Southern California Recovery Summit - Jim Coddington

Posted on 10.12.09 6:38AM under Addiction Specialist

Southern California Recovery Summit Friday Oct 16th at Loyola Marymount University hosted by their Addiction Counseling Program. The Recovery Summit is fast becoming one of Southern California’s most prominent addiction conferences.  Now in its third year, the Summit has drawn experts in the field from around the country.  This exceptional program is devoted to recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction, presented from many viewpoints, and focused on the experiences of people working in the field. “Recovery” as a topical area is deceptively broad.  Presenters and panelists include psychologists, sober living providers, physicians, homeless services providers, interventionists, social workers and representatives of the criminal justice field.

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Ken Seeley - Face It and Fix It

Posted on 05.31.09 7:15PM under Addiction Specialist, Authors

World-renowned interventionist Ken Seeley, one of the hosts of A&E’s hit television series Intervention, has spent the past twenty years helping people and their families deal with and overcome life-threatening addictions.  In his new book Face It and Fix It, Ken Seeley leads readers through a three-step process to remove life-damaging denial in order to live balanced and healthy lives. He helps readers first to identify life-damaging behaviors; next he gives the tools necessary to break down the walls that denial builds up over time; and finally he shows how to maintain balanced lives and relationships.

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Yes! You Can Stop Smoking - David C. Jones

Posted on 10.13.08 10:20AM under Addiction Specialist, Recovery Information

David C. Jones talks about the new edition of his ground-breaking stop-smoking guide used by treatment centers, mental health agencies, counselors, support groups and individuals. David, a former three-pack-a-day smoker and founder of the “Stop Smoking Recovery Programs,” has been nicotine-free for over twenty years. In Yes! You Can Stop Smoking, he addresses smoking as an addiction; examines the self-talk and false beliefs that keep you smoking; details the five stages of recovery; teaches skills for coping with feelings; explains how to avoid sabotaging your recovery; provides true-life success stories; and includes affirmations for the first 90 days of living nicotine-free. With this proven, positive guide, you will stop smoking for good—even if you don’t want to!

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A&E Intervention’s CANDY FINNIGAN

Posted on 08.16.07 4:27PM under Addiction Specialist

A&E Intervention’s CANDY FINNIGAN - A nationally recognized addiction specialist who has been involved in all areas of recovery for over 15 years. She received her Certification in Chemical Dependency from UCLA and completed her internship at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, where she worked in Addiction Services. Finnigan was certified in Sex Addiction and Codependency at The Meadows.
 

Health Tip at 43 minutes after the hour. The Clean and Sober Events Calendar at 48 minutes after the hour. Getting Fit with Mr. Universe 1999 Paul Medrano

 

 

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Sue Harrison-Haber - Addiction Specialist

Posted on 07.15.07 11:15PM under Addiction Specialist, Recovery Information

Sue Harrison-Haber works with teens and adults as a credentialed State Registered Addiction Specialist, Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor, and Certified Hypnotherapist. She specializes in addiction, and works with adolescents and adults in areas of substance abuse, eating disorders. She has worked in both in-patient and out-patient facilities helping clients with identifying substance abuse issues, and learning recovery tools. She says “Helping her clients to stay in recovery and to regain their sense of self-worth is incredibly gratifying.” Currently works in private practice in Thousand Oaks, CA with adults, adolescents, and families.

www.SueHarrison-Haber.com

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Radio Show #154 - Hour 2

Posted on 07.10.07 10:40PM under Addiction Specialist

Cary Quashen, a nationally recognized certified addiction specialist working with adolescents. He’s dedicated the past 20 years of his life to reaching troubled teens and dysfunctional families. He’s joined by Stephanie Weiss who began the City of Santa Clarita’s Blue Ribbon Taskforce in 2000, which focuses on community issues dealing with teen drug, alcohol and tobacco use and education in the Santa Clarita Valley.

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Radio Show #109 - Hour 1

Posted on 07.10.07 6:38PM under Addiction Specialist

Daniel V. Lane former attorney in California and West Virginia who enjoyed a great deal of success practicing law until his Substance Abuse caused him to lose everything and end up in prison. He served both federal and state time. However, through that experience he learned first hand about the lack of meaningful rehabilitation and chemical dependency treatment for those incarcerated. He got tired of being sick and tired, took the bull by the horns, got clean and sober and began to change the system. He now is a supervisory level Certified Criminal Reformation Clinician, a Master Addictions Forensic Counselor, a Certified Recovery Specialist and the author of numerous articles in regional and national publications in addition to his ongoing series “Recovery & The Law”. 

www.DanielV.Lane.comHealth Tips at 28 minutes and 43 minutes after the hour. The Clean and Sober Events Calendar at 48 minutes after the hour and Mr. Universe 1999 Paul Medrano answers the question: For muscle development in recovery which is more important heavy weight or proper form?

Radio Show #106 - Hour 1

Posted on 07.10.07 6:36PM under Addiction Specialist

Pat Kelly a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist and Interventionist in California talks about who needs an intervention, why and who participates. In addition she has years of experience in patient intake and admissions procedures in hospitals and treatment centers all around the state. Pat is available for both interventions and lectures.    www.pkinterventions.com

Health Tips at 28 minutes and 43 minutes after the hour. The Clean and Sober Events Calendar at 48 minutes after the hour and Mr. Universe 1999 Paul Medrano tells us: For the person in recovery which is more important cardio training or weight training.

Marty Steckdaub - Southwest Family Counseling Center

Posted on 07.09.07 9:52PM under Addiction Specialist

Tonight my guest is Marty Steckdaub. Marty has been in the field of counseling off and on since 1979. Marty has been clean and sober some 26 years. Marty’s certifications include Treating Methamphetamine Users, Relapse Prevention Specialist, Anger Management, Domestic Violence , Certified P.R.I.C.E. Parenting, Compulsive Problem Gamblers and he’s a Registered Addiction Specialist.  Marty is the co-owner of the Southwest Family Counseling center in Temecula, CA since 1998. He has been actively counseling Court certified Anger Management groups, Court required parenting classes, and Court referred Supervision monitor, PC 1000 groups and supervising Proposition 36 at his counseling center.  Can someone apply for this prop 36 or is it just mandated through the court? Marty went from drugs and alcohol to gambling, he shifted his addiction. He tells us his experience with cross addition. www.MartySteckdaub.comFeaturing: Aliene Kashian, she is the Sober Events Reporter.