Recovery is for Everyone

If I say recovery, you most likely picture a group of former drinkers and addicts, huddled in a circle in a church basement, clutching Styrofoam cups of coffee and stale donuts. Someone calls the meeting to order and out comes a litany of regrets, mistakes, and praise to finding a higher power.

That’s where a lot of us get stuck when we think about recovery. It’s what we see in the movies. It’s what we imagine other people have to do in order to heal. Somehow we get the idea that recovery isn’t for us. That we don’t need to heal. That we can keep pushing through what weighs us down, and numbing the hell out of the rest.

But, after living through the past three years of post-pandemic fallout, I think there’s a little more awareness that we’re all recovering from something.

So, while it’s easy to get stuck in the stereotypes of the recovery community, here are a few pieces you can take away and apply to your own life.

TAKING INVENTORY

One of the most difficult steps of recovery can be acknowledging and accepting who you really are, but it’s a crucial part of the process. Looking at all you’ve been through, and how you want to live your life as you move forward, helps you being to move towards radical self-acceptance. It’s about looking at yourself honestly and taking stock of your strengths and…