Addiction Recovery Coaching
What is Addiction? Addiction refers to a condition in which an individual engages in some behavior, habit, or act in which they receive some type of reward or response that results in their need or desire to continue engaging that behavior, habit, or act.
For instance, an individual takes a prescription pain killer for pain. The reward being that when taken, the pain killer provides a heightened sense of relief from that pain. The individual equates the pain killer with the relief of pain and begins using it to relive them of other “pains” in which the prescription was not prescribed for. This becomes the individual’s relief from all forms of pain they perceive… physical, mental and in many instances, those caused by mental or emotional factors such as stress or conflict. Before long, the reliance upon the pain killer is daily and when not taken, results in negative physical, mental and/or emotional responses.
In some cases, individuals seek help to break the cycle of addiction. Some individuals attempt to break the addiction on their own. Some individuals require the use of interventions. Some are forced into treatment by order of a judge. Unfortunately, many people simply suffer until they hit rock bottom or even worse, commit suicide or die due to the negative impact on their health.
For instance, an individual takes a prescription pain killer for pain. The reward being that when taken, the pain killer provides a heightened sense of relief from that pain. The individual equates the pain killer with the relief of pain and begins using it to relive them of other “pains” in which the prescription was not prescribed for. This becomes the individual’s relief from all forms of pain they perceive… physical, mental and in many instances, those caused by mental or emotional factors such as stress or conflict. Before long, the reliance upon the pain killer is daily and when not taken, results in negative physical, mental and/or emotional responses.
In some cases, individuals seek help to break the cycle of addiction. Some individuals attempt to break the addiction on their own. Some individuals require the use of interventions. Some are forced into treatment by order of a judge. Unfortunately, many people simply suffer until they hit rock bottom or even worse, commit suicide or die due to the negative impact on their health.
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The Addiction Challenge. When an individual becomes addicted to something, by in large, that addiction is recognized by their brain as being more important that survival itself…even to the point that individuals will risk their lives to continue engaging the addiction.
The reality is that addiction is chronic and the path to being free of the addiction is hard work. To make matters worse, individuals seeking to make the changes are often surrounded by people and situations that can easily trigger their desires to reengage the addiction. The other reality is that although relapse is common when in recovery…it isn’t an absolute. Again, the path to recovery is not easy…it is hard and it will challenge every ounce of an individual’s willpower…but making the behavior and lifestyle changes necessary to overcome addiction can be done! |
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Who We Help. We understand that addiction comes in many shapes, sizes and forms. We understand addiction affects all genders, races, ethnicities, economic backgrounds, education levels, religious beliefs, and ages. We understand that it is a condition that affects mothers, fathers, children, teens, professionals and others. We understand that individuals are at different stages in their addiction, with some being at the beginning and others being at rock-bottom. In other words, addiction does not discriminate...it is a people condition.
Whether at the onset of addiction or post-treatment, we can help. Examples of different addictions in which we work with include:
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Recovery Coaching Program. Meliorem’s recovery coaching program is designed to help you understand how you think, how you interpret, and how you subsequently act. Understanding these important processes helps lead to your ability to understand the root causes of addiction and how to successfully make the lifestyle changes necessary to not only overcome the addiction, but to move towards a healthier you. Bottom line…we believe that relapse after rehab is decreased exponentially when the underlying causes of the addiction are treated.
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Addiction Therapeutic Coaching. Everyone is unique and therefore, our addiction recovery program provides personalized coaching for each individual. Through the incorporation of lifestyle medicine therapeutic coaching, individuals learn to replace unhealthy habits, beliefs and actions with healthy ones. Our program includes such key recovery areas as nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep habits, and healthy relationships.