Resources

Support Starts Here

Whether you’re struggling with addiction, facing a mental health crisis, or supporting someone else on their journey — this page is a lifeline. All of these resources have been hand-picked because they’re accessible, trusted, and personally relevant.

Peer-Based Recovery Programs

SMART Recovery

Self‑empowering addiction recovery using CBT tools.

smartrecovery.org

Refuge Recovery

Buddhist‑inspired path to recovery.

refugerecovery.org

Recovery Dharma

Peer-led recovery program using Buddhist practices like meditation, self-inquiry, and compassion.

recoverydharma.org

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

12‑step program for alcohol addiction recovery.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

12‑step program focused on drug addiction recovery.

Gamblers Anonymous (GA)

Fellowship supporting people with compulsive gambling habits.

gamblersanonymous.org

Support for Families & Codependency

Al‑Anon Family Groups

Support for those affected by someone else’s drinking.

Nar‑Anon Family Groups

Support for loved ones of people dealing with drug addiction.

Co‑Dependents Anonymous (CoDA)

A 12‑step fellowship for people recovering from codependency.

Crisis Support Lines

Talk Suicide Canada

24/7 support for people in Canada thinking about or affected by suicide.

📞 1‑833‑456‑4566

Kids Help Phone (Canada)

Mental health support for youth in Canada. Call or text 24/7.

📞 1‑800‑668‑6868 | 💬 Text “CONNECT” to 686868

kidshelpphone.ca

Hope for Wellness Helpline (Canada)

Immediate mental health counselling and crisis support for Indigenous people across Canada, 24/7.

📞 1-855-242-3310

hopeforwellness.ca

National Overdose Response Service (NORS)

Canadian 24/7 overdose prevention hotline. Call or text before using so a trained peer stays on the line and can send help if needed.

📞 1-888-688-6677

Video Gallery

Explore our curated video playlist to help you learn and grow.

CBT: The Thinking Trap

CBT Relapse Prevention: Cognitive Restructuring

DBT for Addiction

DBT Crisis Skills: Crisis to Calm

What is Schema Therapy?

TED: Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong

Relapse Prevention Plan

The 5 Stages of Relapse

Recommended Reading

Books worth your time — the core texts of fellowships with real meetings, plus powerful reads on addiction, trauma, and the mind.

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SMART Recovery Handbook, 4th Edition

The official handbook for SMART Recovery’s 4-Point Program.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition

The Big Book — the foundational text of AA.

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

AA’s essential companion to the Big Book.

Sharing Recovery Through Gamblers Anonymous

The main text of Gamblers Anonymous.

Refuge Recovery

Noah Levine’s Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from addiction.

12 Rules for Life

Jordan Peterson on meaning, responsibility, and getting your life together.

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius’ timeless Stoic reflections (Gregory Hays translation).

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Gabor Maté on the deep roots of addiction.

This Naked Mind

Annie Grace on changing your relationship with alcohol.

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk on trauma and the road to recovery.

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke on finding balance in a world built on indulgence.

Man’s Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl on finding purpose through suffering.

Atomic Habits

James Clear’s practical guide to building habits that stick.

Building a Life Worth Living

Marsha Linehan’s memoir — the creator of DBT on her own recovery.