Recovery tools, self discovery, and personal growth—helping you see yourself clearly and grow into the best version of you.
Beyond the Mask-Enneagram Reflections for Substance Use Recovery, Self-Awareness, and Growth. Most of us spend years learning how to protect ourselves. We get very good at it. The mask we wear isn't always a lie — sometimes it's armor. Sometimes it's the version of ourselves we learned to present because the world didn't feel safe enough for the real one. Beyond the Mask is an invitation to turn the recovery mirror inward and look at that armor honestly — not with shame, but with curiosity. Written by Shannon Bailey, a Kansas Licensed Addiction Counselor and a person in long-term recovery since 2005, this book uses the Enneagram not as a label, but as a mirror. Each personality pattern carries real gifts and real blind spots. In recovery, those blind spots matter. They show up in how we communicate, how we protect ourselves, and why we sometimes repeat the same patterns even when we desperately want something different. This book will help you: Understand the pattern underneath the behavior — yours or someone you love. Recognize how your personality type shows up in recovery, relationships, and communication. Move from survival mode toward something more whole, more honest, and more free. This is not therapy. It is not a diagnosis. It is a conversation — the kind that might say the thing you've needed someone to say for a long time.
Beyond the Mask
Enneagram Reflections for
Substance Use Recovery, Self
Awareness, and Growth
ABOUT METhe Face Behind the Mirror
I’ve sat on both sides of the desk. With over a decade working in the addiction field as a Licensed Addiction Counselor, alongside my own journey in long-term recovery, I have a deep respect for the recovery process. I know how foundational traditional treatment and support networks are. But I also know that sustainable, long-term recovery requires continuous, deep personal growth.Turning the Mirror Inward
I discovered that understanding personality types and "blind spots" is a powerful way to deepen that daily work. That’s why I created The Recovery Mirror platform—to share these practical tools with you. My book, Beyond the Mask, takes a deep dive into the Enneagram as a tool for self-discovery and recovery — exploring wings, triads, and communication styles for each type. It illuminates how identifying our personality patterns can help reveal our blind spots and accelerate real change. It's written for people in recovery, the families and helpers who walk beside them, and anyone who wants to understand themselves more clearly without being reduced to a label.My Mission:
I left my 9-to-5 to bring these practical tools to you. Whether you are a helper, a family member, or navigating your own recovery, my goal is to provide a "Recovery Mirror"—a way to see yourself clearly, communicate effectively, and build a life of real, sustainable growth.You are so worth it!
— Shannon