CommonGround Library
CommonGround is an approach to recovery. Whether you're recovering from a behavioral health condition, an addiction, or both, the CommonGround Library offers strategies and tools to help you start recovery and deal with daily challenges.
The CommonGround Library has 28 Learning Tracks. These are grouped into four different categories so they’re easier to use. Each Learning Track has different tools to help you with different aspects of recovery.
You can review the Learning Tracks in any order. Browse through them all, or go directly to a specific Learning Track to learn more about that topic.
Healing and Recovery
Adjusting to your new normal takes time. Your recovery might include coping with trauma, getting back on your feet financially, overcoming addiction, grieving a loss, or all of the above. These learning tracks can help you heal and recover.
Learning track topics include:
- Addiction Recovery
- Double Trouble, Double Recovery
- Financial Recovery
- Navigating Grief and Loss
- Healing from Trauma
Managing Symptoms
Whether you’re newly diagnosed with a condition or you’ve been managing it for years, tracking and responding to your symptoms is an important part of healing and recovery. Take a look at these learning tracks to help you manage your symptoms.
Learning track topics include:
- Improving Concentration
- Managing Anger
- Managing Distressing Voices
- Managing False Beliefs
- Overcoming Depression
- Managing Self Harm
- Mastering Anxiety
- My Symptoms
- Understanding the Risks and Benefits of Antipsychotic Meds
Restoring Mental Health
Taking care of your mental and emotional health may mean changing how you approach relationships with others – and with yourself. Self-care is an important part of your recovery. These learning tracks can help you find ways to be kind and patient with yourself.
Learning track topics include:
- Effective Communication
- Harm Reduction
- Healthy Relationships
- Improving Self Esteem
- My Personal Medicine
- My Power Statement
- Self Advocacy
- Taming Negative Thinking
Building Healthy Habits
Taking care of your body can help you find the energy you need for recovery. Healthy habits can also help you manage the side effects of certain medications. Your body is with you at every step of the recovery process. These learning tracks can help you treat it with care.
Learning track topics include:
- Exercise and Recovery
- Tending to Health Screenings
- Healthy Eating
- Losing Weight
- Sleep Health
- Quitting Tobacco
Learn more about Pat Deegan’s work in behavioral health at www.patdeegan.com