Recovery Lingo
The term for people, places, or things that increase the risk of relapse.
What are triggers?
The number of steps in the 12-step model. (You better get this one.)
What is 12.
This American Sniper actor got sober at age 29.
Who is Bradley Cooper
This 4-letter acronym helps you check in with your basic needs when emotions run high.
What is HALT(s)?
These are people, places, objects, feelings, and times that cause cravings.
What are triggers?
A trusted peer in a 12-step program who offers guidance.
What is a sponsor?
Step 1 asks us to admit this.
What is powerlessness?
This Iron Man credits 12-step work, meditation and yoga with keeping him clean and sober for over 20 years.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.
This “opposite of isolation” skill involves reaching out to others for support, especially in a moment of craving.
What is connection?
The Meadows flagship campus is located in the Arizona city which is also "the quarter horse capital of the world".
What is Wickenburg?
This 8-letter word describes a mental obsession or urge to use.
What are cravings?
Step 3 invites us to turn our will and lives over to this.
What is our Higher Power (as we understand it)?
This second man to walk on the moon got sober in 1978 with help from AA and his family.
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
This skill involves ________ things we cannot change and is also the title of a famous prayer.
What is acceptance?
Pia Mellody's model focuses on healing from this kind of early trauma.
What is developmental trauma?
This phrase refers to someone going through the motions of recovery and abstinence without emotional or spiritual growth.
What is a dry drunk?
Step 9 is about making these to people we've harmed.
What are amends?
Taking deep breaths, grounding your senses, or using a 5-4-3-2-1 technique are all examples of this calming practice.
What is mindfulness?
In early recovery, we’re essentially rewiring these brain-based highways—well-worn by substance use and habits—to build healthier responses and behaviors.
What are neural pathways?
This colorful phrase describes the early euphoric stage of recovery when everything feels amazing—until it doesn’t.
What is the pink cloud?
This principle underlies Step 4 and Step 10: a searching and fearless one.
What is moral inventory?
This former pro golfer and Golf Channel personality once said, “Sobriety is a bit like golf—you never really master it, but you keep showing up for the next round.” He’s been candid about his struggles with alcohol, bipolar disorder, and painkillers.
Who is David "Fairway" Feherty?
When your emotions are pushing you to maladaptive behaviors, this DBT skill suggests doing the exact opposite—like calling a friend or going to group—in order to shift your emotional state.
What is opposite action?
The Meadows Texas has operated under 3 other names. List two of them.
What is Caron, Suspire, and Serenity View?