EIOP 1/8/26

 Group Facilitator 

Dr. Scott Horowitz 


                                                                  




6:00-6:30 PM Check-In / Review Homework

  • If you could invite someone you respect to sit beside you and support you in making this meeting successful, whom would that be?
  • What’s one thing you hope to get accomplished at today’s meeting?
  • What is one interest of yours that others in this group might not know about?
  • Given our work so far, what do you feel best about?
  • Share a one or two-word intention you hold for today’s meeting/conversation.
  • What is something you came across recently that gave you hope or inspiration?  
(Review Life Areas Activity/Low and High Points)

6:45-7:15 PM "Did you know?"
Did you know that the artist Eminem, AKA Marshall Mathers has been free of drugs and alcohol since 2008? Click the 2 links below for more info.


7:15-8:15 PM   Environment and Your Recovery 

Recovery Environment Reflection Activity

Purpose:
To help clients increase insight into how their physical, social, and emotional environments influence substance use and recovery, and to identify areas that support or hinder sobriety.

Instructions:
Reflect honestly and answer the following five questions. There are no right or wrong answers. The goal is awareness and insight.

1. Physical Environment

How does your current living environment (home, neighborhood, daily surroundings) impact your recovery—either positively or negatively?

2. Social Environment

Who do you spend the most time with, and how do these relationships influence your substance use or recovery efforts?

3. Triggers vs. Supports

What specific places, people, or situations in your environment act as triggers for substance use, and which ones support your sobriety?

4. Structure and Routine

How does your daily structure (or lack of structure) in your environment affect cravings, motivation, and accountability?

5. Environmental Changes

What is one change you could make to your environment (physical, social, or routine-based) that would strengthen your recovery?

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8:15-9:00 PM 

🎵 Music & Recovery Reflection Worksheet

Instructions: 

Choose one song that reminds you of your addiction, your recovery, or both. Take time to reflect honestly on how the song connects to your experiences. There are no right or wrong answers.

Choose one song that reminds you of your addiction, your recovery, or both. Take time to reflect honestly on how the song connects to your experiences. There are no right or wrong answers.

1. Song Selection

  • Song Title: ____________________________________

  • Artist: ______________________________________

  • Why did you choose this song?

2. Connection to Addiction and/or Recovery

  • Does this song remind you more of:
    ☐ Addiction
    ☐ Recovery
    ☐ Both

  • What parts of the song (lyrics, mood, memories) connect to your substance use or recovery journey?

3. Emotional Awareness

  • What emotions come up when you listen to this song? (Check all that apply)
    ☐ Sadness
    ☐ Hope
    ☐ Anger
    ☐ Motivation
    ☐ Guilt/Shame
    ☐ Peace
    ☐ Strength
    ☐ Other: ______________________

  • Briefly explain:

4. Insight & Reflection

  • How does this song reflect where you were during addiction?

  • How does it reflect where you are now in recovery (or where you want to be)?

5. Coping & Recovery Application

  • How can music be used as a healthy coping skill in your recovery?
    ☐ Emotional expression
    ☐ Stress reduction
    ☐ Motivation
    ☐ Distraction from cravings
    ☐ Connection to others

  • One way I can use music positively this week:


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