Rising Strong: Career Development for the Recovering Professional
Rising Strong: Career Development for the Recovering Professional is a powerful, practical, and inspiring guide for individuals in recovery who are ready to rebuild their careers with clarity, purpose, and confidence. Whether you're returning to the workforce after addiction treatment, incarceration, or personal setbacks, this book will meet you exactly where you are—and help you rise.
Blending real-world wisdom with professional development strategies, this step-by-step workbook offers tools, insights, and affirmations that speak directly to the recovering professional. It's not just about finding a job—it’s about redefining success on your terms and creating a life of value, stability, and meaning.
Inside, you’ll discover how to:
- Reclaim your identity and rebuild self-worth in a professional context
- Set short- and long-term career goals with intention and structure
- Identify your unique strengths, transferable skills, and lived experience as assets
- Navigate gaps in employment, stigma, and confidence barriers with courage and authenticity
- Create an actionable personal development plan using career coaching principles
- Prepare for interviews, write a compelling resume, and build a network that supports your growth
- Balance mental health, accountability, and career ambition without burnout
Each chapter is grounded in a tone of dignity and hope. Whether you're taking your first step back into the workplace or seeking a second career with deeper meaning, Rising Strong offers both guidance and encouragement.
This flipbook-format guide is perfect for:
- Peer support specialists
- Individuals in sober living or transitional housing
- Career counselors and workforce professionals working in reentry programs
- Tribal communities, veteran services, and social impact organizations
- Anyone committed to making their comeback story a success story
You are not starting over. You are starting stronger.
Let Rising Strong be your companion as you walk the path of recovery, responsibility, and renewed purpose. Each section invites reflection, action, and forward momentum—and ultimately, a reimagined life you can be proud of.