THE DAYTON MODEL
Five Steps from Addiction to Recovery
FROM THE BLOG
Sobriety: Recovery Value One
In order to overcome addiction, traumatic stress, and/or mental illness one has to start somewhere. So recovery, the overcoming and rising up, starts with Sobriety, Safety, and/or Stability correspondingly.
Recovery as a process involves five phases. This first phase is the foundation for the rest, the grounding. After this part is established, the further process of Love, Unity, Growth, and Spirituality can unfold and deliver one to full recovery and a new life experience.
Growth
The recovering addict needs to Grow. The recovering trauma survivor needs to Grow. The recovering mentally ill needs to Grow. Personal Growth is a factor in ongoing and full recovery. We need to know that we are getting better. This effort around self-improvement is not wasted. We become better communicators. We become more honest and authentic. We become better listeners. We become better parents, friends, and lovers. We live life to the fullest and do not regret the past. We embrace change and go with the flow and Grow. Better and better, a new way, a new day.