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Phil Valentine

Executive Director

Keynote Speaker

CT Community for Addiction Recovery

PATHWAY:

PRESENTATION:

A Universal Spiritual Pathway of Recovery: AA

People often respond positively or negatively to 12 Step programs; rarely neutral. Phil hopes to bridge the abyss by highlighting some spiritual principles found not only for Alcoholics Anonymous, but all 12 Step programs. Indeed, Phil believes these principles span across multiple pathways of recovery. Come see if you agree.

BIOGRAPHY:

Phil Valentine, RCP is the Executive Director for the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR). An accomplished facilitator, speaker and leader, Phil has devoted his career to recovery promotion. As a man in recovery since 1987, Phil is seen as a leader in the recovery coach profession, training thousands of coaches over the years, writing numerous blogs, developing innovative recovery support services and hosting the Recovery Matters! podcast with his wife Sandy. In 2015, Phil completed a thruhike of the Appalachian Trail, a journey of 2,189 miles, carrying the message of recovery the entire way.