David Van Der Velde Discusses Spirituality and its Relationship to Treatment

In a recent post on LinkedIn, Awakening Co-Founder and Executive Director David van der Velde makes a clear distinction: spirituality isn't a replacement for treatment, but for many people it's one of the most powerful forms of recovery capital they'll ever develop.

Clinical care handles stabilization, symptom reduction, and relapse prevention. But long-term recovery also demands meaning, moral repair, humility, and a reason to live differently once the crisis has passed.

Whether expressed through faith, the 12 Steps, service, or a Higher Power someone defines on their own terms, spirituality addresses what addiction often destroys most deeply: the connection to self, community, truth, and conscience.

Read David's full post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/spirituality-substitute-treatment-recovery-capital-van-der-velde-pgjsc/.