Every person’s recovery looks different. During my training to be a state board-certified recovery coach, I learned that there are multiple pathways to recovery and that every person should be given the opportunity to design their own recovery journey. If you’re early in recovery or getting bored in your recovery, I recommend that you work with a recovery coach to create a wellness recovery action plan. And stick to it!
A wellness plan monitors our recovery along eight areas. Those areas are:
- Connectedness to the Recovery Community
- Physical
- Emotional
- Spiritual
- Living Arrangements
- Work / Education
- Family & Relationships
- Daily Living Management
I’ve provided a comprehensive list of pathways that you can use to design your own beautiful recovery. Make it special and make it your own.
Pathways to Recovery
Acupuncture
Amino Acid (rebuild transmitters)
Art (dance, music, writing)
Animal-assisted therapy (Equine, Canine)
Bodywork (Yoga, Massage)
Biofeedback
Community Service
Criminal Justice (incarceration, drug court)
Education
Employment
Faith-based Recovery
Fitness
Holistic (mind, body, spirit)
Hypnotherapy
Inpatient Treatment
Journaling
Medication Assisted Treatment
Meditation & Prayer
Mindful-based Relapse Prevention (people, places, things)
Mutual Aid Groups (12 step & non-12 step)
Natural Recovery (self-managed/solo)
Neurofeedback
Outdoor Wilderness Therapy
Outpatient Treatment
Peer-Based (coaches)
Psychotherapy
Risk Reduction
Spiritual-Based (shamanic healing; Recovery Dharma, formerly Refuge Recovery)
Wellness Recovery Action Plan
