5 Ways To A Sober Romance with guests Elaine and John Leadem
May 21, 2012
Hosted by Mary Woods
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Episode Description
The program will be of greatest interest to couples working toward building a sober romance or to those rebuilding a relationship that has been devastated by an addictive disorder. Elaine and John will speak about their work with couples and how their model for healthy romance has developed. They hope to speak to the tenets of healthy romance by offering the listeners the 5 Ways To A Sober Relationship. In May 2011, they published their collective wisdom in a message of hope to recovering couples entitled One in the Spirit: A Meditation Course for Recovering Couples. The core of their therapeutic model for working with couples recovering from an addictive disorder, entitled a Shared Program of Recovery ©, has its roots in this meditation course.
One Hour AT A Time
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Recovery, whether it is from substance abuse or a mental illness, or both requires a treatment plan, which in many cases is as effective as treatments for other chronic illnesses. “One Hour AT A Time” will increase awareness about recovery and decrease the discrimination against individuals in the recovery process. Host Mary Woods, will help people understand the recovery of adults and families living with co-occurring substance use disorders and psychotic and/or affective illness over the course of a lifetime. Helping individuals develop the skills and knowledge they need to take personal responsibility for their health and supporting individuals in their efforts to get on with life beyond illness has been Mary’s mission and she now brings that mission to the airwaves.
Mary Woods
Mary is the CEO of WestBridge Community Services. She is also a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with more than 25 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with a primary focus in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory and Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders. She is also a contributor to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary was the Chairperson of the NH State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals. She has been a member of the NH Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association since 1984, and has served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for the NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, President of NAADAC and is currently past president of NAADAC.
