Self-Care
This practice involves maintaining cleanliness through activities like showering, brushing teeth, and grooming, to improve self-esteem and reduce stress.
What is personal hygiene?
This aspect of self-care involves consuming a balanced diet rich in vitamins and nutrients, which helps restore the body’s health, improve mood, and support overall well-being during recovery
What is nutrition?
This principle suggests that small, consistent improvements of just 1% each day can lead to significant growth and transformation over time.
What is the 1% rule?
WILL LEAD TO LESS BURNOUT
This actor, known for his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, publicly overcame substance use struggles and became an advocate for recovery.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
A program that offers individuals an intensive therapeutic approach and structured care, typically requiring several hours of treatment a few times a week, but not full-day care.
What is an IOP?
Physical activity that reduces stress, and improves mood, playing a key role in maintaining sobriety by supporting both mental and emotional well-being.
What is exercise?
These individuals or groups provide encouragement, guidance, and structure in recovery, helping to keep individuals on track and accountable for their progress.
Who are support groups/networks?
This strategy helps reinforce positive behavior by acknowledging milestones and progress, boosting motivation and encouraging the continuation of healthy habits.
What is rewarding success?
This actor, famous for his roles in films like Pulp Fiction and The Avengers, has been open about his recovery from alcohol addiction and has been sober since the early 1990s."
Who is Samuel L. Jackson?
A program that offers individuals a full day of intensive, structured care but allows them to return home at night
What is a PHP?
This practice involves staying present in the moment, focusing on thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, helping to manage cravings and build resilience during recovery.
Can be done through yoga, meditation and journaling.
What is Mindfulness?
A form of writing that helps individuals reflect on their thoughts and emotions, track progress, and manage stress, fostering self-awareness and mental clarity during recovery.
What is journaling?
This acronym represents a framework for setting clear, actionable, and achievable goals, where each letter stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
What is S.M.A.R.T. Goal?
This actress, who starred in Friends and The Break-Up, has been open about her struggles with alcohol use and her decision to get sober after hitting a personal low.
Who is Jennifer Aniston?
Medically managed detoxification easing you through physical withdrawal of substance abuse
What is ATS/Detox?
Engaging in activities you enjoy, like painting, reading, or gardening to manage stress and increase personal fulfillment
What are hobbies?
This essential practice involves defining limits in relationships and situations to protect one's sobriety and well-being.
What is setting boundaries?
This technique involves attaching a new habit to an already established one, making it easier to incorporate into your routine by building on existing behaviors.
What is Habit Stacking?
Example: Instead of planning to “go for a walk later”, plan to “go for a walk right after dinner every evening”.
This Oscar-winning actor, who grew up in Cambridge MA, portrayed Batman in the DC Extended Universe, has spoken candidly about his battle with alcoholism, including his decision to seek treatment in 2017 and again in 2018.
Who is Ben Affleck?
An environment for individuals, typically after completing a treatment program, where they can build life skills and transition back into daily life.
What is Sober Living?
A form of alternative medicine involving the use of essential oils and the power of scent to help with both physical and emotional issues.
What is aromatherapy?
This practice, often recommended during recovery, helps individuals stay focused, manage triggers, and build healthy routines by prioritizing daily tasks and goals.
What is a Daily Schedule?
These types of habits focus on changing your self-image and aligning your actions with the person you want to become, rather than focusing solely on the outcomes.
What are Identity-Based Habits?
This actor, known for his roles in The Truman Show and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, has openly discussed his struggles with depression and substance use, focusing on his journey toward self-discovery and healing.
Who is Jim Carrey?
A residential program designed intended to stabilize patent's mental status
What is CSS/Residential?