Community

aa 04NovJuly 20, 2016 By Spencer L Fraise

People in Recovery… Helping People in Recovery!

At My Recovery we believe that when people who want recovery connect to people to have it… miracles happen! With years of experience, we know that Recovery happens in the community. The goal of myRecovery.com is to create a vibrant and supportive Recovery community, where community shares its collective experience, strength and hope, to help guide others into their local rooms of Recovery.

My Recovery also offers a comprehensive Resource Center as well as short-term and long-term online Recovery Programs.

Recovery Community Features

Social Recovery Network

An opportunity to bring people together who share a common experience and journey and to allow them to enhance each others’ lives, Recovery and spiritual paths.

Online Journal

An opportunity to reflect on one’s personal Recovery journey and share your insights with other journal-keepers.

Discussion Groups and Live Chat

Safe and supportive spaces where recovering people can reach out to each other across the country and around the globe, and share their experience, strength and hope.

Private One to One Messaging

On myRecovery.com, members can reach out and communicate privately and confidentially with other members live and in person.

Personal Resource Library

A rich source of information designed to help people wherever they are on their Recovery journey – whether a family member worrying about a loved one or an individual who may not be sure if he/she has a problem.

Photo and Video Sharing

An opportunity to post a videos and photos and share with other members of myRecovery.com personally and confidentially.

Interactive Support Groups

Recovery Events Calendar

A database of member contributed meetings, conferences, round-ups and workshops celebrating the Recovery journey.

Professional

aa 04NovJuly 20, 2016 By Spencer L Fraise

Join us now on your journey to wellness…

It is impossible for any treatment professional – however well-informed – to know about all of the recovery resources in a given community. myRecovery.com is uniquely positioned to support your clients. The site also offers health care providers, counselors and social workers with a comprehensive database of thousands of available options including locations of 12-Step meetings, residential facilities, intensive outpatient programs, locations of halfway and sober houses (and what they look like), as well as how to find other professionals and members who have successfully addressed their own addiction. myRecovery.com is truly one-stop resource for what is available in a given local community.

After selecting your personal level of privacy, should you want a client to watch a video on addiction and the brain, for example, or a lecture on issues pertaining to late-onset alcoholism, the resources are all there – and more – at the click of a mouse.

Additionally, professionals can also add their own resources to myRecovery.com’s constantly-growing library of tools from around the country and around the world.

Believe that life is worth living... and your belief will help create the fact!

I need to refer a client for residential treatment in Alaska. Where do I start looking for information?

You’ve come to the right place. myRecovery.com describes facilities for all levels of treatment in every state via its constantly updated listings.

How can I locate a video I’ve read about on addiction and the brain for older adults?

A comprehensive library of thousands of video and audio presentations are available for your clients to use 24 x 7, 365 days a year.

A client of mine wants to find a non-smoking, gay-friendly AA meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. Is there such a thing? And what days does it meet?

Tens of thousands of meetings of every description are listed by city and state.

I am an addiction specialist offering an intensive outpatient program in Denver, CO, and online as well. How can I get the word out?

Add your own postings to myRecovery.com’s national Recovery Services database. Our directory is a great way to attract new clients and stay in touch with former patients.

Myself

aa 04NovJuly 20, 2016 By Spencer L Fraise

Join us now on your journey to wellness…

Many people feel overwhelmed, isolated and hopeless when facing their active addiction. And the truth is, without the structured environment, ongoing support and accountability of a supportive Recovery community, more than half of those struggling will return to using within the first year.

What is most important for you to know is that you are not alone. Help is available, and myRecovery.com can help you identify if, in fact, you have a problem using proven assessment tools.

After selecting your personal level of privacy, myRecovery.com lays out what you can do – the choices you have in the way of Recovery options – followed by an introduction to a caring and supportive network that will follow you in your Recovery journey and help support you with a plan designed to maintain a happy, sober and productive life.

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time!

I think I may have a problem. How can I be sure?

Join myRecovery.com where you will find reliable diagnostic tools and a group of supportive people in recovery who can help.

What is treatment like?

On myRecovery.com you will learn online about the different levels and types of treatment: residential, outpatient, halfway houses, sober houses and more.

Will I need to go to a detox?

Withdrawing from heavy chemical use can be risky. On myRecovery.com you can research ways to stop using safely and comfortably.

How long will treatment take?

Talk to others who have gone through treatment in your our support community and speak directly to treatment providers.

Friend

aa 04NovJuly 20, 2016 By Spencer L Fraise

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Being a friend, neighbor, colleague or business associate of someone in active addiction can be exhausting, difficult and extremely painful. myRecovery.com wants you know the good news: that there have been thousands of concerned others who have helped people they care deeply about into long-term Recovery.

While it may seem clear what addiction is doing to a loved one, it is often harder to see what their addiction is doing to you. After selecting your personal level of privacy, myRecovery.com connects you with others who have themselves experienced the process of supporting someone into a new life of Recovery.

By helping you understand the nature of the illness of chemical dependency, we can help you help a loved one make solid and informed choice about their – and your own – journey of healing.

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

How do I talk to a friend I suspect may have a problem?

Get feedback from others on myRecovery.com who have been concerned about someone else’s chemical use. Learn what you should (and shouldn’t) do… and what works best!

My co-worker has a problem with alcohol. Whom should I talk to about it?

Many have been where you are. For starters, we recommend you start by researching your company’s Employee Assistance Program.

Won’t my friend pull away if I confront him/her about my concern?

Talking to someone in early sobriety can be difficult but is extremely. Ask what it feels like to have a friend express their care.

Can I have a drink when my best friend is in Recovery?

Sample the opinions of people in recovery. You may be surprised at what you hear.

family

aa 04NovJuly 20, 2016 By Spencer L Fraise

Join us now on your journey to wellness…

When someone you love is suffering from active addiction, it is easy to feel depressed, helpless and alone. At myRecovery.com we believe that addiction is a family disease, and just as the alcoholic or addict needs healing, so do the family members. By creating your own member profile, you can connect with other family members of someone struggling with addiction, as well as be introduced to the compassionate and understanding support of Al-Anon and Nar-Anon groups in your local community.

After selecting your personal level of privacy, you can learn about both the problem and the solution as they relate to you, form a family group, find old friends and make new friends as you accompany your loved one on their Recovery journey.