Fear-Based Management
By Phil Valentine Every time I facilitate one of our trainings, I listen to people describe working environments that demean, devalue and diminish the recovery …
By Phil Valentine Every time I facilitate one of our trainings, I listen to people describe working environments that demean, devalue and diminish the recovery …
By Phil Valentine The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© reviews the following roles associated with recovery coaching. Motivator and cheerleader Ally and confidante Truth teller Role …
I’ve often heard it said that “coaches need coaches”. How we enter into that relationship can impact more than our personal journey, but the way …
When I climbed Katahdin on September 23, 2015 I was in a lot better shape than this past time (June 12, 2018). 2,000 miles of …
By Phil Valentine When it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of the recovery advocacy movement maybe it’s time to use The Casserole Measure. In 2010, …
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 …
By Phil Valentine, Rebecca Allen and Jennifer Chadukiewicz I have noticed a trend in the recovery support field – placing an isolated coach in a …
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 …