The Recovering Human blends recovery principles with social impact strategy for individual growth and collective change.

Self development and community building are often talked about separately, and reinforced by our increasingly individualistic society. But they are integral to one another.

People often think of recovery as something related to addiction or crisis. At its heart, recovery offers practical skills anyone can use.

Recovery helps us move out of survival mode. It teaches us to recognize the patterns we developed to cope and decide which ones are no longer serving us.

Recovery builds self-awareness. It helps us understand the systems, beliefs, and experiences that shaped us. It allows us to identify the emotions driving our reactions and respond with intention rather than impulse.

Recovery requires honesty. It asks us to take responsibility for our impact. It challenges us to stop betraying ourselves to meet broken expectations.

Recovery also reminds us that we are not meant to do this alone. Community is essential. Healing happens in connection. Accountability happens in relationship.

Recovery reconnects us to something larger than ourselves — whether that is a higher power, collective humanity, or shared purpose. It grounds us. It humbles us. It reminds us we are not in control of everything, and we do not have to be.

And it calls us into service — not martyrdom, but meaningful contribution. When we regulate ourselves, tell the truth, and act in alignment with our values, we strengthen the systems and communities we are part of.

These capabilities are not just personal development tools. They are the foundation for meaningful, sustainable collective change.

Social impact is the intentional effort to create positive change in the systems that shape our lives — workplaces, economies, civic life, culture, and communities.

It includes both individual action and collective effort. Social impact can take many forms: how you lead, how you participate in your workplace, how you engage in civic life, and how you contribute to your community.

We are living through a period of profound disruption. Long-standing systems are unraveling, and the human cost of their shortcomings is increasingly visible.

At the same time, many people are exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected — from themselves, from each other, and from a sense of agency.

In response, we adapt in deeply human ways — numbing out, overfunctioning, or checking out altogether. These patterns may offer temporary relief, but they limit our capacity to connect, imagine alternatives, and participate in meaningful change.

In this moment, we have a choice: to continue operating from survival, or to recover.

Recovery is how we find our way back — to ourselves, to each other, and to the possibility of something different.

There are several ways to engage with The Recovering Human, depending on your capacity and goals:

Newsletter
Writing on recovery, culture, systems, and collective change.

1:1 Coaching
Personalized support to apply recovery practices to your life, leadership, and engagement with the world.

Group Cohorts
12-week facilitated experiences designed to help participants apply recovery practices in community.

Consulting, Speaking, and Facilitation
Available for select values-aligned organizations.

Learn more on the Work With Me page.

This work is for individuals, leaders, and organizations who recognize that the current way we live, work, and engage with social and civic issues is unsustainable.

It is for people who are willing to examine their own patterns, develop greater self-awareness, and participate in building healthier systems — within their lives, their workplaces, and their communities.

You do not need to have it perfectly figured out.

Recovery for Life focuses on your internal patterns — emotional regulation, identity, relationships, and daily coping.

Recovery for Work applies recovery principles to leadership, workplace culture, and your relationship to work.

Recovery for Civic Engagement builds capacity to engage in social and civic issues in grounded, intentional ways.

Many people begin in one area and discover the others are connected. The pathways are integrated by design, and you can focus on one or blend them.

Pricing varies based on the type of engagement and level of support.

Limited sliding-scale options may be available for individuals with demonstrated financial need. Free resources are available through the newsletter.

This depends on the offering.

1:1 Coaching typically involves 60-minute sessions weekly or biweekly, with reflection between sessions.

Group Cohorts involve weekly 90-minute virtual sessions over 12 weeks, with optional reflection practices between meetings.

Consulting, speaking, and facilitation timelines vary by scope.

Many coaching models focus on goals, performance, mindset, or productivity.

The Recovering Human differs in three fundamental ways:

1. It is recovery-informed.
This work addresses the survival patterns beneath behavior — not just surface-level habits. It emphasizes regulation, honesty, accountability, and integrity.

2. It integrates systems awareness.
This work recognizes that individuals are shaped by the systems they live and work within. It examines both personal patterns and systemic influences — and your agency within them.

3. It centers collective impact.
Traditional coaching often focuses on personal advancement. This work focuses on alignment, sustainability, and contribution — how you live and lead in ways that strengthen both your life and the communities you are part of.

This is structured, forward-moving work. You will build awareness, develop practices, and take action.

But the goal is not optimization within broken systems.

It is helping you become more regulated, honest, and courageous — so you can live, lead, and participate in ways that are sustainable, values-aligned, and grounded in community.

No.

The Recovering Human provides coaching, facilitation, and systems-informed guidance. It is not a substitute for licensed mental health treatment.

If you are in acute crisis, please seek support from a licensed mental health provider or emergency services.

While people in addiction recovery are welcome, The Recovering Human is designed for anyone.

This work focuses on recovery as a set of human skills — awareness, regulation, honesty, accountability, and community — that help people live and lead with greater integrity and intention.

Yes. The Recovering Human is grounded in the belief that human dignity, safety, bodily autonomy, and civil rights are non-negotiable.

This work recognizes that existing systems — including our economic, workplace, and political structures — influence our wellbeing, behavior, and capacity to live with integrity. Recovery includes becoming aware of these systems and building the internal capacity to engage with them consciously and responsibly.

I work with individuals and organizations who acknowledge that systemic harm exists and who are willing to engage with honesty and accountability. This includes recognizing the reality of inequity, power, and structural harm, and being willing to examine one’s role within those systems.

Participants are not expected to have identical perspectives or experiences. But alignment on these core principles is essential. Without that shared foundation, this work is not a good fit.

The Recovering Human was created by Rebecca Grey — a recovery-informed coach, social impact strategist, and former culture executive.

After years working inside large institutions focused on culture and social impact, and through her own recovery journey, Rebecca saw clearly that the skills required for individual recovery are the same skills required for systemic change.

The Recovering Human was born at that intersection.

You can learn more on the About Me page.