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Sobriety Coach – Is Hiring One Worth It?

August 22, 2020 by c_ferry Leave a Comment

It’s hard to see someone you love slipping into drug addiction. You might feel helpless in such a situation, but there are several things you can do to help. The support of loved ones makes a huge difference to recovering addicts. But oftentimes, family members, friends, and colleagues are ill-equipped to deal with the challenges of a substance use disorder. If someone you love is battling addiction and you feel overwhelmed, it might be useful to get in touch with a sobriety life coach.

A sobriety coach helps people quit drugs and recover from substance addiction. Sober coaches have the experience and empathy that is necessary to help addicts navigate through every stage of recovery. Ultimately, the goal is to help clients achieve long-term sobriety and return to a productive, fulfilling, drug-free life.

What are some of the things you can expect from a sobriety coach?

First, a sobriety coach is someone who helps people progress through recovery toward an addiction-free life. Remember, the coach cannot do the work for you. You’ll have to lift the weight yourself. But the coach will help you be better prepared to deal with the challenges of the recovery process.

Second, a sobriety coach is not a therapist, counselor, or physician. He or she is more like a guide or friend with a great deal of experience in substance abuse recovery. Someone who is willing to help you overcome addiction.

If you’re considering seeking the help of a sober coach, ask them the following questions:

1. How long have you been doing this?
2. Can you provide any references?
3. What kind of approach do you have to sober coaching?
4. How much do you charge for your services?

Christopher Ferry is a sobriety coach with extensive experience in helping recovering addicts achieve long-term sobriety. Based on his own battles with addiction, Christopher is aware of how incredibly difficult it can be to quit drugs. He is passionate about helping others achieve the same success as he did.

Sobriety Coach - Christopher Ferry

Having himself battled drug addiction, Christopher relies on his experiences to guide you through recovery. He doesn’t just dish out theoretical knowledge obtained from books. He uses practical approaches and insights based on his own journey to recovery.

In addition to his work as a sobriety coach, Christopher Ferry is a motivational entrepreneur, professional coach, addiction recovery advocate, and internet personality.

Christopher founded the Boca Recovery Center, where he works with a dedicated team of experts to help people struggling with addictions. Christopher believes everyone deserves the chance to get better. Boca Recovery Center offers scholarship programs for addicts who are motivated to get clean but cannot afford to pay full price for treatment.

Christopher co-founded “We Insure Florida” and runs a popular social media group called “Clean and Sober”. Through these various endeavors, Christopher makes a wealth of useful information accessible to recovering addicts on topics like how to use Narcan.

To learn more about sober coaching with Christopher, visit his website Christopherferry.me

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boca Recovery Center, drug abuse, drug addiction, sobriety coach, sobriety life coach

Overcoming Drug Addiction Through Exercise

July 16, 2019 by c_ferry 11 Comments

Drug addiction is defined as a chronic condition affecting the brain. Currently, drug addiction is affecting the lives on approximately 22.7 million Americans but sadly, only 1% of this population receive the help they need to leave addiction behind and enjoy a healthy life. Understanding how addiction takes hold is an extremely important part in overcoming addiction. It will most likely be very difficult to overcome this condition on your own and you will need to seek the help of professionals and attend rehab. I will share some of the things that were extremely helpful to me when overcoming addiction. However, before we can get to overcoming addiction, it is important to understand how addiction starts and how it occurs in the brain. Even though addiction is unique to the individual and defers from one person to another due to a number of factors, the underlying process of how addiction takes hold in the brain is essentially the same.

With research conducted for a period of more than 30 years, the National Institute of Drug Abuse defines addiction as a complex brain disease. It is a condition in which the seeking and using drugs follow compulsive cravings. This condition most likely starts during childhood or adolescence when someone begins to experiment with drugs and if not treated properly, can last a lifetime. Because of this reason, drug addiction also falls under the category of developmental diseases. Addiction will take place in the brain and since the brain is a vital organ when it comes to most of the bodily functions and cognitive functions such as emotion, thoughts, and drives, it can have very dire consequences. When we engage in activities that provide us with some form of pleasure such as eating and procreation, the brain has a rewarding mechanism, which ensures our survival. Drugs exploit this rewarding mechanism. Activities such as eating and procreation are necessary for life, unlike drugs. Even though drugs are not a necessity for survival, addiction replaces the major necessities in life with the urge to seek and use drugs. Dopamine is a neurochemical that is responsible for the rewarding sensation that we get when engaging in pleasurable activities. This neurochemical can motivate behavior. When you abuse drugs, the dopamine released will increase exponentially and it can drown out your desires for the day-to-day activities that are essential for your existence such as eating. This increased surge of dopamine is also known as a dopamine rush. When drugs are abused repeatedly, the rewards from essential activities will be so dulled down that normal priorities will be replaced with the urge to seek and use drugs.

Dopamine is also released following a workout. This dopamine is what is responsible for the sense of happiness you feel after your workout. When I was recovering, I made it a habit to exercise as a way of taking my mind off drugs and help me cope with the situation. This was my main motivation and what I believe was key to my recovery. I relied on workouts to get me through the hardest of times. Looking back at my addiction with the knowledge I now have on how addiction affects the brain, I believe that the dopamine released after workouts helped counter the need for elevated dopamine rushes as I was progressing through recovery. I am now successfully recovered and enjoying a happier and healthier life. What I consider an added benefit is that I now have a good habit of exercising which is very beneficial to me. If you are also someone struggling with addiction and on the process of recovering, try implementing a workout plan into your day to help you get through the tough times, you will also end up with an amazing body.

References

Diana, M. (2011). The Dopamine Hypothesis of Drug Addiction and Its Potential Therapeutic Value. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2, 64. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt. 2011.00064

• Volkow, N. D., Wang, G.-J., Fowler, J. S., Tomasi, D., Telang, F., & Baler, R. (2010). Addiction: Decreased reward sensitivity and increased expectation sensitivity conspire to overwhelm the brain’s control circuit. BioEssays : News and Reviews in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 32(9), 748–755. http://doi.org/10.1002/bies. 201000042

• Volkow ND, Fowler JS, Wang G, Swanson JM, Telang F. Dopamine in Drug Abuse and AddictionResults of Imaging Studies and Treatment Implications. Arch Neurol. 2007;64(11):1575–1579. doi:10.1001/archneur.64.11.1575

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