Aaron McCall, Author at Clere Consulting

Important Components of Treatment for ‘High-Profile’ Individuals and Executives

As substance use disorders (SUDs) become more understood, the stigma surrounding these disorders has also become less prominent. There are now many well-known individuals that have come forward with their struggles with addiction. These individuals include actors like Brad Pitt and Dax Shepard, musicians like Steven Tyler and Elton John, and people with high-profile careers …

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Why Is Case Management Essential in Recovery?

Recovery Coaching / By Aaron McCall

The iconic American author Henry David Thoreau once said, “Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” This is true in many walks of life, but it feels especially pertinent to recovery life. Forward momentum is crucial in recovery, and that forward momentum can be bolstered by creating a specific roadmap for …

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What Exactly Is a Recovery Coach?

Recovery Coaching / By Aaron McCall

The highly successful professional football coach, Pete Carroll, once said, “Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.” The same concept applies to a recovery coach. The …

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How Self-Medicating Worsens Mental Health

Recovery Coaching / By Aaron McCall

In many 12-Step programs, a primary text (often referred to as “the Big Book”) lays out a plan of action for recovery. This plan of action is titled “How it Works,” and it has a passage that specifically discusses those with mental health issues that also have substance use disorder (SUD). In referencing these self-medicating …

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Complexity of Addiction and Family Business

Recovery Coaching / By Aaron McCall

The truth is that the foundation of most family businesses is a healthy, cohesive, and functioning family unit. So, it stands to reason that a troubled family business correlates to trouble within the family. One of the most disruptive potentials for dismantling that family cohesion is active addiction. Active addiction can tear a family apart. …

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When Does Helping Do More Harm Than Good?

Recovery Coaching / By Aaron McCall

Hippocrates, considered by many the forefather of medicine, once said, “Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.” The issue for those with a loved one struggling with addiction is the line between helping and harm can become blurred. When that happens, it can have disastrous effects on …

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The Importance of Accountability in the Recovery Process

Recovery Coaching / By Aaron McCall

The well-known spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama, often advises on how individuals can live a more peaceful and serene life. On the topic of accountability, he once suggested that individuals should “Follow the three R’s: Respect for self. Respect for others. Responsibility for all your actions.” While this is certainly healthy advice for everyone, it …

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How to Stage a Successful Intervention

Recovery Coaching / By Aaron McCall

People’s understanding of interventions has grown over the last couple of decades. Some of this is due to the public’s better understanding of addiction and substance use disorder (SUD). However, much of it has come from its prevalence in popular culture, primarily that of the A&E show Intervention. While this show has made awareness of …

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Aaron McCall

Important Components of Treatment for ‘High-Profile’ Individuals and Executives

Why Is Case Management Essential in Recovery?

What Exactly Is a Recovery Coach?

How Self-Medicating Worsens Mental Health

Complexity of Addiction and Family Business

When Does Helping Do More Harm Than Good?

The Importance of Accountability in the Recovery Process

How to Stage a Successful Intervention

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