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Recovery Capital Inventory
Personal, social, and community capital — the resources a bad week has to absorb
Recovery capital = the sum of internal and external resources you have to draw on. The White & Cloud model: personal, social, and community capital. More capital = more shock a bad week can absorb.
Personal capital
- Physical health / sleep / nutrition
- Coping skills learned
- Sense of purpose or meaning
- Financial stability
- Safe housing
- Skills / education / employment
Social capital
- Sober friends I could call at 3am
- Family in support
- Sponsor / therapist / group
- Partner who supports recovery
Community capital
- Meetings / recovery community
- Faith / spiritual community
- Access to treatment if needed
- Employer / school that understands
My weakest capital area — one action to build it this month
Willpower is not a plan
Long-term recovery correlates with capital, not with grit. Build the infrastructure that will hold you when you can't hold yourself.