Spirituality in Recovery

Many people have unique beliefs and connections to the world around them. Some people prioritize a connection to the natural world, while others make it a point to have their everyday life embody their faith or philosophical beliefs. When healing from a substance use disorder (an addiction to drugs or alcohol), it’s important to consider if and how a person may involve their spirituality into healing. Are you a spiritual person, always looking to your faith for guidance in your life? If spirituality plays an influential role in your daily living, it should also be present in your addiction recovery. Many rehab programs provide spiritual options for treatment, such as through 12-step recovery. If you seek spirituality in recovery, you have some high-quality options at your disposal.

At Beaches Recovery, we make it a point not just to accommodate those who want spiritual or holistic practices but embrace it as a form of therapy to assist in recovery. Holistic addiction treatment is a path that we offer to those who feel it’s necessary to achieve their recovery goals.

Why Include Spirituality in Recovery?

When seeking a strong recovery, you need to use what works and what fits naturally into your life. If you frequently turn to a higher power of any kind, however you refer to that power, you will lean on that spiritual guidance. In your case, it may be crucial to include spirituality in recovery.

Many people have turned to a 12 step addiction recovery program for help with sobriety since the 1940s. For thousands of these people each year, leaning on a higher power and spirituality motivates them to stay sober while following the AA steps for a better future. Through these programs, you gain education, support, and immediate focus on what matters most in your life and for your sobriety.

The 12 steps include self-help and personal accountability through spirituality. But that faith does not focus on a set template of specific beliefs. Instead, you own your faith and what it means to you. For some, this is God or a god, whereas, for others, it is a particular purpose, how you interact with other people or your desire for personal improvement and growth.

Spiritual activities in recovery treatment include:

• Prayer
• Rituals
• Community service
• Exploration of your most significant life questions
• Involvement in talking about big issues
• Religious tradition
• Faith without a religious tradition

These are just some of the more common examples. Each individual may have unique practices of their own, and Beach Recovery encourages this because it connects clients to treatment in a deeper, meaningful way.

Do I Have to Include Spirituality in my Recovery?

If you do not live a spiritual life or do not feel it has a place in your sobriety, the help you need awaits in a non-spiritual or non 12 step approach to your rehab program. This type of treatment is also called alternative rehab. Some of these rehab programs use a basic non-spiritual approach, whereas others focus on structured rehab like SMART Recovery.

Regardless of whether you choose a spiritual or non-spiritual approach, you need accredited rehab treatment. This treatment meets the highest standards for quality and results. When you enter an accredited rehab, you know that you gain the best evidence-based practice, holistic approaches, and other methods. These are proven during the accreditation auditing to reap many benefits for past clients just like you.

Finding the Right Spiritual or Alternative Rehab Approach at Beaches Recovery

To find the best rehab for your needs, whether spiritual or alternative, you need to ensure programs include:

• Supervised medical detox programs cover a variety of drugs and alcohol
• The entire spectrum of care including residential treatment, partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP), and outpatient programs
• Transitional living and sober living programs as part of a comprehensive aftercare program
• Holistic healing methods like art and fitness therapy
• Individual, group, and family therapies
• Dual diagnosis treatment addresses co-occurring disorders when mental health issues and addiction appear together
• Evidence-based therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), and trauma therapy

For your best results, call Beaches Recovery in Jacksonville, Florida, now at 866.605.0532. With both 12-step and non-12 step programs, you choose whether to include spirituality in recovery at Beaches Recovery. Call now to learn more.