Recovery Canada
Recovery Canada is a Registered Charity in Canada and affiliated with Recovery International in the United States. Recovery Canada runs weekly meetings in Canada. Recovery Canada is a volunteer led organization with no paid staff. Recovery Canada is led by a President and Board of Directors who are all volunteer Peer Leaders and, like everyone who attends Recovery Meetings, suffer from mental illness. Recovery Canada’s Funding comes 100% from free-will donations collected at meetings and yearly Membership fees. You do not have to be a member to attend meetings but we encourage people who attend meetings to join as the funds help support the meetings held in Canada.
Most of the expenses of Recovery Canada are to support and run Recovery Meetings across Canada. See the Find a Meeting tab for list of meetings in Canada. There is no cost to attend a meeting - there is a free-will collection at each meeting where the suggested donation is $5 but only if you can afford to give. If you cannot afford to give, there is no cost to our meetings. If you attend regularly we do suggest you purchase some of our books. Recovery does work but it takes a lot effort as it requires the re-training of yourself to deal with your mental illness. We did not ask for this illness but we have it so it requires us to train ourselves to deal with it through the Recovery Method. To practice the Recovery Method:
- Members attend Recovery Meetings
- Study Dr. Abraham Lows' books
- Practice the tools we learn in our daily lives
The Recovery Method is a muscle method. We learn that the humble muscle can retrain the brain through muscle movement. For example when we are afraid we command our muscles to move to prove there is no danger. When angry we learn that temper blocks insight and control our muscles not to act. The ability to move and control our muscles completing tasks, with practice convinces the brain that there is no danger. We learn it’s not how we feel but how we function. We cannot control our Thoughts and Impulses as they come uninvited but we can learn to control our reaction to them which is what the Recovery Method teaches you. These techniques when practiced consistently become automatic when encountering similar situations. They become part of us, available 24/7; whether we are alone, in the middle of the night or when someone cuts us off in traffic, etc. The self confidence the illness has taken away is restored.​
Attendance at Recovery Meetings offers support from members who suffer from mental illness. They understand the challenges of living with mental illness including all the Leaders and Assistant Leaders who also suffer from Mental Illness. Members have learned the Recovery Method and through practice have had success in regaining self leadership in spite of their thoughts and feelings. Repeated use of the techniques train members to lead peaceful and productive lives. We know we may feel helpless but we are not hopeless. There are no hopeless cases in Recovery.
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