No More Blue Monkeys
By Phil Valentine If we want to first reduce, then finally eliminate stigma, then we’ve got to stop anti-stigma campaigns. Over the years, I’ve seen …
By Phil Valentine If we want to first reduce, then finally eliminate stigma, then we’ve got to stop anti-stigma campaigns. Over the years, I’ve seen …
By Phil Valentine and Art Woodard Over the years I’ve coached recovery, I’ve witnessed how the word trigger has morphed. What used to be a …
One of the most radical notions CCAR adopted in our early years is “you are in recovery if you say you are”. It is one …
The requirement that recovery coaches have a predetermined amount of “clean” time before they become eligible for employment is a crock of… crap. I think …
How do you treat people? Where do you fall within the Spectrum of Attitudes? In the late 1980’s, Bill Lofquist, well known for his work …
Why am I an advocate for the term Recovery Coach? More specifically why did I choose “coach”? Simply, “coach” most accurately describes and defines my …
I have had hundreds of conversations regarding the art and science of recovery coaching. I’ve trained people in some of the science – active listening, …
By Stacy Charpentier I am not a person in recovery from an addiction to drugs and or alcohol. However, I am a family member of …
I’m not a peer. Not in this new recovery movement. I’m a coach. More specifically I am a recovery coach. Why did the addiction recovery …
I long for the day when the term ‘substance abuse’ is permanently dropped from our lexicon. If it’s in your vocabulary, I implore you, I …