Your Personal Recovery Journey – (In-Person)

Newly Updated Workshop

The creators of Your Recovery Journey workshop have introduced the updated Your Personal Recovery Journey workshop, which we are excited to pilot! This new multi-session workshop uses the CHIME framework for recovery: Connectedness, Hope and Optimism, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment. Participants will have the opportunity to explore their own recovery journeys and deepen their understanding of these core elements of recovery.

Event Details

Peer facilitators lead this 2-hour workshop throughout 6 interactive weekly sessions. Through the series, participants develop their own personal recovery strengths and explore practical ways to apply what they learn to their everyday lives.

What You’ll Explore:

• The CHIME Framework: Recovery and the five key processes that are essential to life and recovery: Connectedness, Hope and Optimism, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment.
• Lived Experience Stories: Watch videos and engage in discussions about real-life experiences related to the topics of each session.
• Reflection and Discussion: Reflect on and discuss personal thoughts and experiences, sharing them if comfortable.

Session Topics:

1. Intro to Recovery: Why is self-reflection important to my recovery journey? Imagining the life you want to live.
2. Connectedness: What does connectedness mean? Why it is important to my recovery? What can I do to create and maintain social connections?
3. Hope and Optimism: What is hope and why is it important?
How can hope be nurtured? What is optimism and how can I build and maintain it?
4. Identity: Rebuilding a positive sense of who you are? Why is having a sense of identity important to recovery?
Overcoming stigma.
5. Meaning and Purpose: What is meaning and purpose? Why is it important to my recovery? How do I find, define, build, or rebuild meaning and purpose in my life?
6. Empowerment: Why is empowerment important to my recovery? How can I 
empower myself?

*Register by January 1, 2026*

Contact us for more details: info@spotlightonmentalhealth.com

Please note: Workshops/Sessions may be canceled due to low registration or unforeseen circumstances. We will contact you via the email you provide prior to the session to notify you of any changes. Kindly ensure your email address is valid.