Coping with Uncomfortable Feelings
This coping strategy involves writing down your thoughts and emotions to better understand and process what you’re feeling.
What is journaling?
The first agreement encourages people to speak with honesty and integrity and avoid gossip or harmful language.
What is Be Impeccable With Your Word?
Known for her powerhouse vocals and song "Rehab", this soul singer was in and out of treatment for years before her passing in 2011
Who is Amy Winehouse?
This recovery skill involves identifying negative or distorted thinking patterns and replacing them with more balanced thoughts.
What is cognitive reframing?
This global pop superstar from Houston sang hits like “Single Ladies” and was a member of Destiny’s Child before her solo career.
Who is Beyoncé?
This skill involves noticing your emotions without trying to immediately change or avoid them.
What is mindfulness?
This agreement reminds us that others’ actions and opinions are usually about them, not us.
What is Don’t Take Anything Personally?
This Mean Girls actress has been to rehab multiple times but says living in Dubai helped her maintain her sobriety
Who is Lindsay Lohan?
The belief “I already messed up, so I might as well keep using” is an example of this thinking error.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
This Olympic gymnast from Spring, Texas is one of the most decorated gymnasts in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
This healthy coping strategy involves moving your body to release stress, improve mood, and help regulate difficult emotions.
What is exercise?
This agreement encourages asking questions and communicating clearly instead of assuming you know what others think or mean.
What is Don’t Make Assumptions?
This TV and radio host — once one of the most famous shock jocks in the world — has been clean since the ‘80s and talks about it on his satellite show. He was previously a host on America's Got Talent, too.
Who is Howard Stern?
This recovery strategy involves recognizing triggers and making a plan to respond differently than you did in the past.
What is relapse prevention?
This country music legend from Abbott, Texas is known for songs like “On the Road Again” and is a major figure in outlaw country music.
Who is Willie Nelson?
This coping skill involves intentionally slowing and deepening your breathing to help calm your body and mind during emotional distress.
What is deep breathing?
This agreement teaches that our best effort may change from day to day, and that’s okay.
What is Always Do Your Best?
This Transformers actor has spoken openly about turning to art and rehab after legal troubles and substance use.
Who is Shia LaBeouf?
This thinking pattern involves believing that anything less than perfect means failure and can lead to discouragement or giving up in recovery.
What is perfectionism?
This Academy Award–winning actor from Uvalde, Texas is known for films like Dallas Buyers Club and often says “Alright, alright, alright.”
Who is Matthew McConaughey?
When someone calls a trusted friend, sponsor, or support person instead of isolating during difficult emotions, they are using this coping strategy.
What is reaching out for support?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In recovery, practicing this agreement may involve asking for clarification instead of assuming someone is judging or rejecting you.
What is Don’t Make Assumptions?
This Academy Award–winning actor, famous for roles in Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society, struggled with alcoholism and cocaine use before relapsing later in life.
Who is Robin Williams?
This behavior involves avoiding vulnerability by keeping struggles, mistakes, or feelings hidden from others, which can increase isolation in recovery.
What is hiding shame?
This Tejano music icon from Lake Jackson, Texas became one of the most influential Latin artists before her life was tragically cut short in 1995.
Who is Selena Quintanilla?