Self Concept Women in Recovery
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Telling one's story, for women in recovery of early addiction, health and healing, saving yourself and building self concept
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Self Concept Women in Recovery
- 1. WOMEN IN RECOVERY EMPOWERING THE SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY Week 3 Self Concept and Saving Yourself
- 2. TODAY’S AGENDA • Quiet Moment • Check In • Who Am I activities • Lifeboat Activity • WIRE Toolbox
- 3. QUIET TIME
- 4. CHECK-IN • Name • Feeling ● Use 7 feelings chart to help identify emotions • Last use • 12 step meetings? What happened? ● Who attended a meeting? ● If you did not attend both meetings • • Did you think about it? • What prevented your attendance?
- 5. WHO AM I? ACTIVITY • Question One – • Think back to when you were about ten years old • How would someone who knew you at that age have described you?
- 6. WHO AM I? ACTIVITY Question Two: Think of three things about yourself now that answer the question, Who am I? Here’s the hard part None of your answers can refer to your work or relationships (roles) such as wife, girlfriend, mother, daughter, lover or partner. ● See examples (next slide)
- 7. SELFISHNESS, SELF-LESS-NESS, & BEING SELF-FULL • As women, we are often uncomfortable focusing on “I”, and are afraid of being selfish • We often become selfless, we lose all sense of ourselves, always doing for others • Recovery is a time for learning about yourself, and healing yourself ● Take a look at yourself to see who you are
- 8. WHAT IS A SPONSOR? • What is a sponsor A guide for recovery • Temporary sponsors • The sponsor should be Clean and sober for at least 2 years • Available to connect by phone or in person at least one time per week • Has the kind of recovery similar to what you want ● (Note that face to face meeting with sponsor may count as an alternative recovery activity if it lasts one hour or more)
- 9. RECOVERY TOOLS 2 • Priority List in planner • Phone Lists • Self-care contracts
- 10. WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT • Gather stuff, maybe one or two pictures, or magazines, poems, etc. to personalize your binder • Attend two recovery activities:12 step meetings or other group • Be here next week !!!