New Day Recovery

Current curriculum materials for the November 16 go-live

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Curriculum Sessions — Facilitator Guide — 60 sessions
Phase 1 — Foundation: Surrender and Stabilization (Sessions 1–9)
Session 01 - Surrender Is Not Giving Up
Session 02 - Honesty Naming What Is True
Session 03 - Two Ways of Being Lost
Session 04 - The Addiction Cycle
Session 05 - Triggers People, Places, Things, and Feelings
Session 06 - Riding the Wave Cravings Have a Beginning, a Middle, and an End
Session 07 - A Day That Holds You Structure, Sleep, and HALT
Session 08 - My Crisis and Safety Plan Written Before I Need It
Session 09 - Safe Community Nobody Recovers Alone
Phase 2 — Healing: Mind, Heart, and Past (Sessions 10–18)
Session 10 - Renewing the Mind How Thoughts Drive Feelings and Actions
Session 11 - The Thought Record Putting a Thought on Trial
Session 12 - Lies I Believe About Myself, About Support, About Recovery
Session 13 - Guilt Says I Did Bad. Shame Says I Am Bad.
Session 14 - Receiving Forgiveness Letting the Verdict Land
Session 15 - Self-Compassion Is a Skill, Not a Surrender
Session 16 - Pain and Use Understanding the Connection Safely
Session 17 - Honest Expression Four Movements
Session 18 - Grief, Loss, and Letting Go with Boundaries
Phase 3 — Rebuilding: Relationships and Life (Sessions 19–27)
Session 19 - Family Systems The Roles We Played
Session 20 - Boundaries Where I End and You Begin
Session 21 - Communication That Repairs Instead of Repeats
Session 22 - Forgiving Others Releasing What We Cannot Carry
Session 23 - Making Amends Preparation Before Contact
Session 24 - Living Amends The Apology People Can Verify
Session 25 - Work and Purpose
Session 26 - Money and Time in Early Recovery
Session 27 - Rebuilding Trust in Small, Verifiable Steps
Phase 4 — Living Free: Prevention and Purpose (Sessions 28–36)
Session 28 - The Warning-Sign Chain Relapse Starts Long Before Use
Session 29 - High-Risk Situations The Personal Prevention Plan
Session 30 - After a Slip Return, Don't Run — the First 24 Hours
Session 31 - A New Identity
Session 32 - Strengths, Gifts, and Service Recovery That Gives Back
Session 33 - Telling Your Story Safely Testimony Without Harm
Session 34 - My Community Connection Plan
Session 35 - Mentoring and Accountability After Graduation
Session 36 - The 90-Day Plan and Phase 4 Completion Sent, Not Finished
Phase 5 — Giving Back: Service, Leadership & Purpose (Sessions 37–60)
Session 37 - Service as Recovery Capital Giving What You Have Received
Session 38 - Finding Your Post Matching Gifts to Real Needs
Session 39 - Serving Without Saving Help That Does Not Take Over
Session 40 - Service Starts at Home House, Family, and Neighbors
Session 41 - Beyond Our Walls Serving the Wider Community
Session 42 - Service Under Strain Showing Up When It Costs
Session 43 - When Giving Becomes a Hiding Place
Session 44 - A Service Commitment That Lasts Putting It in the Plan
Session 45 - From Participant to Peer What Changes, What Does Not
Session 46 - Listening Like a Leader The Peer Support Conversation
Session 47 - Your Story in a Helping Role Testimony With Guardrails
Session 48 - Boundaries in Helping Roles Carry With, Not For
Session 49 - When Someone You Help Is Slipping Notice, Ask, Connect
Session 50 - Hard Conversations Feedback Without Shame
Session 51 - Leading the Room Facilitation Basics for Peer Leaders
Session 52 - The Helper's Own Recovery Staying Grounded While You Help
Session 53 - Purpose After Survival What This Life Is For Now
Session 54 - Work as Recovery The Honest Way In
Session 55 - The Honest Application Records, Gaps, and References
Session 56 - Keeping the Job Habits That Protect Recovery
Session 57 - Called and Capable Matching Vocation to the Life You Are Building
Session 58 - Setbacks at Work Losing, Leaving, and Starting Again
Session 59 - Sustaining Freedom The Long Middle of Recovery
Session 60 - Sent Again The Full Review and the Renewed Plan
Workbook Sessions — Participant Workbook — 60 sessions
Phase 1 — Foundation: Surrender and Stabilization (Sessions 1–9)
Session 01 - Surrender Is Not Giving Up (Workbook)
Session 02 - Honesty Naming What Is True (Workbook)
Session 03 - Two Ways of Being Lost (Workbook)
Session 04 - The Addiction Cycle (Workbook)
Session 05 - Triggers People, Places, Things, and Feelings (Workbook)
Session 06 - Riding the Wave Cravings Have a Beginning, a Middle, and an End (Workbook)
Session 07 - A Day That Holds You Structure, Sleep, and HALT (Workbook)
Session 08 - My Crisis and Safety Plan Written Before I Need It (Workbook)
Session 09 - Safe Community Nobody Recovers Alone (Workbook)
Phase 2 — Healing: Mind, Heart, and Past (Sessions 10–18)
Session 10 - Renewing the Mind How Thoughts Drive Feelings and Actions (Workbook)
Session 11 - The Thought Record Putting a Thought on Trial (Workbook)
Session 12 - Lies I Believe About Myself, About Support, About Recovery (Workbook)
Session 13 - Guilt Says I Did Bad. Shame Says I Am Bad. (Workbook)
Session 14 - Receiving Forgiveness Letting the Verdict Land (Workbook)
Session 15 - Self-Compassion Is a Skill, Not a Surrender (Workbook)
Session 16 - Pain and Use Understanding the Connection Safely (Workbook)
Session 17 - Honest Expression Four Movements (Workbook)
Session 18 - Grief, Loss, and Letting Go with Boundaries (Workbook)
Phase 3 — Rebuilding: Relationships and Life (Sessions 19–27)
Session 19 - Family Systems The Roles We Played (Workbook)
Session 20 - Boundaries Where I End and You Begin (Workbook)
Session 21 - Communication That Repairs Instead of Repeats (Workbook)
Session 22 - Forgiving Others Releasing What We Cannot Carry (Workbook)
Session 23 - Making Amends Preparation Before Contact (Workbook)
Session 24 - Living Amends The Apology People Can Verify (Workbook)
Session 25 - Work and Purpose (Workbook)
Session 26 - Money and Time in Early Recovery (Workbook)
Session 27 - Rebuilding Trust in Small, Verifiable Steps (Workbook)
Phase 4 — Living Free: Prevention and Purpose (Sessions 28–36)
Session 28 - The Warning-Sign Chain Relapse Starts Long Before Use (Workbook)
Session 29 - High-Risk Situations The Personal Prevention Plan (Workbook)
Session 30 - After a Slip Return, Don't Run — the First 24 Hours (Workbook)
Session 31 - A New Identity (Workbook)
Session 32 - Strengths, Gifts, and Service Recovery That Gives Back (Workbook)
Session 33 - Telling Your Story Safely Testimony Without Harm (Workbook)
Session 34 - My Community Connection Plan (Workbook)
Session 35 - Mentoring and Accountability After Graduation (Workbook)
Session 36 - The 90-Day Plan and Phase 4 Completion Sent, Not Finished (Workbook)
Phase 5 — Giving Back: Service, Leadership & Purpose (Sessions 37–60)
Session 37 - Service as Recovery Capital Giving What You Have Received (Workbook)
Session 38 - Finding Your Post Matching Gifts to Real Needs (Workbook)
Session 39 - Serving Without Saving Help That Does Not Take Over (Workbook)
Session 40 - Service Starts at Home House, Family, and Neighbors (Workbook)
Session 41 - Beyond Our Walls Serving the Wider Community (Workbook)
Session 42 - Service Under Strain Showing Up When It Costs (Workbook)
Session 43 - When Giving Becomes a Hiding Place (Workbook)
Session 44 - A Service Commitment That Lasts Putting It in the Plan (Workbook)
Session 45 - From Participant to Peer What Changes, What Does Not (Workbook)
Session 46 - Listening Like a Leader The Peer Support Conversation (Workbook)
Session 47 - Your Story in a Helping Role Testimony With Guardrails (Workbook)
Session 48 - Boundaries in Helping Roles Carry With, Not For (Workbook)
Session 49 - When Someone You Help Is Slipping Notice, Ask, Connect (Workbook)
Session 50 - Hard Conversations Feedback Without Shame (Workbook)
Session 51 - Leading the Room Facilitation Basics for Peer Leaders (Workbook)
Session 52 - The Helper's Own Recovery Staying Grounded While You Help (Workbook)
Session 53 - Purpose After Survival What This Life Is For Now (Workbook)
Session 54 - Work as Recovery The Honest Way In (Workbook)
Session 55 - The Honest Application Records, Gaps, and References (Workbook)
Session 56 - Keeping the Job Habits That Protect Recovery (Workbook)
Session 57 - Called and Capable Matching Vocation to the Life You Are Building (Workbook)
Session 58 - Setbacks at Work Losing, Leaving, and Starting Again (Workbook)
Session 59 - Sustaining Freedom The Long Middle of Recovery (Workbook)
Session 60 - Sent Again The Full Review and the Renewed Plan (Workbook)
Breakout Topics — 20 items
B-01 - Domestic Violence — Safety First, Shame Never
B-02 - Parenting Skills — Training in Love, Repairing in Grace
B-03 - Life Skills — Building a Life That Holds
B-04 - Relapse Prevention — Know the Ground Before the Battle
B-05 - Giving Back (A Spirit of Service) — Service Keeps What Recovery Gave
B-06 - Coping Skills (Development and Practice) — Skills Are Built by Reps
B-07 - WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
B-08 - Nicotine Cessation — Breaking Free From Nicotine
B-09 - Labels and the Power of Words — Shed the Labels, Define Yourself
B-10 - Brain Science of Addiction and How It Heals in Recovery — The Brain Can Heal
B-11 - Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships — Boundaries, Honesty, and Trust Rebuilt
B-12 - Managing Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions — The Whole Person, Held Steady
B-13 - Financial Recovery & Credit Rebuilding — Freedom Built One Step at a Time
B-14 - Physical Health in Recovery — Tend the Body That Carries Recovery
B-15 - Health and Wellness Basics — Sleep, Food, Movement, Hygiene, and When to Seek Care
B-16 - Trigger & Warning Sign Mapping — Map Your Own Triggers and Warning Signs
B-17 - Healthy Stress Management — Practical Skills for Stress
B-18 - Life Skills for Stability — Housing Readiness and Employment Readiness
B-19 - Identity Reconstruction & Purpose — Rebuilding Identity and Finding Purpose
B-20 - Community Re-Engagement — Re-Entering Community Life
Handouts — 51 items
01 Handout - Session 8 My Personal Crisis and Safety Plan
02 Handout - Session 8 If You're in Crisis
03 Handout - Session 11 Thought Record
04 Handout - Sessions 28 and 30 My Warning-Sign Chain and Return Plan
05 Handout - Daily Inventory and Evening Reflection
06 Handout - Daily Gratitude Practice - Counting Blessings
07 Handout - Session 29 Saying No in Your Own Words
08 Handout - Session 9 My Support Map
09 Handout - Session 36 My 90-Day Continuing Care Plan
10 Handout - Session 28 Relapse Warning Signs
11 Handout - Session 22 Forgiveness Worksheet
12 Handout - Session 4 Medication Support (MAT) Facts
13 Handout - Phase Progress and Graduation Checklist
14 Handout - Session 3 Hope Anchor Card
15 Handout - Session 5 Top-5 Trigger Map
16 Handout - Session 6 Craving Ladder
17 Handout - Session 7 Daily Anchors and HALT Check
18 Handout - Session 10 Catch the Thought
19 Handout - Session 12 The Lie, the Cost, and the Truth
20 Handout - Session 13 Translating Shame into Guilt
21 Handout - Session 14 Receiving Forgiveness
22 Handout - Session 15 The Self-Compassion Rewrite
23 Handout - Session 16 Grounding Card - 5-4-3-2-1
24 Handout - Session 17 Honest Expression - Four Movements
25 Handout - Session 18 Losses, Honors, and One Boundary
26 Handout - Session 19 My Family Map
27 Handout - Session 20 My Boundary
28 Handout - Session 21 I-Statement and Repair
29 Handout - Session 23 Making Amends - Preparation Before Contact
30 Handout - Session 24 Living Amend Commitment
31 Handout - Session 25 My Work Step
32 Handout - Session 26 Four-Box Budget and Payday Plan
33 Handout - Session 27 Trust Ledger
34 Handout - Session 31 My Identity Statement
35 Handout - Session 32 My Gifts and First Service
36 Handout - Session 33 My Story - Three Minutes, Safely
37 Handout - Session 35 Accountability Agreement
38 Handout - Session 37 Received and Passed On
39 Handout - Session 38 My Service Post
40 Handout - Session 45 Peer Bright Lines
41 Handout - Session 46 Listening Like a Leader
42 Handout - Session 51 Leading the Room - Open, Hold, Close
43 Handout - Session 52 The Helper's Charter
44 Handout - Session 53 My Compass Sentence
45 Handout - Session 54 My First-Target Job List
46 Handout - Session 55 The Honest Application
47 Handout - Session 56 Keeping the Job
48 Handout - Session 57 Testing a Vocation
49 Handout - Session 58 My 48-Hour Protocol Card
50 Handout - Facilitator Sheets - Roster, Group Notes and Individual Notes
51 Handout - On Request Only Spiritual Practices - What They Look Like
Full Documents — the whole thing, all in one file
Facilitator Guide
Adult Recovery Facilitator Guide — PDF
Breakout Groups Packet
20 topics, B-1 through B-20 — PDF
Handouts Packet
Session and breakout handouts — PDF
Participant Workbook
Still Here Still Fighting — Warriors Workbook — PDF
All-Staff Presentation
New Curriculum Briefing, 17 slides — PDF
Group Roster and Notes Sheets
Roster and notes sheets for every group — PDF
Facilitator Log
Documentation sheet for every group — PDF