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Recovery Coaching:
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Category Archives: Anger
Lions, Tigers, Bears and the Yellow Brick Road to Recovery
This is a guest post by Steve Devlin, a recovery coach from Philadelphia PA, and a long time friend. I chose to post this over the Holiday weekend, because it brings me such joy, and brings back wonderful memories of watching … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, behavioral health, body dismorphia, Drug Addiction, eating disorder, Family Dynamics, Hunger, Internet Addiction Disorder, love addiction, love avoidant, mental health, opioid epidemic, Pornography, pornography addiction, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction
Tagged recovery, recovery coach, Steve Devlin, Wizard of Oz
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Getting through the tough times
As a recovery coach, I often see my clients need help getting through the tough times, without using, picking up or acting out. Recently, I personally encountered some rough patches in my life, so, I went to my library of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, behavioral health, body dismorphia, Drug Addiction, eating disorder, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, Hunger, Internet Addiction Disorder, love addiction, love avoidant, mental health, opioid epidemic, Pornography, pornography addiction, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction
Tagged Addiction, breath work, Buddhism, Buddhist Nun, Cape Breton Nova Scotia, chodron foundation, Gampo Abbey, mkrecoverycoaching.com, Pema Chodron, when things fall apart
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Why Can’t You Do the Dishes? Part 2
This week’s guest blogger, Jeff Garson from Radical Decency Group, shares with us a very common example of a partner/spouse/husband/wife interaction. A husband and wife are about to leave for work and his wife, looking at a sink filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, behavioral health, Family Dynamics, love addiction, love avoidant, mental health, Positive Thinking
Tagged Jeff Garson, Philadelphia, relationships, The Radical Decency group
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Why can’t you do the dishes?
Guest blogger Jeff Garson from Radical Decency Group shares with us a very common example of a partner or spouse interaction. A husband and wife are about to leave for work and his wife, looking at a sink filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, behavioral health, Family Dynamics, love addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged fight or flight, Jeff Garson, Philadelphia, radical decency, The Decency Group
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The Top Ten Warning Signs You Are Talking to an Online Catfisher-Part 4
How can you protect yourself from a Catfisher or an online predator? Why do they do what they do? Catfishers want something from you. These are people that are not motivated by love, but are driven by money, perverse sexual … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Anger, behavioral health, Drug Addiction, love addiction, love avoidant, mental health, pornography addiction, Sex Addiction, Uncategorized
Tagged catfisher, conartist, FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, internet predator, National Sexial Assault Hotline, National Sexual Violence Resource Center, scammer, stalking Resource Center
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The Top Ten Warning Signs You Are Talking to an Online Catfisher-Part 2
Are you talking to someone online? Do you trust them? Could they be a catfisher, a scammer, a scallawag or a con? I recently returned to online dating after ending a long-term relationship. With a profile depicting a self-supporting, intelligent … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Anger, behavioral health, Internet Addiction Disorder, love avoidant, mental health, Positive Thinking, Recovery Coaching
Tagged Catching the Catfishers: Disarm the Online Pretenders, catfisher, con artist, match.com. eharmony, Predators and Perpetrators Who Are Out to Ruin Your Life, scammer, Tyler Cohen Wood
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Ten ways of Improving Your Chances of Keeping that New Year’s Resolution
Make a list and think it through It’s that time and everyone is thinking of New Year’s Resolutions. You’re itching to get rid of that bad habit right now, but consider this: think it through. I know you have heard … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, behavioral health, Drug Addiction, Family Dynamics, Gambling Addiction, Hunger, Internet Addiction Disorder, love addiction, mental health, Recovery Coaching, Sex Addiction
Tagged AA, Charles Duhigg, Harm Reduction, Mary Ellen Coepland, NA, Relapse Prevention Plan, The Power of Habit, The WRAP Plan
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Stop calling it behavioral health!
Stop calling it behavioral health! Does the term cause stigma and discrimination? By Robert Kent JD and Charles Morgan MD Reprinted from thefix.com, originally published on 11/12/15 When somebody is treated for smoking cessation, the care will probably be provided … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, behavioral health, Drug Addiction, Gambling Addiction, mental health
Tagged ASAM, behavioral health, Dr. Charles Morgan, mental health, Michael Botticelli, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, OASAS, Robert A. Kent, substance use disorder, The American Society of Addiction Medicine
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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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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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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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