Below are the Ten Tools to Recovery, which are further explored in the book.

1. Assess your strengths. What's changed? What's the same?

2. Grieve the loss.

3. Take an active role in your healing. Is this choice healthy?

4. Identify your intentions and decide on actions. What do I need to heal?

5. Prepare for resistance and gather support.

6. Explore possibilities.

7. Grab second chances. Am I living the life I want to live?

8. Harvest the strengths and new insights.

9. Live in the now but plan for the future.

10. Reframe the fearful "what if " into a curious "what's next?"