A Week Can Change Your Life: Build a Recovery Plan That Actually Works
“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.”- Yogi Berra
Plan (noun): "a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something." Eg: "a weight loss plan"
"an intention or decision about what one is going to do."
Where are we going and where do we want to be? How will we get there?... In the recovery world, we often talk about plans because without them, what are we accountable to? By definition, recovery is a return to a normal state of health, mind or strength. Eg: If you break your leg, what will it take to get back to a healthy place?
At Renewed Recovery, we often talk about four main areas that addictions affect, being (Physical, Mental, Spiritual & Social). Let's take a quick look at how relationships (social) might need to be addressed in our recovery plan. Relationships are hard enough, even without addictions interfering with them. God made us to be relational and we have real needs that can only be met through other pe...
The Hurt Beneath the Habit: How Pain Fuels Addiction
1. physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
"she's in great pain from breaking her leg"
2. mental or emotional distress or suffering.
When we think of pain, we often think of the physical side of it as we have all experienced an injury or illness. However, there's also emotional pain or agony that we go through in life. Grief from a loved one passing away or the end of a relationship where we felt deep connection (the list could go on).
We naturally will look for ways to cope or deal with the pain in our life. Whether it's physical or emotional, being in a constant state of discomfort is not ideal for human flourishing. God does not intend us to always be in a state of pain but it does serve a vital purpose. Pain sends immediate warnings to our brain that we are in danger so we can take action (eg: touching a hot stove).
The Practicum:
When we look at addictions, a good place to start is by a
Why holistic recovery?
