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Child Pornography – Part One
Possession of child pornography is a felony under federal law, as well as every state. Because I am a recovery coach, I know some offenders, and I had some questions. I wanted to know more about these viewers of child pornography. … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Pornography, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged child pornography, CyberTipLine, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, pornography, recovery coach
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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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Service keeps you sober — Research is proving this age-old slogan
Ever since I walked into the rooms, I heard the phrase “Service keeps you sober.” I already knew I was a helping type of person, in fact in my addiction it was called being a rescuer. So I stayed away … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, American Journal on Addictions, Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Center, Case Western University, http://www.helpingotherslivesober.org, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Maria Pagano, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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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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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 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 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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The Family Relationship Consultant
by Ronald B Cohen, MD According to Ronald B. Cohen, MD, an experienced Bowen Family Relationship Consultant, and this week’s guest blogger, we all struggle with balancing emotional closeness and distance in our families or origin. Learning and Doing “How … Continue reading
Posted in Family Dynamics, Uncategorized
Tagged Bowens Family Systems, family relationships, Great Neck New York, Ronald B Cohen MD
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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
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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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