Cravings can feel urgent, convincing and overwhelming — but they are not commands. Learn how mindfulness, curiosity and practical recovery tools can help you understand what a craving is telling you and create more space between urge and action.

I am a big believer in having a recovery plan. There is something incredibly useful about knowing what supports us, what our warning signs are, who we can reach out to and what we need to pay attention to when life starts becoming a little less manageable. I also believe there is enormous value in taking what is floating around in our heads and actually putting it down on paper, because a written plan can give us clarity, structure and something practical to return to when we

When What Does Sustainable Recovery Look Like in Everyday Life? I think we sometimes imagine sustainable recovery as a version of recovery in which we finally become really good at everything. We have a solid morning routine, exercise regularly, eat properly, sleep eight hours a night, attend all the right meetings, meditate, journal, maintain healthy relationships, manage our stress beautifully and remain calm and emotionally regulated regardless of what life throws at us...

One of the things I have become increasingly certain of, both through my own recovery and through the years I have spent working with people affected by substance use and addiction, is that there is no single pathway to recovery. There is no one programme, philosophy, fellowship, treatment centre, therapist, coach, medication or spiritual practice that is going to work for every person. Yet when someone is struggling with alcohol or other drugs, families are often desperate t

When Thabo* left The Foundation Clinic’s inpatient addiction program in Johannesburg, he felt strong, well and centred. The structured days, supportive staff, and therapeutic practices had given him the space he needed to detox, reset, and rediscover himself. But as the weeks passed and he returned to his job, family, and the familiar stresses of daily life, doubt began to creep in. What was beyond this initial three-week process that could support his recovery journey?