Coping skills and practical guides for everyday recovery.
Short, practical guides on the skills and techniques used inside My Recovery Support — grounding, HALT, urge surfing, and more. Written from the same thinking behind the app, for anyone to use.
The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
A simple five-sense exercise to interrupt a spiral and bring your attention back to the present moment.
Read the guideHALT: checking in on Hunger, Anger, Loneliness, Tiredness
A quick self-check used in recovery to catch the ordinary conditions that make urges and hard moments more likely.
Read the guideUrge surfing: riding out a craving instead of acting on it
A relapse-prevention technique for noticing an urge, staying with it, and letting it pass without needing to obey it.
Read the guideWriting a personal safety plan
A simple, written plan for warning signs, coping steps, people to call, and how to remove access to means — made before a crisis, not during one.
Read the guideBuilding a daily check-in routine
A short morning and evening habit for naming how you actually are, so patterns are visible before they become a crisis.
Read the guideJournaling prompts for early recovery
Simple prompts for days when a blank page feels like too much, built around noticing rather than performing insight.
Read the guideWhat sponsors and mentors actually do, and how to find one
What the roles mean, how they differ, and practical ways to find someone without it feeling like a cold approach.
Read the guideThese guides share general recovery information and are not medical advice. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).