While the terms “recovery coach” and “sober companion” are often used interchangeably, they are actually different services. Definitions A sober companion is someone who lives in at a person’s home or ...

Mentoring can be a significant part of an addiction recovery program. Source: Mabel Amber/Pixabay A recovery coach is an individual who provides mentoring and support services to someone early in ...

If you are battling addiction, there’s a place where you can receive an inspirational message, check in with others who are struggling and get access to professional coaching. All you have to do is ...

Once a cheater, not always a cheater? Rece Davies, 43, of California, is an affair recovery coach who believes affairs are “an addiction.” She also says that people are unfaithful as a “form of ...

Families of loved ones treated in our emergency department for overdoses or other substance use problems once begged us to get these patients into treatment programs. All they wanted was to help them ...

As a child, Eric Henderson was desperate to be accepted by the guys on his corner. His first arrest was for brawling at a shopping mall at 11. When his fellow gang members on Fayston Street in Roxbury ...