Recovery Coaching
" Heal so you can hear what is being said without the filter of your wounds"
Hi friend!
Unfortunately or fortunately, I have real time personal experience in this area. It was my main tug to explore life coaching.
S0 what is a Recovery Coach?
Recovery or sobriety coaches use a flexible approach to identify your personal goals around not drinking/substance use and succeeding in other areas of your life in order to create a plan to achieve them based on individual needs, motivations and preferences.
As a coach, I am here to help you identify where they have gotten stuck in the past, what inner or outer blocks have been holding you back and how to remove them.
I will help you create a motivating plan to achieve your goal of living without alcohol or other substances, address limiting beliefs about what your life will look like without the substance, provide accountability in reaching your goals and provide guidance and structure in changing ingrained habits and changing your cue-craving-reward-response cycle.
In my experience, hiring a coach to stop drinking can be similar to a decision you might make to hire a personal trainer or a nutritionist to increase your fitness levels or refine your eating habits.
You have a goal you want to achieve (to change your relationship with food, drugs, alcohol or exercise).
You’ve likely tried to make changes to your habits and behaviors on your own but haven’t been successful.
And at some point you may decide that it’s easier and helpful to bring in extra support, a new approach and external accountability to help you stay on track and achieve your goal.
Recovery coaches, like personal trainers and nutritionists in their areas of specialty, provide support and resources, expertise in changing habits and harnessing motivation, accountability to follow through on goals, new ways of approaching challenges and creative approaches to situations that you haven’t considered previously.
It is very difficult to navigate recovery alone, as it can be a very lonely road, which is why it should never do it alone. Support groups are very helpful, but some people need a more individualized approach. How can I support and guide you to recovery? These are just some ways in which I can provide support:
Goal setting and planning: Define recovery goals and actionable steps to achieve them
Accountability and Support: Holding individuals accountable for their recovery commitments and help individuals stay motivated and on track.
Skill Development: Teaching coping skills, relapse prevention, and healthy lifestyle habits
Life Balance: Establish a fulfilling life beyond addiction, including spirituality, career, relationships, and personal growth
Mindset Transformation: Fostering a positive mindset, building self-esteem, and cultivating resilience
Resource Connection: Provide information, education, and referrals to necessary support groups, treatment programs, and community resources
Teaching life skills: Help individuals develop essential life skills such as problem-solving, time management, and communication.
Relapse Prevention: Develop strategies to identify and create relapse prevention plans
If any of this resonates with you, coaching may be just what you need. But regardless, ff you or someone you know is seeking support on their recovery journey, as a recovery coach I can be a valuable resource. Please reach out. I am here to help.
XO Jenna
