Updated weekly by Mike. Legend: - Squad Captains: - Superheroes: - Heroes: - Guardians: - Sidekicks: - Trainees: everyone who has posted an intro How levels work: show up, check in, encourage people, share wins, welcome newcomers. Nobody levels up for sobriety time. Milestones get their own shout-outs. The Squad is new and growing, so every name on this board starts empty. Yours could be first.

WELCOME HERE: honesty (the real version, not the highlight reel); bad days, cravings, doubts, and questions; family members sharing their own feelings and experience; wins of any size, encouragement, and practical tips that helped you. NOT WELCOME HERE: medical advice, diagnosing anyone, or telling someone to start or stop medication or treatment; buying, selling, or promoting products, services, programs, or treatment centers; shaming, mocking, or arguing about someone's path to recovery; glorifying using or posting graphic details about using; sharing anyone's post, photo, or story outside this group, ever. PRIVACY: what is shared in the Squad stays in the Squad. Use a first name or initials if you prefer. Names and stories shared here do not leave here. LEVELS: points and levels reward showing up and supporting people. They never reflect how long you have been sober. A member on day three is not below anyone. NOT MONITORED 24/7: Mike and the moderators are not online around the clock, and this group is not an emergency service. IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS: call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, US) or call 911 if you are in immediate danger. For substance use treatment referral and information, the SAMHSA National Helpline is 1-800-662-4357 (US, free, 24/7). Outside the US, contact your local emergency number. Then, if you can, let Mike know directly. Break a rule and Mike will usually start with a quiet word, not a public one. Repeated selling, abuse, or anything that puts a member at risk can mean removal. Questions? Ask Mike. - The Squad

Welcome to the Sober Recovery Squad. I am Mike Drake. This Squad is brand new. We are just getting started, and we are growing one honest person at a time. That means you are not joining a crowd. You are helping build this place from the ground up. I spent years in addiction. I have been sober over 6 years now, and I worked 5 years as a residential tech and case manager before becoming a certified recovery life coach. I know what the bad days look like because I lived them, and I know people get better because I have watched it happen, over and over. I started this Squad for one simple reason: nobody recovers alone, and nobody should have to pretend they are fine to belong somewhere. This is for people in recovery, people working toward it, and family members who love someone who is struggling. FIRST MISSION: post your intro in Introductions. Your first name, where you are in the story (in recovery, working on getting there, or supporting someone), and one thing you hope to get from being here. Short is fine. Honest is better. MY ONE PROMISE: this will be a safe place. No shaming. No selling. No one talking down to you. MY ONE ASK: show up for each other. A comment that says "I hear you, keep going" can carry somebody through a night. I have seen it. Know someone who could use a place like this? Tell them about the Squad. We are growing, and there is room. Glad you are here. Every hero starts somewhere. This counts. Still building. Still standing. - Mike