Welcome to Living in Recovery.

I'm Helen Burton, a certified coach who helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a purposeful future. I also works with individuals in 12-step recovery programs to help them reach their potential while maintaining recovery.

After working as a team facilitator and contractor administrator in New Jersey government for more than twenty years, I realized she had a unique gift of helping people going through the recovery process. I knew that even though the 12-step programs available were saving thousands of lives, many needed more than just the 12-steps in order to go on to lead productive lives.

That's why I founded Love Yourself Coaching (http://www.loveyourselfcoaching.com/) in 2001, to meet the ongoing need creating healing and better lives for those with addictions and their loved ones. Through one-on-one coaching, group coaching as well as workshops, I offer tools and techniques to empower individuals to help them start enjoying their lives again.

And I'm not just a trained coach; I walk the talk every day. I've been in recovery for an eating disorder for more than eight years and have helped others with addictions close to me to overcome their issues.

I'm a Certified Empowerment Coach, receiving my ICF credentials and Iwas a Board Member of the New Jersey Professional Coaching Association. I'm also a founding member of Recovery Coaching International, where I serve on the Executive Board of Directors.

Three things you may not know about me:

• Although appearing friendly and outgoing, I'm is painfully shy – and I work everyday to make sure I keep it at bay.


• I have a mild obsession with expensive pocketbooks and purses, with more than twenty in my closet.


• I am the grandmother to seven kids and spends as much time as I can with them.

I hope you will find this blog not only inspirational, but informational as well to help you face your issues and empower yourself to overcome them.