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for Addicts and Alcoholics
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Recovery Coaching:
An Effective, Affordable, Evidence-based Outpatient Alternative to Traditional Treatment Programs
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Addiction is a chronic brain disease that often lacks ongoing chronic care support, leaving the afflicted person at high risk for crisis and affecting the entire family.
Options are Available for Recovery
Many millions of people have recovered from addiction to substances like alcohol, narcotics and various "street drugs". At Sober Recovery Journey our mission is to carry a message of hope and to provide any and all resources available to those seeking sobriety. Answers to many questions about addiction issues, peer support group information and professional treatment options are linked below.
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If you're afraid, confused and in pain and don't know where to turn, reach out to us for a risk-free, no-obligation consultation by phone. This is not all about "business" for us, it's about helping people reach their natural potential, the potential of peace and joy, and the miracles of a new life in real recovery.
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The services and support provided by a people like Recovery Coaches and A&D Counselors are designed to help the struggling alcoholic and drug addict who wants to stay clean and sober. The support of a coach or counselor brings answers and strategic planning for these clients and can help them eliminate obstacles standing in the way of a new beginning. Recovery coaching is not limited to, or based in, any single recovery methodology.
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Some clients are unable or unwilling to participate in a twelve step recovery program
like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous.
TWELVE-STEP RECOVERY IS NOT THE ONLY ANSWER.
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If recovery coaching is not the right method for you, there are many other options available.
Below are some recovery resources available to all men and women.
12 Steps for Alcoholics
Since the late 1930's, millions of men and women have recovered from the disease of alcoholism through the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous . In Middle Tennessee alone, there are approximately 930 AA meetings each week. Recovery is alive in Tennessee and many people consider Nashville to be "Recovery Central" in the world of 12-step meetings, recovery events and recovery fellowship.
CLICK HERE to visit the Nashville area AA Meeting schedule
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
CLICK HERE to visit SAMHSA's website to discover helpful resources
CLICK HERE to visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
CLICK HERE for 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental health and/or substance use disorders.
CLICK HERE to visit the National Institute on Drug Abuse website
12 Steps for Drug Addicts
Since the first edition of the Narcotics Anonymous book called Basic Text was published in 1982 this fellowship of recovery, based in the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, has grown to over 63,000 weekly meetings in over 132 countries around the world. Many recovering addicts find themselves at home in these meetings where a member's former use of various mood-altering substances brings commonality to the rooms.
CLICK HERE to visit the Nashville NA website and meeting schedule
Treatment Resources
Recovery Support Services help people enter into and navigate systems of care, remove barriers to recovery, stay engaged in the recovery process, and live full lives in communities of their choice.
Recovery Support Services may be provided before, during, or after clinical treatment or may be provided to individuals who are not in treatment but seek support services. These services, provided by professionals and peers, are delivered through a variety of community and faith-based groups, treatment providers, schools, and other specialized services.
CLICK HERE to visit a comprehensive listing of treatment facilities
Drug treatment is intended to help addicted individuals stop compulsive drug seeking and use. Treatment can occur in a variety of settings, take many different forms, and last for different lengths of time. Because drug addiction is typically a chronic disorder characterized by occasional relapses, a short-term, one-time treatment is usually not sufficient. For many, treatment is a long-term process that involves multiple interventions and regular monitoring.
Life Changing
An effective intervention for life-changing recovery is to help others. When we want to feel good about ourselves and our life we have to take good actions. To be esteemed by others we have to perform esteemable acts, and so on.
The Sober Recovery Journey supports local efforts to do for others and offer a hand up instead of a hand out. We encourage our clients to put themselves in postions to do for others so they can feel like they are letting go of selfish behaviors, so that they can begin to forgive themselves and prepare for others to forgive them.
A really great way to get plugged in to local needs is to visit the Hands On Nashville website. It provides tools to quickly and easily find a volunteer project that fits one's particular physical ability, time and date availibility, location around the city and even specifics like, "For Children" projects and speciality projects!
Click the logo to the to visit the HON.org webpage.
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