Recovery
Lived first. Not a programme.
This is peer support. It is not therapy, not treatment, not medical advice. If you are in crisis in the UK, call Samaritans on 116 123, free, any time.
Sober since 30 March 2022. Coming up on a year medication-free. I will not dress that up. Survival got me here. It does not get to run the rest.
The bank held me when the rooms could not. The allotment keeps telling the truth about seasons. Cooking a proper plate from what I grow is not wellness. It is how a man stays free.
If you need a clinic, go to a clinic. If you need a man who has been through the fire talking from the water’s edge, you are in the right place.
What we actually use
The bank.
First light or last light. Rods out. Silence that is not empty. Be where your feet are.
The soil.
Hands in the dirt. Seasons. Roots before branches. The plot does not clap.
The plate.
Real food. Discipline you can taste. The kitchen from Fifteen never really left.
The people.
Groups for the honest share. No toxic shine. Someone has a shit day. Others answer with lived experience.
Higher Power.
Not a brand of church. Guidance bigger than willpower. Land, water, breath, the thing that got me through.
If you are in it today
Drop a photo in the public group. Bank, soil, or a quiet corner. One line if that is all you have. You do not owe a speech.
UK: Samaritans 116 123. If you are elsewhere, use your local crisis line. TTCG will still be here in the morning.