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One of the UK’s leading addiction recovery clinics with approaching 20 years experience - we can help you beat your addiction.
Families: Feel like you're always stepping in, but nothing changes?
✅Start tracking patterns.
✅Set boundaries, not bailouts.
✅Expect emotions—yours and theirs.
Family Recovery Compass, by Abbeycare: The only newsletter for families loving someone in addiction lk2.app/frc
"We Were Expected To Drink." | Listen UP Episode 8 - John Elford - Listen Now!
John Elford of Get Into Recovery explains how to overcome societal pressure - and what actually moves you forward in recovery. In Listen UP Episode 8.
EPISODE 8 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep8
#recoveryjourney
I Didn't Know I Had Someone To Talk To... | Listen UP Episode 5 - Iain Lee - Now Live!
In Listen UP Episode 5, Iain Lee shares how open dialogue paves the way for better understanding in families.
EPISODE 5 - NOW LIVE - lk2.app/luep5
#addictionrecovery #family
"I Knew The Whole World Had Changed..." | Listen UP Episode 8 - John Elford - Out Now!
How one moment of realisation can re-arrange the future, and make the path forward clear. With John Elford, in Listen UP Episode 8.
EPISODE 8 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep8
"That Was The Beginning..." | Listen UP Episode 8 - John Elford - Listen Now!
Discover the specifics of turning recovery knowledge into action - so it sticks when urges rise - in Episode 8 of Listen UP, with guest John Elford.
EPISODE 8 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep8
"There Was A Figure Stood There..." | Listen UP Episode 8 - John Elford - Out Now!
John Elford shares the haunting experience that taught him: pick life today and let everything else follow. In Episode 8 of Listen UP.
EPISODE 8 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep8
#chooseRecovery
"There Was So Much Good In My Life..." | Listen UP Episode 8 - John Elford - Out Now!
John Elford reveals how to remove the lens of negativity and see the good memories that addiction kept hidden. In Listen UP Episode 8.
EPISODE 8 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep8
#addictionjourney
"Learning To Be Quiet And Still." | Listen UP Ep 8 - John Elford - Coming Soon!
Explore the need-to-knows of building calm, confidence, and 12‑step structure to neutralise daily triggers in Episode 8 of Listen UP, with John Elford.
EPISODE 8 - LIVE THU 9TH OCTOBER 2025
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Instant Gratification, Dopamine, & Addiction Recovery... | Listen UP Episode 4 - Paul Donnelly - Out Now!
The surprising link between modern dopamine habits and instant gratification, in early recovery, with Paul Donnelly.
EPISODE 4 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep4
#recoveryawareness
Helping a loved one grow beyond addiction? Try the 72-Hour Reset:
Day 1: List 5 "emergencies" that weren’t.
Day 2: Find 3 local support options they can access.
Day 3: Rehearse 1 boundary-setting convo with a friend.
Get weekly support: Family Recovery Compass → lk2.app/frc
"Recovery Is A Process." | Listen UP Episode 8 - John Elford - Coming Soon!
In Listen UP Episode 8, John Elford explains how simple routines like cooking become training reps for a steady, alcohol‑free life.
EPISODE 8 - LIVE THU 9TH OCTOBER 2025
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#soberliving
Hope Was Born When I Saw Things Could Get Better… | Listen UP Episode 4 - Paul Donnelly - Out Now!
How to escape early recovery limbo, shed old identities, and find hope. Paul Donnelly explains, in Episode 4 of Listen UP.
EPISODE 4 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep4
#recoveryjourney
"I Knew It Was My Choice." | Listen UP Episode 8 - John Elford - Coming Soon!
John Elford shares how claiming the split‑second choice at the door - before the shop, before the drink - puts you back in charge of recovery.
EPISODE 8 - LIVE THU 9TH OCTOBER 2025
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It's Great To Be Straight | Listen UP Episode 3 - The Recovery Collective - Available Now!
Discover how sobriety unlocks new levels of creativity and self-belief, in Episode 3 of Listen UP with The Recovery Collective
EPISODE 3 - lk2.app/luep3
#sobercreativity #recoveryjourney
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Families:
✅ What qualities did you value in yourself before addiction entered your lives?
✅ Identify traits that feel most disconnected now - and why
✅ Find people, activities or pursuits that let you express those qualities again
Family Recovery Compass: lk2.app/frc
👉 More on the support Abbeycare offer is available through our website: linkly.link/2G15V
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Abbeycare remains committed to delivering evidence-based, person-centred care, supporting individuals and families across Gloucestershire and beyond. (3/4).
06.10.2025 10:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Discussions addressed:
• 📈 Rising ketamine misuse
• 🍷 The continuing impact of alcoholism
• 🤝 The role of collaboration and awareness in supporting recovery pathways
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Councillor Pervaiz and Laura Morris, Registered Manager at Abbeycare Gloucester, stand smiling together outside the entrance of Abbeycare Gloucester’s addiction treatment clinic. Councillor Pervaiz is wearing the mayoral chain, and Laura is dressed in a grey polka-dot dress with a lanyard. The Abbeycare logo and headline text overlay read: ‘Abbeycare Gloucester welcomes Councillor Pervaiz for an insightful visit on addiction treatment.
On Friday evening, Abbeycare Gloucester welcomed Councillor Pervaiz and his guest for an insightful visit to our addiction treatment clinic, focusing on emerging trends in substance misuse and strategies for improved community support. (1/4).
06.10.2025 10:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I'm A Lot More At Ease In Nature... | Listen UP Episode 4 - Paul Donnelly - Listen Now!
How the power of nature can effortlessly transform your recovery journey. Paul Donnelly explains, in Episode 4 of Listen UP.
EPISODE 4 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep4
#healingjourney
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Together, we honoured progress in recovery — and remembered those no longer with us. 💜
For more information on the support that Abbeycare offer, please visit our website: linkly.link/2Fsib
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A woman speaks passionately at a podium with a microphone, standing in front of a purple and silver balloon arch.
Four people smile and pose around a small outdoor table with greenery and trees in the background.
A man in a beige jacket addresses a large seated audience. The photo is taken from behind him, framed with purple balloons, showing the crowd listening attentively.
A group of seven people stand smiling together under a purple and silver balloon arch, posing for a group photo at the event.
On 28th September, Abbeycare hosted the Recovery Gathering Gloucester, a powerful event to close National Recovery Month.
It was a day of:
✨ Inspirational talks, including Kirsty Day from The Nelson Trust
✨ Brave stories from former clients
✨ Celebrating staff and peer mentors
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"Different Groups Experience Alcohol Differently..." | Listen UP Ep 7 - Marc Buchanan - Listen Now!
If events centre around alcohol, plan your way to stay sober and included - set meet points, allies, and exits. Marc Buchanan of @alcoholfocus.bsky.social explains.
EP 7 - OUT NOW - lk2.app/luep7
It Was The Best That I’d Ever Been | Listen UP Episode 4 - Paul Donnelly - Now Live!
Paul Donnelly reveals the simple dietary change that benefits recovery and improves mental clarity, in Listen UP Episode 4.
EPISODE 4 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep4
#recoveryjourney
I Realised I Was Just Blocking It Out. | Listen UP Episode 1 - Darren Connell - Now Available
In Listen UP Episode 1, Darren Connell shares how sobriety transformed his stage fright into success.
EPISODE 1 - NOW AVAILABLE - lk2.app/luep1
#overcominganxiety
