Life-Planner-Toolkit
Rebuild After Harm
If you’ve been harmed financially, emotionally, or spiritually — recovery is possible.
This guide offers simple steps and resources to help you move forward with dignity and strength.
Three Pillars of Recovery
1. Stability
Secure your essentials first.
- Safety: remove yourself from harmful situations
- Shelter: ensure housing stability
- Food & health: meet basic needs before anything else
2. Support
No one rebuilds alone.
- Connect with trusted peers, mentors, or charities
- Join communities where your voice is respected
- Share your story — healing begins with being heard
3. Self-Rebuild
Use the GAME Plan to regain autonomy and purpose.
- Goals – Clarify what matters most to you now
- Actions – Take small steps, one habit at a time
- Means – Take stock of your time, skills, and relationships
- Execution – Review progress and celebrate milestones
Resources
- Get SAFE – Support After Financial Exploitation
- Planning My Life – DIY recovery planning tools
- FAQs – Common questions about life planning
Words of Encouragement
“Harm may have changed your past, but it doesn’t own your future.
You can rebuild — step by step, with courage and community.”
Created by the Academy of Life Planning community
Free to adapt, translate, and share under Creative Commons.