Aftercare, Continuing Recovery

The rest of your life happens after rehab and the maintenance of your sobriety becomes a cherished and rewarding part of it. It’s not something that just happens though, recovery is a lifelong process, is what they say, and truer words have rarely been spoken.

But how do you put it into practice?

Well, it starts with preparation, and our aftercare planning service in Kentucky, takes place right where your treatment is happening. They run concurrently in that sense.
What your aftercare path looks like will always be a touch different than someone else’s path because again, and we can’t stress this enough, a personalized approach is the key to lasting success.

The name of the game for everyone, the umbrella over it all, is the goal of enduring and permanent sobriety that feels effortless.

The key to sobriety isn’t necessarily singular but can be a combination of various types of support.

Alumni Programs – Rehab is something that naturally fosters strong connections. Getting to a place where you can open up about your addiction isn’t easy and losing contact with the people that helped you get there would be a shame. Alumni programs solve that problem. They allow us to stay in touch with each other and, importantly, maintain the sense of community you had while in rehab.

Outpatient Treatment – After a stay in our residential inpatient facility, the sensible move is to transition to our outpatient treatment in Kentucky. You’d live elsewhere, getting back into your routine, while coming in for additional counseling and therapy sessions.

Sober Living Homes – Of course, going from rehab straight to your old life may very well be a problem. Perhaps the neighborhood you lived in was full of triggers or even the house or apartment or who you lived with could raise the likelihood of relapse. The point of treatment is certainly to equip you with the tools to handle those things but not necessarily immediately. That could get overwhelming and that’s where sober living homes come in. They’re yet another transitionary step in your recovery where you live in a place with other sober-minded people. The homes have strict rules and most often a requirement that you attend a support group of some kind but it’s a great way to regain your independence at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
Luckily, we have a wealth of sober living homes in Kentucky, right here in our area.

Support Groups – These are incredibly powerful tools for sustaining sobriety. Support groups come in many varieties so finding the right one for you is just a matter of a little research. The most well known are Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, with AA being the one that actually started the concept of the 12-step program. They have a more spiritual and religious leaning but there are others like SMART Recovery which is an attractive option for folks who want a group without it.
That aside, the real value is in the opportunities to create friendships with people who are on the same path as you as well as have another layer of accountability to help keep you on track.

Family & Continued Therapy – Simply continuing therapy is always beneficial. Family is a wonderful source of support and the more they know about addiction the better resource they can be. Consistently going to family therapy in Kentucky can help with long-term recovery.