Recent Blogs
- Website developments (March 8, 2021)
- ‘A journey toward recovery: From the inside out’ by Dale Walsh (March 4, 2021)
- ‘What is Recovery?”: David Best (March 4, 2021)
- Why the need for recovery-based care? (March 4, 2021)
- ‘What is Recovery?’: Julie Repper & Rachel Perkins (March 4, 2021)
- ‘Experiences of a mother of two young heroin addicts’ by Mark (March 4, 2021)
- ‘How do I know a treatment service is recovery-oriented?’: Mark Ragins (March 4, 2021)
- Treatment and Recovery disconnection (March 4, 2021)
- Key Factors Facilitating Indigenous Healing (March 4, 2021)
- ‘Hope is the word that can free us from addiction’ by o2b3 (March 4, 2021)
- ‘A Day With Dave’ by Annalie Clark (March 4, 2021)
- ‘RSA Shorts: The Power of Empathy’ with Brené Brown (March 4, 2021)
- ‘Community Recovery’: Bill White (March 4, 2021)
- Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes (March 4, 2021)
Editor’s Selection
Random Story
Paul’s Recovery Story: ‘Doctor Knows Best’
After years of taking opiates whilst working as a medical doctor, Paul has become a new person through residential treatment and the 12-step programme.
Random Article
Untangling the Elements Involved in Treatment
Our research focused on interviews of people in a prison treatment programme revealed insights into the elements that operate in the treatment process, and how they might interact to facilitate a person’s path to recovery from addiction (1,700 words).
Random Film
Ruby’s Healing Story
Marion Kickett, Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University in Perth, shares the harrowing story of Ruby and describes how her early experiences impacted on her life. By forgiving people involved in these terrible events, Ruby started a healing process which led to her realising a dream. Sharing Culture. [9’42”]
Random Resource
Beth Burgess Recovery Guide
A series of six short films on key issues by Recovery Coach, NLP practitioner & recoveree Beth Burgess. You can read Beth’s Recovery Story on this website, and find many more of Beth’s film clips on her YouTube channel.
Random Healing
Addiction and Psychological Pain
During the many years I spent working in the addiction and mental health field, first as a neuroscientist and later helping empower people to facilitate their recovery (healing), I rarely heard the word ‘trauma’ being used. I would often visit addiction treatment services in the UK and very few practitioners would mention ‘trauma’. They would […]