I am a recovering addict. It took me 6 tries, a seizure, a hospital visit, a rehab visit, and 12 weeks of intensive psychological recovery to get where I am. Yet, I'm still taking it one day at a time. I learned countless things through my journey. The biggest is the massive stigma associated with asking for help. AA is a high burden for many reasons (though I highly recommend) and addicts eventually start hiding things from their loved ones. We're afraid to ask for help because it shows we're weak and have let something overcome us. One important part of recovery is the notion of service - giving back to others with what you've learned. That's where The Strong Rise (TSR) came to be. I created TSR to pull all of the tools I learned together into one package. The idea of community is massive. The idea of focusing on mindfulness and getting to the root causes of addiction is massive. Having a non-judgemental friend to listen to you is massive. Committing to sobriety or abstenance - one day at a time - and then verifying you succeeded is massive. TSR pulls all of the tactics I used into one package. We're a non-profit, with the only in-app purchases going towards funding server costs. A donation gets you access to some of the more costly features to maintain (e.g., the AI chatbot called TSR Haven) and also gives you a verified user tag throughout the app. If you or a loved one needs help, this is a good place to start!

The Strong Rise

addiction recovery support network

addiction recovery support network