Life Coaching Can Aid You in Your Process to Recovery at Palm Partners

Usually when a drug addict or alcoholic comes into treatment, their lives are in shambles. Those of us who suffer from the disease of addiction tend to be extraordinarily bad at managing our own lives. Most of our relationships are unhealthy, our careers take a backseat to our addiction, and we have no idea how to interact in social settings without drugs or alcohol.

The very first step in Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous is “We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol (our addiction)- that our lives had become unmanageable.” This is the true gauge of whether or not we need help: Powerlessness over our addiction AND the unmanageability of our lives.

Palm Partners understands this, which is why they offer life coaching. Life coaching teaches the skills we need not only to live an alcohol and drug free life, but also to become successful, productive members of society. Life coaching allows us to reach our personal goals by specifically focusing on the areas of our lives in which we may be lacking.

Life coaching is different from therapy or counseling. It is about empowering yourself to make positive changes in your own life. In life coaching, you identify your goals in different areas of your life. You then take an honest assessment of where you are now in those areas. A life coach will then help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Life coaching can apply to all aspects of your life. It can give you tools to help you improve your relationships, career, self-esteem, etc.

Life coaching is particularly important in treating addiction, because it is not enough to treat the addiction itself. We have caused so much damage in our lives. To truly recover, we need to build a solid foundation and embrace a healthy, positive attitude.

Recovery from addiction is all about action. The drug addict or alcoholic who becomes complacent often ends up relapsing. The 12-steps tell us the actions we need to take to recover from our addiction. Life coaching gives us the tools and steps we need to take to improve all other areas of our lives.  A life coach will share advice, offer guidance, help you make plans, and hold you accountable for taking action.

Life coaching teaches you how to thrive in recovery, not merely survive. Life coaching takes the recovering addict beyond the 12^th and allows you to achieve goals and reach your full potential in life. It can empower you to achieve all of your dreams.

Life coaching is one of the fastest growing counseling fields. People around the country are paying hundreds of dollars for each hour with a life coach. Here at Palm Partners, life coaching is part of the package. This is one of the reasons that the Palm Partners program is so effective. They not only treat addiction, but give you the tools you need for lasting recovery and true happiness.

If you or someone you know needs drug or alcohol treatment, call us at (877) 711-HOPE (4673) or visit us online at www.palmpartners.com.

Top Recovery Centers

In the recovery industry there are some very well known recovery treatment centers that have gained their notoriety through celebrity affiliates, funding and word of mouth. Some of those recovery treatment centers are great at rehabilitation and have helped hundreds of thousands of addicts reach and maintain sobriety. Becoming and maintaining at the top of the recovery industry shouldn’t be about financial gain but about reaching and helping as many addicts as possible. Substance abuse is a growing national crisis, affecting millions of Americans and starting at younger ages. Top recovery centers that are fighting against this crisis are crucial to the success of the war against drugs.

All of the top recovery centers carry one universal message: the message of hope. There is still hope even when it feels like you have hit bottom. Remember this. The fact that there are so many top recovery centers means there is actual recovery happening. When recovery happens it is a direct result of hope and provides freedom. Freedom from drugs and alcohol, which in turn when you receive it, gives others hope.

Palm Partners Recovery Center is a top recovery center in Florida because we provide safe and quality care for all our clients. We believe in healing our clients holistically by focusing on the mind, body and spirit. We offer an extensive recovery network through our Alumni program and even offer a limited guarantee for our clients.

Top recovery centers are connected and have one common goal – to heal addiction. Recovering addicts and alcoholics have that same goal – to be healed and help others in their search for sobriety. Most top recovery centers are located in a community that has the outreach and network to enable drug and alcohol treatment as well as sobriety once an addict enters recovery. It’s best if an addict seeking treatment goes to a top recovery center that is located out of state in order to experience an immediate change in their environment to ensure long-term sobriety. When searching for an out of state treatment center look for treatment centers that at the least offer safe medical detox, residential programs, IOP, holistic treatments, and family programs. Get online and search for top recovery centers for drug and alcohol treatment. Talk to your family, friends, associates and primary physician for referrals. Use your resources to find the best top recovery center for you and your loved ones.

How to Have Fun Without Drinking Alcohol

If you are a recovering addict or alcoholic, you may feel that it is difficult if not impossible to have fun without drinking alcohol. However people can have a perfectly good time and enjoy social situations without drinking alcohol. Every single day families and groups of friends have great fun without a drop of alcohol.

Find places in your area where other people have fun without drinking alcohol and avoid places where you know there will be alcohol. Water parks, beaches and public parks, community events, movie theaters and civic theaters are all drug and alcohol-free environments. Seek out these places, and seek out friends who won’t or don’t drink. They can help you stay sober by example and by holding you accountable.

Good old-fashioned conversation is highly satisfying and usually includes lots of good stories, funny anecdotes and jokes. Get with friends, have a meal and stay to talk about the good old times. Find a friend or group of friends to engage in a physical activity with. Take up yoga, cycling, jogging or join a group that not only exercises but also socializes together. Find a hobby. If possible find a group through an AA program in your area that is devoted to not drinking, perhaps is even made up of members who have been through rehab. If you are going out on the town with friends, be the proactive person who volunteers to be the designated driver. Don’t wait for others to direct the group to situations that might compromise you. Make positive suggestions about how and where to spend time together. How to have fun without drinking alcohol includes but is not limited to:

• going to the movies or even better renting a movie at Blockbuster or Redbox (in most Wal-Mart stores)…
• getting some exercise by roller blading, biking, walking, hiking, skiing, playing basketball, football, volleyball, tennis…
• working on a house project like gardening, painting or redecorating…
• hanging out with your friends at the mall, beach, park, skating ring, or at home…
• doing everyday things like enjoying vacations, reading a book, playing your guitar, writing a song, planning and celebrating birthdays, get togethers, picnics, anniversaries…

and the list goes on and on.

Most of the time recovering alcoholics and addicts end up finding that they inherently know how to have fun without drinking alcohol. This is one of the many gifts of working a 12-step program and finding a fellowship around you. Also if you happen to be in the Delray Beach, FL area you are in luck because this is the recovery capital of the world. This means that there are plenty of people around and things to do to show you how to have fun without drinking alcohol.

Anyone can have fun without drinking alcohol doing pretty much anything its really just a mindset and the ability to link other activities with pleasure instead of drinking alcohol. Most of the time alcoholics and addicts will find that they have more fun without drinking alcohol then they did when they were drinking. Without drinking alcohol there is no risk of a hangover, blackout, jails, consequences etc. Its good, clean fun and its much more carefree.

If you or someone you know wants to learn how to have fun without drinking alcohol please don’t hesitate to call 877-711-HOPE(4673) or go to www.palmpartners.com now to speak with an addiction specialist.

Josh Hamilton’s Relapse

Josh Hamilton’s Relapse

By Rhea Rosier & Jenny Hunt

February 3, 2012

Major leaguer Josh Hamilton relapsed on alcohol this week, sources report. The Texas Ranger has been infamous in the media for his antics on drugs and alcohol.

Josh Hamilton was considered a blue chip prospect until injuries and a drug addiction derailed his career in 2001. In 2003, while playing for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Hamilton showed up late to several spring training sessions. He left the team and came back several times, but eventually took the rest of the season off for “personal reasons.”  Hamilton wanted to come back for spring training in 2004, but he was suspended for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy, which means that he failed two drug tests.

Josh Hamilton finally got clean after being confronted by his grandmother. In May of 2008, he claimed to have been clean since October of 2005.

Josh Hamilton’s relapse in 2009 made headlines. He was photographed licking whip cream off a woman’s fake breasts in a bar in Tempe. According to sources, he was drinking and asking people where he could obtain cocaine.  The photographs surfaced on the net in August of that year and quickly went viral. Since then, he’s stayed out of the limelight and agreed to drug testing three times a week for the Rangers.

Hamilton has said that his faith in Jesus Christ saved him from his addiction.

Josh Hamilton’s relapse in a bar on Monday night will surely shock family and friends alike. It doesn’t seem like he was trying to hide it, as he went to a bar where he is well known.

Josh Hamilton’s latest relapse could be very costly for him and his family.

Although this just came in from Josh Hamilton;

Hamilton says he knows his recovery depends upon his vigilance.

“I can not take a break from my recovery. My recovery is Christ. My recovery is an everyday process. When I take that one day off, it leaves me open for a moment of weakness and its always been that way,” Hamilton said. “For everybody that I’ve hurt, for fans, for kids, for people that have addictions that look up to me, I apologize to you. When you’re doing this you don’t meant to hurt anybody, but you’re only thinking it hurts yourself but I know it hurt a lot of people”

When addicts and alcoholics relapse it can always be scary and unfortunately for those on the map of the paparazzi whether or not they are athletes or famous movie stars you can not shamefully climb back into rehab or your safe haven. Josh Hamilton had to face what he did and I think he did a good job of it. We can only hope to see him do this “One Step At A Time”. Because as he said we cant take a day off. As a fellow addict and alcoholic I can say “I hear ya loud and clear man.”

“Just keep comin back” or better yet “stay”

Diagnosing an Alcoholic or Addict

Diagnosing an Alcoholic or Addict

By: Rhea Rosier, Palm Partners Recovery Center

January 20th, 2012

Diagnosing an alcoholic or addict is simple if you look at their history of drug use and drinking. Most addicts and alcoholics know they are addicted to alcohol or drugs long before they even admit they are. I read in the Big Book of AA this description that explained the difference between alcoholics and non-alcoholics. They said that “Non-alcoholics change their behavior to meet their goals, and alcoholics change their goals to meet their behavior.” This I have found to be undeniably true. The diagnosis of an alcoholic or addict can come simply from looking at whether or not they continued to use despite the negative consequences such as failing to achieve goals or things they expected of themselves. For example I started using pot and alcohol at a young age and had goals of playing soccer in college. Because of my using I stopped playing soccer all together.

When diagnosing an alcoholic or addict many people realize the mental and physical signs of alcoholism or addiction, but there are what some people and programs describe as the “spiritual signs” which are better known as the spiritual malady. Many people who are not alcoholics or addicts may not quite understand this and may even think that spiritual malady comes after the use of drugs and alcohol. Diagnosing an alcoholic and addict is realizing that the spiritual malady was there long before a drink or drug was even touched.

Diagnosing an alcoholic or addict comes from the realization that the using was not the problem but the solution. Once an alcoholic or addict is diagnosed they can begin to see that they were using for reasons that can’t really explain. This is where talking to another addict or alcoholic that has recovered can come in handy. An addict or alcoholic who doesn’t realize that drugs and alcohol were their solution can find relatable experiences in another addict or alcoholic while talking to them. This simple conversation between to alcoholics or addicts, can help them find the answer, which was, they were using to make their “spiritual malady” go away. The drug and drink were our solution to a spiritual malady or problem. Once addicts and alcoholics realize this most of them can start to recover. Diagnosing an alcoholic or addict with the spiritual malady allows that person to focus on what the problem truly is and begin to fix it that way they don’t want or even need to pick up the drugs and alcohol.

The disease of alcoholism and addiction is cunning, baffling and powerful. Knowing exactly what you are up against and what your problem is the first step in diagnosing an alcoholic and addict. Once this is taken care of recovery can start to truly begin. Going to the root cause will stop the entire cycle of use and drinking all together. This I know to be true because I am recovered alcoholic and addict.

If you or someone you know needs help and is an addict or alcoholic please don’t hesitate to call: 1-877-711-HOPE(4673) or go to www.palmpartners.com