RESOURCES
Recovery Resources
A curated guide to support, treatment, and trauma care
Information only helps when it points somewhere.
I spent years drowning in information while my life fell apart. I read books, started programs, burned through therapists, and kept using. From the outside I looked functional. I kept working, paid bills, and maintained relationships. Inside, I was barely holding it together. Every system seemed to lead to another doorway, acronym, or waitlist. The options felt endless and somehow useless at the same time.
This hub is meant to make the next decision simpler. It brings together practical pathways for detox, treatment, trauma therapy, public health services, recovery tools, and the researchers and clinicians whose work can help the whole picture make sense.
Start with what is most urgent. Use what fits. Leave what does not. Come back when you are ready. The goal is not perfection. It is direction.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis support anywhere in Canada, call or text 988.
Start with the need in front of you.
Each section explains what the option is for, how to approach it, and where to begin. You do not need to take the whole path at once.
Detox & Stabilization
Medical or supervised help to stop using safely and reach a baseline where you can think clearly.
Explore this path 02 Structured CareTreatment Centres
Residential, PHP, and IOP options that provide structure while you rebuild stability.
Explore this path 03 Underlying WorkTrauma Therapy & Mental Health Care
How to find and assess a trauma therapist, understand fit and pacing, and begin your search.
Explore this path 04 Public AccessNavigating Alberta Health Services
A practical guide to public services, RAAM clinics, PCNs, psychiatry, crisis lines, and what to expect.
Explore this path 05 Tools for the WorkBooks, Journals & Recovery Tools
Workbooks, journals, nervous system tools, and practical resources for awareness and accountability.
Explore this path 06 Understand the ScienceProminent Voices in Trauma & Addiction
Researchers and clinicians whose work helps explain trauma, addiction, the brain, and recovery.
Explore this pathKnow a resource that genuinely helps?
If you are a clinician, provider, or someone with lived experience and know of a resource worth including, send it my way. The goal is not to collect everything. It is to build something credible, useful, and worth returning to.
Where to Next?
Go deeper into treatment, therapy, and the model of care behind this site.