By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 5.21.2021 – When I was new to recovery, still growing and maturing, I looked to my predecessors for knowledge and guidance. I adopted a lot of their language and ideas; one of which was the idea that someone must hit “rock-bottom” before they’re able to accept help or engage…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 3.12.2021 — March 10th marked one calendar year since Governor Baker declared a state of emergency to respond to Covid19 in Massachusetts. Wow. Can you believe that an entire year has passed, because I certainly can’t.. A year of uncertainty, worry and fear. A year of isolation and waiting….
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…
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…
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…
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…
