Hopeful Mindsets for Recovery Facilitator Guide

The Hopeful Mindsets(R) for Recovery Facilitator Guide is a comprehensive, trauma-informed curriculum designed to help individuals in addiction recovery build emotional resilience, reduce relapse risk, and strengthen their ability to create a hopeful, sustainable future. Grounded in neuroscience, positive psychology, and lived experience, this facilitator guide empowers professionals and peer leaders to teach Hope as a tangible, teachable, and measurable skill. Through the SHINE Hope Framework-Stress Skills, Happiness Habits, Inspired Actions, Nourishing Networks, and Eliminating Challenges-participants develop practical tools to manage stress, break negative thinking patterns, and take meaningful steps toward lasting recovery.

8 Research-Informed Modules

Each session builds essential Hope skills through guided conversations, group activities, and reflective exercises.

Specifically Designed for Recovery Settings

Tailored to the unique challenges faced by those overcoming addiction, with a focus on trauma-aware facilitation and emotional safety.

Ready-to-Use Group Curriculum

Includes clear facilitator instructions, icebreakers, discussion prompts, Hope assessments, and goal-setting strategies.

Supports Peer-Led or Professional Facilitation

Ideal for use in recovery centers, sober living communities, peer-led programs, and behavioral health settings.

Product Details:

• Format: Digital PDF
• Length: 36 pages
• Author: Kathryn Goetzke
• Publisher: The Shine Hope Company
• ISBN: 978-1-954531-25-3
• Language: English
• Workbook sold separately