Rooted Through Recovery is not your typical recovery program.
Born from the lived experience of surviving trauma, addiction, illness, and disconnection — and the limitations of traditional recovery spaces — this program offers something different: a whole-system approach to healing that begins not with fixing behavior, but with understanding the why beneath it.
We don’t believe addiction is the problem — we believe it’s the response. The response to pain, to trauma, to nervous systems that learned to shut down, fawn, fight, freeze, or disappear altogether in order to survive. Here, we treat the root, not just the branches.
Rooted Through Recovery combines cutting-edge neuroscience with trauma-informed somatic practices, ancient wisdom, and grounded recovery tools. It’s not about chasing perfection or forcing change — it’s about returning to the body, re-establishing safety, and rebuilding connection to self, others, and life.
This is a 12-step trauma-responsive journey, but not the kind you’ve known. Every step is approached with compassion, embodiment, and the understanding that true recovery is felt, not forced. Each part of the program invites you into nervous system regulation, inner reparenting, subconscious healing, and the slow, sacred practice of becoming whole again — in your body, your breath, your boundaries, and your being.
Whether you’re navigating addiction, relational trauma, complex PTSD, or simply seeking a recovery path that honors your entire experience, Rooted Through Recovery offers a homecoming: to your truth, your body, your story, and your future.
You don’t have to do this alone. You don’t have to heal the way others expect you to. You just have to begin — and stay rooted through it.
Each of the 12 steps in Rooted Through Recovery unfolds over four weekly sessions, making space for slow integration, nervous system safety, and real transformation.
Every week includes:
A trauma-informed, body-based affirmation to anchor your nervous system and rewire subconscious patterns. These mantras are gentle invitations — not forced beliefs — that evolve as you do.
Each week features a deep, reflective reading — written to feel like being seen. These pieces explore the week’s step through the lens of trauma, nervous system repair, somatic psychology, inner child healing, grief, boundaries, reparenting, addiction, and more.
Trauma-informed meditations crafted for nervous system regulation, healing shame, reconnecting with the body, and reprogramming subconscious beliefs. Each meditation is designed to meet you gently — even if you dissociate, freeze, or struggle to sit still.
Ideal for small groups or peer support, these open-ended questions allow for shared insight, storytelling, and connection — without pressure. They’re rooted in compassion, not performance.
Four weekly prompts to deepen your personal journey, help you process emotion, explore inner truths, and build somatic awareness. These are not “homework” — they’re invitations to explore what’s alive in you.
Trauma-informed: No forced timelines, no shame, no “shoulds.”
Somatic-based: Healing happens in the body — not just in the mind.
Neuroscience-backed: Built on polyvagal theory, attachment repair, and nervous system regulation.
Inclusive & adaptable: Designed for all bodies, all backgrounds, all recovery stories.
Not just recovery — rebirth: This isn’t about going back to who you were. It’s about becoming who you’ve always been beneath the pain.
This trauma-informed, neuroscience-based recovery program is designed so anyone with a desire to heal — or to help others heal — can use it to create a small group in their community, treatment center, or healing space.
Whether you’re a survivor, a peer in recovery, a facilitator, or a clinician, the book includes everything you need to guide others through the journey.
What’s Included in the Book
Each of the 12 trauma-informed steps spans four weeks, and every week includes:
• A trauma-informed mantra
• A long-form weekly reading
• A guided meditation script
• A set of reflection questions for small groups
• Four journal prompts for personal exploration
In addition, the book includes:
• A full opening script for group meetings
• A closing dedication to end each session
• Community guidelines and boundaries
• A section on how to lead a trauma-informed group
• A printable facilitator checklist
• Notes on how to integrate the steps into daily life
• Adaptations for chronic illness, neurodivergence, spiritual trauma, and youth
You don’t need to be a therapist, coach, or expert — just someone willing to show up with honesty, consistency, and care. Rooted Through Recovery is written to guide both the individual and the group process, step-by-step.
How to Start a Group
1. Get the Book
Order a copy of Rooted Through Recovery for yourself and any co-facilitators.
2. Read the Opening Chapters
These explain the mission, trauma-informed approach, group guidelines, and how to facilitate.
3. Download the Free Facilitator Materials
Visit rootedthroughrecovery.com to access free printable checklists, readings, small grou materials and digital materials for your group.
4. Invite Your Community
Groups can be as small as 2–3 people or as large as 12. You can meet weekly, biweekly, or follow your own timeline — the materials are flexible.
5. Stay Rooted
Let the content lead. Show up as you are. This is not about leading from expertise — it’s about healing in relationship, with compassion and safety at the center.