Recovery is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.
Four major dimensions that support a life in recovery:
- Health: Overcoming or managing one’s disease(s) or symptoms and making informed, healthy choices that support physical and emotional well-being.
- Home: Having a stable and safe place to live.
- Purpose: Conducting meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school, volunteer opportunities, family caretaking, or creative endeavors, and having the independence, income, and resources to participate in society.
- Community: Enjoying relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love, and hope.
A person’s recovery is built on their:
- Strengths
- Talents
- Coping Abilities
- Resources
- Inherent Values
Resiliency: A Key Component of Recovery
- Recovery is characterized by continual growth and improvement in one’s health and wellness that may involve setbacks. Because setbacks are a natural part of life, resilience becomes a key component of recovery.
- Resiliency develops over time and gives an individual the capacity not only to cope with life’s challenges but also to be better prepared for the next stressful situation