“It’s a programme of action” my first sponsor would always say. He gave me a list of suggestions to help me in my early recovery journey, and I personally have found that creating routines to make sure you’re able to stay on top of things and build consistent habits is incredibly helpful in the early days to build a strong foundation to your recovery.
Meetings
16 Articles
Your addiction wants you as small as possible, it wants you alone and isolated. This is why getting help and getting into recovery has been so important to me. I’m now able to start overcoming this sense of isolation which played such a big part of my addiction…
I’ve met an incredible array of people of all ages and from all walks of life who live each day offering support, friendship and advice. These people are talented, kind, funny, patient and caring. They listen when I need support and don’t pass judgement. They are there for me when I feel low and help me each day on my journey of recovery…
A realisation I’ve had recently is that I’ve been too focussed on what other people think about me and my recovery journey. I’ve realised some patterns in my thinking and behaviour behind it and need to acknowledge that it’s not good at all for my long term wellbeing or recovery.
A few things I’ve learned after setting up a new Zoom recovery meeting…
Struggling to feel connected after nearly a year of meetings on Zoom? Here are some quick tips to plug back in…
12 Step recovery gives us a set of tools (sometimes called suggestions) that we can use throughout our day. Here’s an overview of those which have helped most during my recovery journey.
I overheard this in a meeting recently and it was something which really struck me.
An overview of the different types of meetings I’ve experienced during my time in the programme…
Why service is an important part of the recovery journey…