Recovery Resources:
Many of the recovery resources were written while working with psychiatric patients. However, they were made to be helpful for recovery from other kinds of illness, or for general wellness or well-being.
Many presentations and learning activities are shared in Health Vista’s resources for recovery. They are organized under the seven elements of recovery, the same framework used for Recovery Education lessons.
Elements of Recovery:
- Hope
- Security
- Support/Managing Symptoms
- Empowerment
- Relationships
- Coping
- Finding Meaning
Find resources for recovery from Health Vista
When I was working in Inpatient Behavioral Health, I started developing and writing simple but engaging and effective patient education and learning activities.
Through the years, I also collected a wide variety of free resources for recovery include Powerpoints and many other links for health education and motivation. I wanted to make them available for others to use. Although not all of the Recovery Education lessons are posted online, many of them are. More may be added in the future, so check back often. Here are some examples:
You can find the Hopelessness to Hope Lesson handout here.
Click to see the Finding Hope Pathfinder. That recovery lesson was made into a video YouTube to help you toward the first step to recovery. You can also use the Positive Words Discussion Guide.
Click the title to watch Finding Your Way to Recovery
Recovery Workbooks:
I wrote many simple, clear, and short workbooks to share. I have donated some to community groups, but the cost of printing is too high to make them all free. The workbooks have a cost, but they are on the healthvista.net website. Topics include Managing Pain, Managing Long-term Pain, Managing Depression, Managing Anger, Managing Addiction, Managing Illness, Managing Mental Illness, and Coping with Trauma.
Contact me by e-mail if you want to ask if some prices can be changed. The following coping workbook is available free of charge:
Your Recovery Workbook: Coping and Relaxation [.pdf] can be downloaded free and printed out.
As you will see, my website contains many free, but very valuable resources, Please browse and explore the lessons, handouts, learning activities, and links at https://healthvista.net/health-resources/recovery-resources/
I suggest that you start by Exploring Mindfulness . Then, begin Taking Recovery Steps:
- Ups and downs are to be expected – It is best to handle them as calmly as possible, using help and support to get back on track
- Take small steps – You will get to where you are going (no matter how long it takes) if you go in the right direction
- You feel more in control when you take the recovery steps at your own pace
- In life, there is always hope, but sometimes you have to change what you are hoping for.
- Be open to learning and change as you start your recovery journey
“I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future, for that is where I expect to spend the rest of my life.” – Charles F. Kettering
Updated 5-27-20 by Mary Knutson