Recovery Reflection Worksheet

Instructions

Complete each section to reflect on your successes and set intentions for continued growth. Use the space provided to write your responses.

1. Reflection on Milestones

List three significant recovery milestones and the approximate date for each.

a) Milestone 1 (Date): ________________________________________________________________






b) Milestone 2 (Date): ________________________________________________________________






c) Milestone 3 (Date): ________________________________________________________________

2. Positive Habits & Strategies

Identify two habits or strategies that supported your recovery and describe why they were effective.

a) Habit/Strategy: _________________________________________________________________


Why it helped: ___________________________________________________________________






b) Habit/Strategy: _________________________________________________________________


Why it helped: ___________________________________________________________________

3. Support Network

List three people or resources that have supported you in your recovery and how they helped.

a) ___________________________________________________________________________________






b) ___________________________________________________________________________________






c) ___________________________________________________________________________________

4. My Success Timeline

Draw or outline your personal journey timeline below, marking key successes and supports along the way.

5. Setting Intentions

Choose one specific goal for your next phase of recovery and outline steps and supports.

Goal: _____________________________________________________________________________



Steps to achieve this goal:

• Step 1: __________________________________________________________________________
  
  
• Step 2: __________________________________________________________________________
  
  
• Step 3: __________________________________________________________________________
  
  
  
  Potential supports I will use: ____________________________________________________________
  
  
  
  
  
  

6. Final Reflection

Write one word that describes how you feel right now.

One word: __________________________________________________________________________

Success Strategies Discussion

Purpose

This guided conversation helps participants deepen their understanding of the habits and supports that fueled their recovery milestones. Through sharing and listening, members reinforce positive strategies, learn new approaches from peers, and strengthen the group’s collective wisdom.

Group Guidelines

• Confidentiality: What’s shared here stays here.
• Respect: Listen without judgment and value each person’s experience.
• Active Listening: Use eye contact or nodding; hold space for others to finish.
• Equal Voice: Encourage everyone to contribute; no one dominates the discussion.

Discussion Prompts

1. Highlight a Habit or Strategy
   • Prompt: “Review Section 2 of the Recovery Reflection Worksheet. Which habit or strategy was most powerful for you, and why?”
   • Follow-Up Questions:
   • “Can you share a specific moment when this habit made a difference?”
   • “What challenges did you face in maintaining this habit?”
2. Support Network Insights
   • Prompt: “In Section 3 of the worksheet, you listed key people or resources. Who surprised you by stepping up, and how did that support change your journey?”
   • Follow-Up Questions:
   • “What did you learn about asking for help?”
   • “How can you strengthen that support in the future?”
3. Peer-to-Peer Influence
   • Prompt: “Think of a time you helped someone else in recovery. What strategy or encouragement did you offer, and what impact did you notice?”
   • Follow-Up Questions:
   • “How did helping another person reinforce your own progress?”
   • “What did you learn about your strengths through supporting others?”
4. Exploring New Strategies
   • Prompt: “Looking ahead, what new habit or approach are you curious to try? How might you integrate it into your routine?”
   • Follow-Up Questions:
   • “What small first step will you take?”
   • “Which person or resource will you ask to help you stay on track?”

Facilitator Tips

• Balance Participation: Gently invite quieter members to share, and tactfully curb those who speak often.
• Capture Themes: Jot recurring ideas on a flip chart to make shared patterns visible.
• Validate Contributions: Affirm each speaker (“Thank you for sharing that insight.”).
• Build on Ideas: Encourage participants to connect their stories (“How does that relate to what Maria just said?”).

Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Materials Needed: Flip chart or whiteboard, markers
Next Step: Use insights from this discussion to complete the “Setting Intentions” section on the Recovery Reflection Worksheet.

Success Timeline Activity

Purpose

Help participants visualize their recovery journey by mapping key successes and supports over time, reinforcing growth and peer encouragement.

Materials Needed

• Sticky Notes in at least 3 different colors
• Pens or Markers
• Large wall space, whiteboard, or flip chart
• Tape or magnets (if needed)

Estimated Time

12 minutes

Steps

1. Explain the Activity (1 minute)
   • Describe how mapping a timeline can make progress visible and inspire continued effort.
   • Assign each color of sticky note a category:
   • Color A: Major milestones (e.g., completed a program, sober anniversary)
   • Color B: Key supports (people, resources, events)
   • Color C: Personal breakthroughs or insights
2. Individual Timeline Creation (6 minutes)
   • Give each participant a stack of sticky notes and a pen.
   • Ask them to write one event or support per note, including a date or approximate time.
   • Instruct participants to place their notes in chronological order on the wall or board, building a horizontal “journey line.”
3. Peer Sharing & Reflection (4 minutes)
   • Invite 2–3 volunteers to briefly walk the group through their timeline:
   • Highlight a milestone they feel proud of.
   • Point out a support they found most impactful.
     • Encourage fellow members to offer affirmations or ask one clarifying question.
4. Group Debrief (1 minute)
   • Reflect on patterns noticed across timelines: common supports, shared turning points.
   • Reinforce the idea that each person’s path is unique yet connected by shared effort.

Facilitator Tips

• Encourage Specificity: Prompt participants to note dates or contexts (e.g., “3 months sober” vs. “a few months ago”).
• Balance Sharing: If time is tight, select volunteers who haven’t spoken yet.
• Highlight Connections: Draw lines or arrows between related events on different timelines to visualize peer support.
• Validate Progress: Offer genuine praise (“I see so many milestones—great work!”).

Next Step: Use insights from your timeline to inform the “My Success Timeline” and “Setting Intentions” sections on the Recovery Reflection Worksheet.