Lifestyle Balance in Recovery Worksheet

Oftentimes, recovering individuals go back to their lives focusing their efforts entirely on maintaining sobriety. However, this often means they end up neglecting other important aspects of their lives. Soon enough with their life out of balance, they desperately seek the high they used to get from their addiction leading to relapse

Lifestyle Balance means your recovery goes hand in hand with all the other important facets of your life. The goal is never to just live in sobriety but to thrive and excel in sobriety. It means recovery was just another part of your life that you achieved and now other goals and aspirations await. There is still so much you need to work on to become a better and healthier version of yourself!

In the space below, jot down all the other aspects of your life that you believe you need to focus on now alongside your recovery journey to continue to strive to become a better person.

Reference

Carruth, B., Bevvino, D., O'Connell, D. F. (2012). Managing Your Recovery from Addiction: A Guide for Executives, Senior Managers, and Other Professionals.  Taylor & Francis.

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Please note: There may be a more up-to-date and editable version of this worksheet available here which may be more suitable to present to clients if you are a therapist or to use in a classroom as a teacher or guidance counsellor.