Thank you to our Board of Trustees at U-ACT. In the sprit of transparancey please see to AI generated summary of the meeting. Actual live video attached . @Riaan Norval @Mureeda Jadwat @Gwen Podbrey @Michaela Collins (Please try and get the rest of the trustees on this platform. 🙃) @Natasha Collins @Luca Collins @Sam Collins @Jack Collins - Its your job to get the family members onboard !!! And on a personal note MAUNi will be opening its London office on the 4th May in Harley St. But dont tell anyone yet !!!

I spoke recently to a few people about nervous I was for an event in which I going to share. It was today!! I done my first ever share. I spoke for about 15 minutes and had space to tell my story and why recovery is important. It was equally terrifying and liberating.

Executive Summary: Navigating Systemic Dysfunction in Recovery Coaching This executive summary captures the core insights from the London Recovery Coaching Campus Community of Practice session (recorded 7 April 2026). The discussion provides a critical examination of the intersection between professionalised lived experience, systemic failure, and the strategic development of alternative recovery ecosystems. The Tension of Systemic Dysfunction The session highlights the deep frustrations recovery professionals face when operating within broken statutory frameworks, such as lengthy waiting lists and the lack of specialised care for complex substance dependencies. A core tension arises when practitioners must navigate the boundary between their designated scope of practice and the urgent need to mitigate harm in failing clinical environments. For example, the session details an instance where a peer volunteer had to step outside their formal role to guide paid clinical staff through the legalities of a Mental Health Act recall, demonstrating significant knowledge gaps within statutory services. The Four Continuums Framework To safely hold space amidst this systemic chaos, practitioners rely on structural tools like the Four Continuums of Coaching. This framework maps a client’s environment across four key areas: - Substance Relationship: Use, Misuse, Abuse, Dependence. - Recovery Pathway: Addiction, Harm Reduction, Abstinence. - Family Dynamics: Codependence, Interdependence, Independence. - Overall Health: High Well-being, Premature Death. By identifying where a client sits within this overarching system, coaches can provide targeted resilience rather than becoming consumed by the dysfunction of the environment. Resource Deprivation and Recovery Capital Addressing the structural roots of addiction, David Collins uses the parable of the Prodigal Son to illustrate the limits of sudden financial resources when an individual lacks the foundational recovery capital and guidance to sustain them. The discussion also addresses extreme resource deprivation, referencing vulnerable individuals in Africa forced to scavenge for survival, underscoring the urgent need for systemic, root-level interventions rather than superficial financial band-aids.

This is an example case study of what is possible with this training. This would form part of my CoP ( Commpunity of Practice ) and PoE ( Portfolio of Evidance ) #samcollins #evidentlyfresh

Please use these hash tags to follow what @Michaela Collins is doing in building recovery capital. Your have NO IDEA OF THE COMPLEX ISSUES WE ARE TACKLING here. Follow the story! https://youtube.com/shorts/L5F4Sh_yI1Q?si=NVt-zLQQyP_JVOng #evidentlyfresh #samcollins