published my book Recovery Coaching – A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions in 2013. Since then, recovery coach or peer recovery specialist training has become one of the fastest growing aspects of the coaching field. So … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, Hunger, love addiction, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching
Tagged IC & RC, International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium, mkrecoverycoaching.com, NAADAC, National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP), Peer Recovery Support-Specialist Code of Ethics, recovery coach training, recovery coaching a guide to coaching people in recovery from addictions, the Association for Addiction Professionals
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What kind of certification do I need to be a recovery coach?
I published my book Recovery Coaching – A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions in 2013. Since then, recovery coach or peer-recovery specialist certification 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, Hunger, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged IC & RC, ICF, International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium, International Coach Federation, Melissa Killeen, mkrecoverycoaching.com, peer recovery, peer to peer recovery support specialist, recovery coach, Recovery Coaching, recovery community organizations, state certification board
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What is the difference between a recovery coach, a peer recovery support specialist and a professional recovery coach?
I published my book Recovery Coaching – A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions in 2013. A recovery coach, a peer recovery support specialist and a professional recovery coach’s job descriptions have expanded significantly since then. The organizations … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, love addiction, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddhist Recovery, Harm Reduction, IC & RC, ICF, International Coach Federation, Kundalini Yoga, life coach, Moderation Management, peer to peer support specialist, professional recovery coach, recovery coach, recovery coaching a guide to coaching people in recovery from addictions, recovery community organizations, recovery support centers, state certification boards
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Melissa Killeen Presents Workshop at Association of Recovery Community Organizations (ARCO) Meeting
Posted in Addiction, Recovery Coaching
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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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Hello and welcome to my new web site
Recovery Coach, New York City!
Hello and welcome to my new web site Recovery Coach, New York City! I am Melissa Killeen, a recovery coach with over 25 years of recovery and 10 years of recovery coaching experience. I also wrote the first book on … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Recovery Coaching
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Recovery Coach, New York City!
Recovery Coach, New York City!
