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Recovery Stories
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. … Read More ➔
Kevin and Kerry: ‘A Family Story’ (Part 2)
Kevin's hospitalisation with septicaemia acts as a turning point and a process of recovery begins for the family as a whole. … Read More ➔
Iain’s Recovery Story: ‘This is me’
A treatment agency helped Iain detox from the methadone that was prescribed for his heroin addiction. College, employment, recreational activities and romance facilitated Ian's recovery. … Read More ➔
Kevan’s Recovery Story: ‘He’s a loser and will never be any good’
After 25 years of problem drinking and eight years in and out of psychiatric hospitals, Kevan runs NERAF which has nearly 100 staff and volunteers and provides a support service across the north-east … Read More ➔
Sapphire’s Recovery Story: ‘It should all be about the person’
Shows the importance of person-centered treatment. Things went well when Sapphire was intimately involved in decisions about her treatment, but poorly when professionals took sole control. … Read More ➔
Simon’s Recovery Story: ‘Gratitude for the life I thought was over…’
Simon's first NA meeting was pivotal, not just in helping him turn his life around, but also in setting him up to make future significant contributions to NA both in the UK and abroad. … Read More ➔
Recent Posts
- Personal Favourite: ‘A journey toward recovery: From the inside out’ by Dale Walsh (April 1, 2015)
- ‘Say ‘No’ to the Fiction of Brain Diseases: Towards a New Psychiatry’ by Robert Berezin, MD (March 31, 2015)
- Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs and Withdrawal (March 30, 2015)
- ‘Older Than America’: A Feature Length Film by Georgina Lightning (March 25, 2015)
- Relationships, Connection and Healing from Trauma (March 24, 2015)
- Breaking Trauma Trails: Facilitating the Healing of Indigenous People (Part 4) (March 23, 2015)
- Classic Blog: ‘Afternow’ – what’s next for the health of society? by Phil Hanlon (March 20, 2015)
- Phil Valentine Sets Off Today: Recovery on the Appalachian Trail (March 19, 2015)
- Classic Blog: ‘Mind Platter’ by Dan Siegel (March 18, 2015)
- Classic blog: ‘Recovery is contagious redux’ by Bill White (March 17, 2015)
- Recovery Walks the Appalachian Trail: From Phil’s Family (March 16, 2015)
- Breaking Trauma Trails: Facilitating the Healing of Indigenous People (Parts 2 and 3) (March 15, 2015)
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