Relapse is not the end of the road

Relapse is not the end of the road

Most of us who are in recovery will have faced, or been very close to facing, relapse back into an unhelpful and/or unhealthy habit, that we thought we had broken free from.  This can feel quite devastating at the time and may even convince us that we will never...
May is Mental Health Awareness month

May is Mental Health Awareness month

Statistics show that the number of people struggling with mental health has sadly increased over the last few years – with one in four adults, and one in ten children, being diagnosed in the UK – and we all probably know others who don’t feel able to seek help....
How do we use our mistakes to help others?

How do we use our mistakes to help others?

In Celebrate Recovery we have a saying that ‘God never wastes a hurt’ which, for those of us who have been in recovery for a while, we know is true, but how does this happen? One of my starkest recollections of my life before attending Celebrate Recovery was the...
What it means to be a UK Rep

What it means to be a UK Rep

Since coming to Celebrate Recovery in 2011 and having worked through a number of hurts, hangups and habits that were holding me back for many years, I still have to pinch myself when I see God using my messes to help others, and having the privilege of leading a...
The Importance of Evaluation

The Importance of Evaluation

The Cambridge English Dictionary defines an evaluation as: “the process of judging or assessing the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.” I am someone who has often shied away from the idea of evaluating something, for fear of having to cut off things...