This month, charities and organisations across the UK and beyond our celebrating Recovery Month! Faces and Voices of Recovery, who pioneered the Recovery Month movement, shared this about their theme and ideas: Recovery Month increases awareness and understanding of...
Addiction and financial hardship are often seen as connected. While there is evidence that higher levels of poverty result in higher rates of addiction, it is sometimes hard to tell which one comes first. Whatever the case may be, as Britain sinks into the...
Two ladies who had just become comfortable with those terms had shared generously their own experiences in a moving way. Lots of us could recall the early days when we didn’t feel comfortable with those words. Emma took us back to the AA’s 12 step Big Book: ‘we...
Seven of us adults plus Asterix (the baby) were joined by Aura who gave us an hour of relaxation with Kundalini Yoga. We all enjoyed the experience - including Asterix who did a perfect posture without a mat.In the pic above you’ll see our little library table - we...
Sarah had been to a cocktail bar and had a delicious non alcoholic cocktail or mocktail. Deli had enjoyed a delicious virgin mojito at a restaurant and also shared her Slimming World recipe for fake Pimm’s. Lots of people had a ‘go-to’ delicious drink - often soda...
We had a big group at the Hub this weekend. New friends and old including Sue, the Mum of Sarah, one of our recovery volunteers, popped in for a cup of coffee, a slice of cake and a chat. She was really pleased to meet us all as she’d heard so much about us. As a...
I was present as my true authentic self because I did not feel any judgements, I mirrored what I was shown in the group. I was listened to and looked out for and spoken to like a human being and not with the shame and guilt that was spinning around in my mind. I was...
There’s a great sense of community – chatting, enjoying a delicious lunch together and talking about recovery and how we each experience it. Healthy eating is a popular topic – we have the talented Emma who whisks up lovely lunches for us and often has great...
