Recovery resources

A counter only tracks the days. These are the communities, podcasts, meeting finders, and guides we point people to for the rest.

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Boom Rethink the Drink, an online alcohol-free community built on members' own experience, a peer-support alternative to AA.
Boozemusings member stories, real testimonials from people staying alcohol-free.
Boozemusings on Spotify, sober stories and inspiration read aloud.
Sober Speak podcast, recovery conversations and sobriety stories.
Sobertown Podcast, hundreds of free episodes on early days, emotional pitfalls, and long-term recovery, plus a directory of sober communities.
Addiction Recovery eBulletin, a long-running recovery newsletter covering treatment news, events, and personal stories.
Nomadic Addictt, sober travel and adventure writing from 50+ countries by Zac Spowart, a dual master's level clinician sober since 2006, with practical guides on staying sober on the road.
How entrepreneurship is a lot like getting sober, an essay by Frankie Jago on building momentum through small wins, in business and in recovery.
NewLy SoBeR, a newsletter on early sobriety from all substances. Paulina Pinsky is a marijuana addict who has been sober from all mind-altering substances since December 22, 2021. When she first got sober, no narratives existed about recovery from weed. She began the newsletter around 90 days into sobriety, so the early archive reads as a real-time account.

AA Meeting Finder and Tracker, search AA meetings across the US and log attendance alongside your sobriety date.

How to build better habits, a practical guide to the behavior-change work behind staying alcohol-free.
Recovery workbooks and practical guides from Recovery4Life, structured exercises and reflection prompts on relapse prevention, coping skills, emotional regulation, and Twelve Step work, usable on their own or alongside a sponsor, counselor, or program.
Habit stacking: building new behaviors onto existing routines, a guide by habit researcher Dr Gina Cleo on anchoring new habits to ones you already have.
Focus Span app and website blocker, an offline app for Android and macOS, designed to reduce distracting screen time and make room for new routines.
Focus Companion, a productivity browser extension that helps you understand your browsing habits, recognize distractions, and build sustainable focus habits without guilt or judgment.

An NA beer gift set from NA Beer Club, a monthly box of non-alcoholic beers for trying new brands and styles without the alcohol.