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Equipping Yourself for Recovery
Finding Hope Family Support Groups
Written By
Finding Hope Team
Equipping Yourself for Recovery
If you wanted to repaint your bedroom, would you use a hammer? Or if you needed to rake your leaves, would you grab a shovel? Probably not — because those tools aren’t intended for those jobs. Using the wrong tools would make the task more difficult or even impossible. Having the proper tools — and sometimes a few backup tools — is essential for any home project.
Many times, when we love someone who struggles with addiction, we begin trying to “fix” things without the proper tools. We do the best we can with what we know, and often with what we don’t know. Take a moment to think about the things you’ve tried or are currently doing to help your loved one get sober. How is it going?
As loved ones in recovery, we need a full toolbelt — one equipped with many tools — to help us navigate the ups and downs of loving someone with an addiction.
If your toolbelt feels empty, I have great news. At Finding Hope, we offer resources that can help guide and support you on this journey. We are a support group for wives of alcoholics, a support group for wives of drug addicts, a support group for moms of alcoholics, a support group for moms of drug addicts, a support group for families of drug addicts, a support group for families of alcoholics, and so much more. We truly have seen it all.
Here are a few tools you may want to include in your recovery toolbelt:
- Commit to attending a Finding Hope meeting
- Listen to the Finding Hope Podcast
- Seek professional counseling
- Read literature about boundaries, codependency, and healthy relationships
- Stay connected with others in your Finding Hope group — these members truly get it
- Read God’s Word daily
- Memorize Scripture
- Surrender to God through prayer
- Read a Finding Hope YouVersion Bible plan
- Be intentional about self-care
- Take time to journal regularly
- Attend a Finding Hope Retreat
This is just a short list of tools you may find helpful in your recovery. What other tools do you already have, or what might you need to add?
Just as it’s important to have the right tools for a home project, it’s essential that we have the right tools for our own recovery.
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10
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