Creative Life Recovery

So many newcomers get it wrong in that they believe that overcoming an addiction is an act of elimination.

If they could just quit drinking.  Or smoking.  Or shooting dope.  And so on.

The 12 step program attempts to correct this style of thinking but doesn’t necessarily take the concept far enough.  They shift the focus on to spiritual growth in an attempt to bring about a  personality change great enough to overcome the addiction.

This can work but in my experience it is not the ideal.  The reason it is not ideal is because addiction is not a spiritual problem–it is an holistic problem.  Drug and alcohol addiction affected us in many ways–physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and so on.  Therefore any comprehensive solution must be holistic in nature.  If we want to enjoy the benefits of long term sobriety then we have to approach our addiction as an holistic problem….doing so unlocks the full potential of creative recovery.

What does creative recovery look like?

It is action based.

It is goal-oriented.

It is an holistic, all-encompassing approach that goes beyond spiritual growth.

Even in the 12 step programs, you can find many people who are practicing creative recovery.  These are what we refer to as the “winners” around the tables.  They are actively creating a new life for themselves.  They are not complainers.  Instead they do things.  It’s about action.

If you want to enjoy the benefits of creative recovery then you should explore this website further and consider contacting us.  The benefits of creative recovery are a life lived with passion and purpose–so much more than simply scraping by with abstinence by going to daily meetings!  You can unlock this creation within yourself if you seek it out and take action.

It’s about 10 percent knowledge and 90 percent action.  Addiction help is not complicated but that does not mean it is easy.  Some of us need a little push to get us started with the creative mindset.  If you think that you might benefit from creative recovery then feel free to contact us and we will help you out in any way that we can.

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Interested in trying coaching services?  We recommend Keith Bray.

You can email him at khbray@hopeserenity.ca

or call him at (905) 477-7972

Keith will include one free session of coaching to see if recovery coaching is right for you.