Easily over 15 years ago when I first started out as a Mental Health Activist I read about using the woodshedding technique in recovery.
Originally the concept of woodshedding referred to jazz musicians who go into a shed or room to practice their instrument.
The goal was to great improve or to perfect a part of what they were playing.
In recovery going into a woodshed happens any time you need to rest and recharge your batteries.
In the reference to woodshedding that I first read the writer talked about how individuals living in recovery seem to be in a plateau.
Even though we are in a plateau at this point we can go on to achieve things.
The woman interviewed in the article talked about needing to be alone to heal and to process what was going on.
Woodshedding can take place at any point in a person’s recovery.
Living through the COVID-19 pandemic is a natural plateau that everyone is experiencing.
It makes sense that it’s the perfect time to engage in woodshedding while we’re sheltering in place in our rooms.
In the next blog entry I will talk about my own metaphor for healing habits in recovery.
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