By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 2.26.2021 — There’s been an explosive growth of nonclinical peer recovery support services, such as recovery coaching, as an adjunct or alternative to professionally directed substance use disorder treatment. Research has shown that recovery coaching enhances recovery initiation and long-term recovery maintenance through ensuring a high level of integration […]
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You Cannot Be Brave Without Fear
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 2.12.2021 — “Bravery is not the absence of fear but rather action in the face of it.” — Mark Messier People mistakenly think that bravery and courage are the opposite of fear, which means fear is the equivalent of weakness… To be fearful is to be human. To be […]
Self-Honesty Leads to Change
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 1.29.2021 — The disease of addiction often accompanies dishonesty; you could say it is an essential fuel. There are lies about buying our substances, acting out in other behaviors, about which substances we use, and hiding any consequences that are a result of substance use. Some of us become […]
Feelings Not Facts
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 1.15.2021 — Reality is people use substances because they provide a desired effect. Maybe a cigarette helps you calm down when taking a break, or a drink helps relieve feelings of anxiety and tension at the end of a long day. But the problem is that the effect of […]
New Year’s Resolutions in Recovery
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 1.1.2021 — The fresh start of a New Year. This symbolic new beginning can feel empowering and fill us with optimism, especially for those of us in recovery. Most of us and our lives have already been transformed in drastic ways and the New Year presents another opportunity to […]
I Would Have Robbed Myself
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 12.18.2020 — If I made a list of things that I wanted when I went to treatment it would have looked a little bit like this: · I wanted to control my use to avoid consequences. · I needed my mother to get off my case. · I would […]