Recovery Talks by Kennedy Street Clare Kennedy

On this weeks #RecoveryTalks​ we have two members of #Alanon​ who volunteer as sponsors in #Alateen​ meetings.
Alateen is for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics. Alateen is part of Al-Anon.
Alateen facilitate meetings for 12-17 year olds. They meet to share their experiences of having, or having had, a problem drinker in their lives. They help and support each other.
By attending meetings, young people gain an understanding of the illness and feel the benefits of realising they are not alone. They learn that they did not cause this problem and that they are not responsible for their relative’s or friend’s drinking or behaviour.
By sharing their experiences, they find solutions to their problems and hope for the future.
They learn that they did not cause this problem and that they are not responsible for their relative’s or friend’s drinking or behaviour.
By sharing their experiences, they find solutions to their problems and hope for the future.
For information about Alateen meetings in the UK, phone:
020 7593 2070
or email the General Service Office at:
enquiries@al-anonuk.org.uk
Instagram and Twitter: @AlAnonUKandEire
Facebook:
@AlAnonFamilyGroupUK
General information about Al-Anon UK can be found on the Al-Anon UK website:
https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/alateen/​


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#DDAUK​ is a peer led support group, based in London, that focuses on abstinence based recovery and mental health maintenance. They also welcome family members or friends affected by addiction of loved ones. DDAUK are currently running zoom meetings for their users and this has meant people further from London have joined the group.
When not in lockdown, DDAUK run face to face meetings, creative groups such as art or meditation, bi annual retreats into the country, and other social events like a Christmas dinner.
DDAUK are passionate about giving advice about mental health as well as recovery and look to expand similarly to America.
For more information: www.DDAUK.org

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The manager of cafe sobar, Jason Loftus, has been running this CiC for seven years, and along with the cafe runs several creative projects within it. Cafe sobar is under the umbrella of #DoubleImpactNottingham​ previously on #RecoveryTalks​
#CafeSobar​ has poetry groups, music groups, and other creative meetings. Before lockdown #CafeSobar​ was doing music shows and poetry readings where performers were almost all in #Recovery​. The cafe was used very much as a community hub for people to go for help with their recovery.
Jason is passionate about getting through the layer of addiction to the creativity within each person, that has maybe been put aside for their #Addiction​. He wants to create a safe space for creativity for those in recovery and wants them pursue these dreams and facilitates this, with poetry and music and other creative arts.
Service user Grzegorz (happy to be called Greg). He stated his life was saved by cafe sober and has been abstinent for three years after his most recent relapse, but is open about his recovery journey. He is encouraged to engage in his passions which is working well for him.
Jason’s number - 07718 425557
https://www.doubleimpact.org.uk/cafe-...​
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC4ctAk...

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Introducing Chris De Bank from #WeAreNotSaints​ was established in 2018. It is a platform for musicians in recovery from addiction, to re-discover their creativity and find their way to be active in the music world, without having to face the dangers presented to them in the conventional music scene.
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They help their artists to develop, record, release and perform their music live, all in a safe supported way that puts their recovery at the heart of everything they do.

They also host brilliant live events, that bring together music lovers and the recovery and sober communities, sharing their love and enjoyment of the music made by their artists.
TWITTER: @NotSaintsUK
FACEBOOK: @NotSaintsUK
Website: www.wearenotsaints.co.uk



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This week we will be joined by Lucy Rocca from Soberistas – a worldwide non-judgemental community of friendly people helping each other kick the booze and stay sober!
Lucy quit drinking in 2011 after a complicated history with alcohol left her in hospital with no recollection of how she got there. Eighteen months later, Lucy launched the social network website Soberistas which soon became home to thousands of people all looking to address their own problematic relationships with alcohol. Since 2013, Lucy has written and had published five books on stopping drinking, and now works as the editor and director at Soberistas, and a certified NLP life coach helping people learn to live happier and healthier lives.

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With Todays #RecoveryTalks​ we will focus on denial of addiction, with our guest speaker Win Parry.
Contact number:
07990 673 950
Win spent 25-years as Director of Addiction Treatments at Priory Hospital Group before establishing herself as one of the leading independent practitioners in 2001. Win's experience and knowledge covers all areas of Drug, Alcohol, Sex and Gambling addiction, Eating disorders, Compulsive spending, as well as Relationship, Depression, Trauma and Abuse Counselling.
Win can help you find ways to better understand yourself and how your behaviors past or present can affect not just your own personal quality of life and self-respect but those close to you as well.


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