Kathleen O'Connell, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, spiritual pioneer in recovery psychology and a presidential consultant on addictions policy has also framed the stages of recovery adding some different concepts and breaking the stages into groups of years. Here is her model of the stages of recovery:
Stage
One: Stabilization (Year 1)
Learning about addiction
Stay sober,
drug or bet free no matter what
Stabilize
physically
Learning to
be part of a group
Learning to
break habit of isolation
Find some
role models
Learn to
ask for help and support
Stage
Two: Deepening-Emotional Development (Year 2 and 3)
Identify
old behaviors to let go of
Emotional
detox
Changes in
attitude
Physical
health keeps improving
Increase
ability to tolerate feelings
Stage
Three: Connectedness (Years 3 to 5)
Both joy
and misery go deeper—profound
Need to go
back and redo some recovery tasks
(Step work goes deeper)
Learn how
not to create drama (realize we created dramaJ)
Connect to a wider circle of people in and out of recovery
Increase in
honesty
Stage
Four: Integration: (Years 6 to 10)
Learning that relationships can be based on love not need
Automatic
use of the tools of recovery
Ability to
act on insight and follow through
Learn
self-forgiveness
Having fun
and joy in life
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