What is a sober living program? It’s a proven way to maintain accountability in early recovery surrounded by compassionate people in a trigger-free environment. The efficacy of sober living programs in supporting long-term recovery is well-established.
A sober living program offers several advantages over finding a roommate or living with family. Most importantly, it means that everyone commits to a sober lifestyle. In turn, this cultivates a strong recovery community inside the residence itself.
Is a sober living program right for you? Call Roaring Brook Recovery at 855.590.9944 to learn more about what a sober living program is like and how it can help you.
What Is a Sober Living Program?
Recovery doesn’t have an end date. It’s a lifelong process that you must protect carefully. The staff at Roaring Brook wants to nourish and support your commitment to sobriety. Sober living is one way to decrease your risk of post-rehab relapse.
In sober living, you can expect to find:
- A communal, supportive living situation – meaning peers in a similar situation are your housemates and support network
- Built-in structure – including rules, curfews, group meetings, and responsibilities to ensure a stable environment for all
- Supported independence – services and support are available as you launch into greater independence
- Responsibility shared equally – so everyone plays a part in making sure the community home runs smoothly
The benefits of a sober living home into the aftercare period are significant.
Is a Sober Living Program Right for Me?
To figure out if sober living housing is a good plan for you, consider the following advantages.
- Safety and stability – In a substance-free setting, you can live free from worry about being triggers that might challenge your sobriety before you develop the skills you will need to recognize and master cravings and temptations.
- Healthy personal connections – When you reside in a sober living home, you are surrounded by peers with similar experiences and a shared goal to bring about personal change and live a healthier life. You will form strong bonds with people you trust, avoid isolation and loneliness, practice vulnerability, and both give and receive meaningful support through early recovery.
- Practicing life-skills – Before returning home, you can use your time in sober living to practice some of the skills you might have neglected or lost due to addiction. Maybe it’s how to eat a healthy diet, navigate the job market, or practice money management. In fact, you can do these things fully supported in sober living.
- Accountability – A stable living arrangement with other sober people in recovery adds a layer of accountability and support. In addition, continued connections with your therapist and a structured lifestyle with community responsibilities fortifies you to successfully reach your recovery goals by staying accountable and on track.
What is a sober living program like? It’s like being in a home where every resident is there for you, and you for them, during an important and life-changing journey of recovery. You belong, you contribute, and you reap the rewards.
Are you looking for a sturdy and reliable bridge between your IOP or PHP and life back at home? If so, a sober living environment could well be just right for you.
Call Roaring Brook Recovery Today to Enroll in Our Sober Living Program
When living in Roaring Brook’s sober living community, you will be deeply engaged in the life of the home. You’ll help with house chores, participate in 12-step support groups, hold down a job or be actively seeking work, and attend community meetings. In general, you’ll an active, engaged, responsible member of the sober living household.
Meanwhile, you’ll learn and work on life skills and participate in ongoing therapy. The sober living option—is it right for you? It really might be. People have had excellent recovery success after taking advantage of sober living as they acclimate to post rehab life. Call us today at 855.590.9944 to learn more or submit our convenient online contact form.