- Location: In-person Tucson, AZ or Online
- Duration: 12 weeks
- Group Type: Closed small groups
So, what in the heck is a Recovery Cohort?
Well, let’s start with two words Recovery and Cohort
When something bad, difficult, or traumatic happens, it’s common that we would say we need to recover from it. Most often, by the time someone seeks mental health help, it’s because their symptoms have already had a significant effect on their life, work, or relationships. That means we have something to recover from.
We’re a cohort because we’re a group of people experiencing the pursuit of recovery together. Brothers and sisters in arms taking aim at our symptoms as we seek to live the best lives possible with the greatest amount of mental health we can achieve.
So, we’re a Recovery + Cohort.
And Bless This Brain’s Recovery Cohort meets once a week for 12 weeks and is made up of no more than 10 people.
We meet for the purpose of:
Fighting the isolation that often accompanies mental health recovery;
Supplementing professional services with a whole-creation approach to ourselves and our mental health;
Providing a biblical framework for a person to understand their mental illness through the light of God’s grace and calling.
Who should join?
First: you need to be someone living with the symptoms of a diagnosable mental illness. This group isn’t for those who are just trying to level up their mental health (Though we applaud that. Can’t Bless a Brain too much).
Second: You need to be pursuing recovery with the help of a mental health professional. You’re someone who is:
Receiving psychiatric care
or seeing a licensed counselor or therapist
or seeing a biblical counselor
or pursuing holistic means of recovery (diet, exercise, meditation)
or any combination of the above.
The reason you need to be pursuing professional care in order to be in this group is that we’re not mental health professionals. Though The Bless This Brain 12-week study guide has been reviewed by a pastor, clinical psychologist, and executive coach . Our leaders have first hand experience living with mental illnesses and are also Mental Health First Aid and Psychological First Aid certified. We are passionate about growing towards health together even when it’s hard. We provide a place for you to be supported in the work that you’re already doing, provide some general and pastoral guidance, but we’re not equipped to treat your symptoms or to go deep. No peer support group can replace proper care through a licensed professional.
Third: If you’re an addict, we love you, and we require that you also be a part of a substance abuse program while you’re a part of this group. All the mental health recovery in the world won’t mean a thing if you’re still reliant on drugs or excessive alcohol use. If you’re not in a program like AA, or Celebrate Recovery, let us know. We’ll help to get you connected.
This is a commitment, for real
Unlike some other types of support meetings, a Bless This Brain Recovery Cohort isn’t something you come to as the spirit leads or as you feel like it. You can’t miss more than 2 meetings within a 12-week period, or we’ll have to ask you to leave this particular cohort and wait until the next group starts to join again. It sounds harsh, but we’re looking for folks who are serious about recovery and committed to the other participants.
