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Recovery Nation now offers personal coaching for those seeking a more structured, personalized approach to their recovery. This is your opportunity to work directly with Jon in establishing the tools and experience you will need in transitioning from addiction to health.

Coaching is offered on a 'go at your own pace' schedule so that no coaching sessions are ever wasted. Remember that recovery coaching involves personal education, life skill development, healthy/unhealthy pattern evaluation, tool building, practical application of material, crisis management (involving addiction-related issues) and objective assessment. It does NOT include issues that require professional counseling. Issues such as depression, anger, obsessive/compulsive disorder, marital discord, life apathy, etc. If you are pursuing coaching, it should be with the understanding that you are motivated to overcome your addiction...not merely to fix your life.

Upon successful registration, an email will be sent to you regarding the specific package you have chosen. This email will include a link to scheduling your first session. RN offers the following options for personal coaching:

The 'Complete Recovery' Coaching Package ($399)

This package involves a 'go at your own pace' coaching environment and includes all of the sessions listed in the coaching agenda--as well as prioritized forum responses, professional accountability and addiction-related crisis-management. Sessions are scheduled at the pace you set. Once you have completed the prerequisites for that session, we will meet to further your understanding and development of the key insights. Additionally, we will ensure the tools you are developing are useful to you in your day-to-day life. This is the ideal package for those who are unsure if they will be able to complete the entire workshop within the initial three-month period.

The Professional Coaching Agenda

The following thirteen sessions construct the essential learning needed to transition from addiction to health. Depending on your coaching package, you may select some or all of these sessions:

Session 1 Getting Started in HBR

Objectives:

Initial screening and assessment review

In-depth personal interview

Establishing absolute honesty

Laying out the Health-based Recovery Path

Need to be completed prior to session:

Complete Initial Screening

Complete Initial Assessment

Lesson: Absolute Honesty (M1-W2-D3)

Session 2 Developing a Healthy Foundation

Objectives:

Develop/review proactive action plans

Introduce health monitoring

Construct daily monitoring

Constructing a temporary urge control strategy

Need to be completed prior to session:

Establishing a Vision for Your Life (M1-W1-D2)

The Role of Values (M1-W1-D3)

Prioritizing Your Values (M1-W1-D4)

Value Congruency (M1-W1-D5)

Building Proactive Action Plans I (M1-W1-D6)

Building Proactive Action Plans II (M1-W1-D7)

Health Monitoring I (M1-W2-D7)

Session 3 Developing a Functional Understanding of Addiction

Objectives:

Develop a functional awareness of your addiction

Achieving depth in personal ritual awareness (three tiers)

Developing daily monitoring into a practical tool

Need to be completed prior to session:

A Healthy Perception of Addiction (M1-W3-D1)

Understanding Sexual Addiction I-IV (M1-W3-D2,3,4,5)

Mastering Your Addiction (M1-W3-D6)

Session 4 Exploring Personal Rituals

Objectives:

Exploring personal rituals

Identifying complex rituals

Developing 'the break'

Exploring elements of your personal rituals

Establish Weekly Monitoring

Assign exercise for Session 5

Need to be completed prior to session:

Identifying Compulsive Elements (M1-W4-D3)

Identifying Compulsive Rituals (M1-W4-D4)

Developing Compulsive Rituals (M1-W4-D5)

Identifying Compulsive Chains (M1-W4-D6)

Developing Compulsive Chains (M1-W4-D7)

Health Monitoring II (M2-W1-D7)

Session 5 Measuring Compulsive Behavior

Objectives:

The skill of measuring
The functions of measuring

Role playing urge measurement

Personal review of weekly monitoring

Need to be completed prior to session:

Measuring Compulsive Behavior (M1-W4-D1)

Practical Uses for Measuring (M1-W4-D2)

Exercise shared in Session 4

Session 6 Developing Emotional Maturity

Objectives:
Establishing emotional awareness

Establishing emotional balance
Maintaining emotional balance
Regaining emotional balance

Evolving Weekly Monitoring

Need to be completed prior to session:

The Role of Emotions (M2-W1-D1)

Values vs Emotions (M2-W1-D2)

Achieving Balance and Stability (M2-W1-D3)

Evolving Practical Values (M2-W1-D4)

Establishing Emotional Maturity (M2-W1-D5)

Emotional Maturity Obstacles (M2-W1-D6)

Health Monitoring III (M2-W3-D7)

Session 7 Mastering Boundaries

Objectives:

Understanding the role of boundaries

Establishing absolute boundaries

Establishing general boundaries

Establishing sexual boundaries

Respecting the boundaries of others

Internalizing weekly monitoring

Need to be completed prior to session:

The Role of Boundaries (M2-W2-D1)

Identifying Personal Boundaries (M2-W2-D2)

Developing Healthy Boundaries (M2-W2-D3)

Healthy Sexual Boundaries (M2-W2-D4)

Respecting the Boundaries of Others (M2-W2-D5)

Understanding Your Partner (M1-W2-D1)

Understanding Your Partner's Needs (M1-W2-D2)

Mastering Boundary Awareness (M2-W2-D6)

Session 8 Urge Control: Introduction

Objectives:

Expanding urge control
Isolating the ritual from your core identity

Isolating the emotions from the ritual
Processing urge control ‘with the break’

Naturalizing weekly monitoring

Need to be completed prior to session:

Urge Control I-IV (M2-W3-D1,2,3,4)

Practical Urge Awareness (M2-W3-D5)

Proactive/Reactive Urge Awareness (M2-W3-D5)

Health Monitoring IV (M3-W2-D7)

Session 9 Urge Control: Values Based Decision Making

Objectives:

Understanding values-based decision making in urge control
Identifying healthy options in urge control

Isolating your emotions from decision making

Allowing your values to decide

Assessing/accepting consequences

Need to be completed prior to session:

Values-Based Decision Making (M2-W4-D1,2,3,4,5)

Session 10 Urge Control: Developing Reactive Action Plans

Objectives:

Constructing reactive action plans
Exploring advanced urge control ‘without break’

Need to be completed prior to session:

Reactive Action Plans--Overview (M3-W1-D4)

Constructing Reactive Action Plans (M3-W1-D5)

Session 11 Urge Control: Evolving/Ingraining Reactive Action Plans

Objectives:
Evolving your reactive action plans
Ingraining your reactive action plans

Need to be completed prior to session:

Ingraining Action Plans (M3-W1-D6)

Assessing/Evolving Action Plans (M3-W1-D7)

Session 12 Mastering Relapse/Slips

Objectives:

Developing the tools to avoid/manage slips & relapse

Need to be completed prior to session:

Preventing Slips/Relapse (M3-W1-D1)

Managing Slips (M3-W1-D2)

Managing Relapse (M3-W1-D3)

Poly-addictions and switching (M3-W3-D3)

Session 13 Transitioning to Health

Objectives:

Transitioning to health

Ongoing Health Monitoring

Need to be completed prior to session:

Transitioning to Health (M3-W2-D1)

Life After Addiction (M3-W2-D2)

Health Monitoring V (M3-W4-D6)

Leaving Addiction Behind (M3-W4-D7)

Other lessons as assigned

Frequently Asked Questions About Personal Coaching

What should I expect?
Personal coaching involves you and Jon working together to rebuild YOUR life. In essence, you will be filtering your recovery through Jon's knowledge base to root out any and all obstacles to building a life without addiction. Live coaching sessions are conducted with respect and admiration for the person who has committed to ending their addiction. Typically, sessions are very personal and constructive--though an occasional 'kick in the ass' has been felt on occasion. The bottom line is spent on maintaining focus and progress towards health. Absolute honesty on your part is essential.

When would I start?
That depends on the package you select. If you are choosing the complete coaching package, then you would start today, hopefully. The comprehensive screening and assessment process will require several hours of your time and needs to be completed before our first live coaching session. You will also be receiving an email from Jon welcoming you and providing you with 'the next steps' for scheduling our first session and laying the foundation for success.

What hours are coaching sessions available?
Monday through Friday from 11am-5pm. Monday through Thursday from 9pm-11pm. All times central standard time (GMT -5)

What if I am not ready for my next session?
You will be. Coaching is now based on a 'go at your own pace' process. Once you are ready for your next session, that is when you will schedule the appointment. Most appointments will be made for the following day.

How do we engage in the live coaching?
This is most frequently done over the phone. We use an Internet-based phone service so that all of our calls remain toll free and thus, reduces the costs for all of us. Additionally, we use Webinar to assist in live tool development, accountability and instruction. On registration, you will gain access to this service for free.

I want personalized coaching, but I can't afford it...
For a long time, we offered free coaching to those who were sincere in wanting to recover but who could not afford it. This is no longer practical--given the amount of people we work with. Instead, we now offer more affordable prices for those struggling financially. Additionally, we have rewritten the workshop so that more information is offered on a 'self-help' basis.

How do I register?
Register for personal coaching with Jon by clicking here:

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