≈The Recovery Desk
Cover of The First Week Home
Premium 7-day recovery planner

The First Week Home

An expanded transition planner for the first week and the following 21 days after withdrawal management, stabilization, treatment, or a decision to begin again.

CA$8digital PDF
Checkout through Payhip

The purchase button opens this exact product on Payhip for checkout and PDF delivery. Essential recovery and crisis resources remain free.

68 printable pagesUS Letter PDF
Evidence-informedSource notes and limits included
Original materialNo client or workplace content
Educational resourceNot individualized therapy
Look inside

See actual pages before deciding.

These pages come directly from the finished PDF. Select an image to see it larger, or use the sample link above to read the opening pages.

Inside the resource

Practical pages built for real moments.

People preparing to leave structured care, begin a new recovery plan, or make the first month safer and more predictable.

First-night plan

Map housing, transportation, food, medication questions, connection, and difficult overnight moments.

Seven daily plans

Morning, schedule, and evening pages for every day of the first week.

Cravings and access

Create time and distance from high-risk people, places, money, contacts, and routes.

Appointments and support

Plan follow-through for health, recovery, counselling, housing, identification, and income needs.

Boundaries and backups

Prepare clear recovery-protecting boundaries and alternatives when plans fall through.

Lapse response

Prioritize immediate safety, reconnect quickly, and revise the plan without shame.

Three-week continuation

Twenty-one additional daily check-ins plus a full thirty-day review.

Evidence and transparency

Useful claims, carefully stated.

Authoritative foundations

Methods are connected to relevant SAMHSA, NIDA, WHO, Health Canada, and primary research sources inside the PDF.

Original exercises

The worksheets translate established recovery principles into practical reflection and planning. The full workbook itself has not been tested as a clinical intervention.

Measure personal fit

Readers are prompted to notice what changed, then keep, adapt, combine, replace, or bring a strategy into appropriate care.

No inflated promises

No worksheet can guarantee abstinence, prevent every crisis, or replace medical, psychological, or substance-use treatment.

Use and scope

Clear, optional, and recovery-supportive.

Use at your own pace

Readers can pause, skip questions, or complete pages with a trusted support. No disclosure is required.

Bring it into care

Use completed pages to organize questions or discuss patterns with an appropriate counsellor, peer worker, prescriber, or treatment team.

Know when to escalate

The resource repeatedly directs urgent medical, overdose, suicide, and immediate safety concerns to professional, crisis, or emergency help.

No outcome promises

The workbook supports reflection and planning. It does not diagnose, treat, replace care, or guarantee abstinence or safety.

Licence and delivery

What your purchase permits.

Personal-use licence. The purchaser may print copies for their own use. The file may not be shared, posted, or resold.

Questions

Before purchasing.

Is this therapy or medical advice?

No. It is general education and structured reflection. It is not a diagnosis, treatment plan, medical direction, emergency service, or replacement for professional care.

Can I print it?

Yes. The PDF is designed for US Letter paper and can also be completed digitally using a PDF annotation app.

Can I share the file?

No. The licence follows the purchaser. The facilitator toolkit includes limited permission to print participant handouts for the purchaser's own direct groups or clients.

What happens if I am in crisis?

Do not wait for a worksheet. Call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency. In Canada, call or text 988 for suicide crisis support.