What Support You Should Have After Treatment
What Happens After Treatment?
When you leave a treatment facility, you begin an entirely new chapter. For many people, recovery means making significant lifestyle changes to maintain sobriety. While this can be exciting, it can also feel overwhelming. With the right support system and structure in place, you can transition into this new life more smoothly than you may expect.
Establishing New Daily Routines
During treatment, you learn many skills to support a sober lifestyle. This may include exercise, healthy eating, mindfulness, and other forms of holistic therapy such as yoga. Continuing these routines after treatment helps prevent relapse by giving structure and purpose to your day.
Maintaining a consistent routine—waking early, working a job, engaging in healthy after-work activities—can help keep you grounded and focused. These routines provide stability and reduce exposure to triggers.
Healing and Building Relationships
Post-treatment life often involves reassessing your relationships. That may mean distancing yourself from toxic individuals who enabled or participated in your substance use. It also involves repairing relationships with loved ones who may have been hurt by your addiction.
Continuing therapy with family members or a spouse can be incredibly beneficial. Rebuilding trust and healing wounds is a rewarding process that helps support long-term recovery.
Creating a Post-Treatment Plan
One of the most important steps during treatment is preparing a post-treatment plan. Returning to your old environment without a clear plan can increase the risk of relapse. Sit down with a counselor or member of your support team to develop a structured, realistic plan for life after treatment.
Continuing Care
Regular individual or group therapy is essential to maintaining recovery. At Cliffside Malibu, we emphasize the importance of continuum of care.
Some individuals may benefit from drug testing or working with a sober living coach. For those in early recovery, sober living homes provide a supportive, substance-free environment as they transition back into everyday life.
Changing Your Environment
In some cases, a full change of surroundings may be necessary. If your previous environment was filled with triggers or negative associations, moving to a new town—or even just a new home—may provide the clean slate you need.
Living with a trusted friend or supportive family member can ease this transition. A fresh environment can reinforce your recovery and help you build a more positive lifestyle from the ground up.
Lean on Your Support Group
A strong support network is essential in recovery. This may include family members, friends, or even a spouse. Stay in regular contact with your support team—especially during the early stages of re-entry into daily life.
You may also want to build a new support system. This can include peers from support groups, or participation in healthy community activities such as sports teams, yoga classes, book clubs, or volunteer organizations. These connections can reinforce your new lifestyle and help you develop meaningful relationships.
About Cliffside Malibu
You don’t have to face recovery alone—especially after treatment ends. Cliffside Malibu specializes in post-treatment care and provides you with the tools needed for lifelong sobriety.
Upon entering our facility, every patient is thoroughly assessed and given a custom treatment plan that includes detox and long-term recovery strategies. Each person is matched to one of the five stages of the Transtheoretical Model:
- Precontemplation
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Action
- Maintenance
Individualized treatment plans are developed based on the patient’s current stage, ensuring that each person receives care tailored to their specific needs and recovery path.
Cliffside Malibu provides a full continuum of care, including medically supervised detox, residential treatment, day treatment, and outpatient services. Our programs are designed for individuals with a primary diagnosis of substance abuse and/or alcohol addiction, and who require a supportive environment for sustained sobriety.
For more information, visit cliffsidemalibu.com.