Fresh Start Recovery

Our team is out in Fort Macleod today for the Fort Macleod Community Resource Fair, and we’d love for you to come by and say hello.

We’re here connecting with community members, sharing information about recovery support, and talking with people about the work happening across Southern Alberta.

Stop by the Fresh Start Recovery booth and grab some swag while you’re here. We brought our stress brains and our compasses.

The stress brains have become a bit of a staple around here. A reminder that even when life feels heavy or chaotic, healing is possible and our brains can recover, rebuild, and mend with time, support, and connection.

The compasses carry a different meaning for us. We give them to alumni when they complete treatment because recovery is not the finish line. It is a new direction. A reminder that even when life gets difficult, people do not have to lose their way or walk alone.

These events matter because community matters. Recovery grows through connection, conversation, and people showing up for one another.

Come check us out today between 11 AM and 4 PM at the Fort Macleod Community Hall. We’d love to meet you.

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Alumni Milestones
Wednesday at 6:30 PM
Calgary • Lethbridge • Online

Alumni, current clients, staff, families, friends, and supporters are all welcome.

Milestones give us a chance to pause and recognize recovery in real life. Not just the dates or the time counted, but the daily choices, the effort, and the willingness to keep going.

Whether you are celebrating a milestone, supporting someone you care about, or simply showing up to be part of the community, there is a place for you.

If you would like to attend online, please email [email protected] for the link.

If you are in Recovery-Oriented Housing and cannot attend in person, please connect with your Outreach Support Worker.

You are no longer alone. We are together, without end.

Earlier today, we gathered to recognize another group taking the next step forward in recovery.

Not the finish line.
Not the end of the work.
A foundation to keep building from.

What matters in moments like this is not perfection. It is people continuing to show up. Continuing to stay connected. Continuing to move forward together.

Every person in that room arrived with a different story, but for a moment they stood side by side recognizing how much can change when people stop walking through life alone.

The next phase now begins outside the walls of treatment. Back into daily life. Back into responsibility, relationships, routines, and community. That transition matters.

This is why connection after treatment matters so deeply. Alumni, outreach, Recovery-Oriented Housing, family healing, community support, and staying engaged all become part of how recovery continues to grow stronger over time.

To everyone who continues helping create spaces where people can heal, reconnect, and rebuild, thank you.

And to today’s group, congratulations. Keep building on what you started here.

Together, without end.

Please note, this week’s Gratitude celebration is taking place on Thursday instead of Friday.

If you would like to join online, please email [email protected] for the link.

This Thursday, we come together to recognize a group of individuals completing the first phase of treatment at Fresh Start Recovery.

Finding solid ground.
Moving forward together.
Still doing the work.

That is what this moment is about.

People doing the work, standing together, and taking the next step forward.

Recovery asks a lot from people. Honesty. Accountability. Patience. The willingness to keep going when things feel uncomfortable. Reaching this point matters because the work behind it is real.

What stands out in this photo is community. Different stories, different backgrounds, different experiences, all standing together for a moment of reflection before continuing forward.

Recovery does not stop when treatment ends. It continues through community, connection, Recovery-Oriented Housing, outreach support, alumni involvement, families healing together, and people continuing to stay connected long after treatment.

To the staff, alumni, families, and supporters who continue walking beside people in recovery, thank you. This community continues to matter because people keep showing up for one another.

And to this group, congratulations on reaching this phase of recovery. Be proud of the ground you’ve covered and keep moving forward together.

Recovery continues here.

Stay Connected.

Step & Topic Meeting tomorrow evening at Fresh Start Recovery.

Wednesday, May 20
6:30 PM
Calgary, Lethbridge, and Online

Step Six
“Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.”

Belief Six
“We believe that each of us will, from time to time, be confronted with challenges and obstacles. Whether asked or not, the Fresh Start Alumni will always be there to ensure that no member need ever face difficulties alone.”

Topic
Willingness

Willingness is not always loud.

Sometimes it looks like showing up when things feel heavy.
Sometimes it is asking for help.
Sometimes it is staying connected instead of disappearing.

Step Six reminds us that recovery is not built alone. Growth often begins when we become willing to let others walk beside us through the challenges, setbacks, and changes that come with life.

That connection matters long after treatment.

Recovery continues in community, in conversation, and in the willingness to keep moving forward together, even on difficult days.

If you are joining online, email [email protected] for the link.

If you are in Recovery-Oriented Housing and cannot attend in person, please connect with your Outreach Support Worker.

We’ll see you there.