Sheamus Moran
"Embrace, Empower & Evolve"
Author of Seven Published Books on Addiction Recovery, Clinical Excellence & First Responder Wellness
Sheamus Moran CSC-AD and founder of The Recovery Files, a comprehensive digital platform serving individuals in substance use disorder recovery and clinical professionals. With expertise spanning substance use disorder treatment, first responder wellness, and clinical team development, Sheamus has authored seven books that bridge clinical rigor with accessibility, following Father Martin's philosophy of meeting people where they are while simplifying complex recovery concepts without sacrificing depth.
Published Works
A Straightforward Path: A Simple Guide to Addiction Recovery
A comprehensive guide designed to demystify the recovery process for individuals at any stage of their journey. This foundational text presents evidence-based recovery principles through accessible language and relatable examples, bridging the gap between clinical complexity and practical application.
- Incorporates Father Martin's 'Chalk Talk' philosophy of accessibility
- Presents complex recovery concepts in approachable, digestible format
- Serves as both standalone resource and complement to professional treatment
- Evidence-based principles with real-world application focus
- Suitable for individuals at any recovery stage
A Straightforward Path: Facilitator's Guide – Revitalizing Substance Use Disorder Treatment
The professional companion guide designed for clinicians, counselors, and treatment facilitators. This manual provides structured session frameworks, discussion prompts, and evidence-based intervention strategies while addressing common treatment barriers with practical, implementable solutions.
- Structured session frameworks and facilitation protocols
- Evidence-based intervention strategies for clinical settings
- Tools for creating psychologically safe therapeutic environments
- Addresses common treatment barriers with practical solutions
- Designed to enhance outcomes while reducing clinician burnout
Responding to Relapse: Recovery Reconstruction Guide
This transformative guide reframes relapse from failure to opportunity for deeper understanding and strengthened recovery. Featuring comprehensive assessment tools for identifying warning signs and triggers, the book offers structured protocols for immediate response and long-term recovery reconstruction using trauma-informed approaches.
- Reframes relapse as opportunity for deeper recovery understanding
- Comprehensive assessment tools for warning signs and triggers
- Structured protocols for immediate response and reconstruction
- Trauma-informed approaches addressing underlying vulnerabilities
- Actionable prevention strategies for individuals and treatment teams
Bridges to Recovery: A Family's Path Through Addiction Recovery
Addressing the critical role of family systems in supporting sustainable recovery, this guide provides education on family dynamics, enabling behaviors, and healthy boundary-setting. It offers practical communication strategies for navigating difficult conversations while including self-care frameworks for family members experiencing secondary trauma.
- Comprehensive family systems approach to recovery support
- Education on enabling behaviors and healthy boundary-setting
- Practical communication strategies for difficult conversations
- Self-care frameworks for family members with secondary trauma
- Bridges individual recovery with family healing processes
Transforming Teams Transforming Lives
A comprehensive guide for building high-functioning clinical teams in treatment settings. This book addresses toxic work environments, burnout prevention, and professional wellness while providing frameworks for psychological safety, effective communication, and collaborative care that improve both staff retention and client outcomes.
- Framework for building high-functioning clinical teams
- Addresses toxic work environments and burnout prevention
- Incorporates 'Helpers Helping Helpers' wellness philosophy
- Psychological safety and effective communication protocols
- Improves staff retention and client outcomes simultaneously
Bridging Theory and Practice: Clinical Coaching in Modern Addiction Treatment
A practical guide for clinical supervisors and coaches in addiction treatment settings, this book bridges academic knowledge with real-world clinical application. It provides structured approaches for developing clinical competency and confidence while addressing the unique challenges of supervision in substance use disorder treatment.
- Bridges academic knowledge with real-world clinical application
- Structured approaches for developing clinical competency
- Addresses unique supervision challenges in SUD treatment
- Assessment tools and feedback frameworks included
- Focus on ongoing professional development
Responding to the Responders: Interventions for First Responders
A specialized clinical guide addressing the unique treatment needs of first responders. This book provides culturally competent approaches that honor professional identity while promoting necessary vulnerability, addressing the intersection of trauma, occupational stress, and substance use in emergency services with strategies adapted for stoic thinking patterns.
- Culturally competent approaches for first responder populations
- Honors professional identity while promoting therapeutic vulnerability
- Addresses trauma, occupational stress, and substance use intersection
- Intervention strategies adapted for stoic thinking patterns
- Frameworks for navigating denial patterns in emergency services