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  The thesis: recovery is already here, already available, rarely seen. Two entry points by intent: "I’m wondering if I have a problem" and "I want to understand recovery better."

• Recovery Basics Course /recovery-basics/

  A free, short, plain-language course about addiction, recovery paths, and help for friends and family. Forty minutes. Yours to pass along.

• About Journey /about/

  What Carolyn Delaney, founder + CEO, knows to be true. Why Journey exists, who it’s for, how it moves.

Pillars + topic clusters

Five canonical pillars hold every published story. Most pillars also carry topic clusters — smaller groupings you can browse on their own.

• Stories /stories/

  First-person recovery stories from people in early days, long-term, and everywhere in between. Browse public or private.

  • Private Personal Stories — Stories shared without a name attached.
  • Public Personal Stories — Stories told with the storyteller's full name on them.

• Neighbors /neighbors/

  The people and places making recovery visible — at work, in community, in ordinary conversations.

  • At Work — Most people in recovery are working.
  • In Community — Faith leaders, business owners, photographers, probation officers, civic neighbors.

• Programs /recovery-programs/

  Recovery programs and fellowships — 12-step, non-12-step, family. Structures that work because people show up.

  • 12-Step Fellowships — The 12 steps have shaped recovery for nearly a century.
  • Family and Specialized Fellowships — Addiction reaches past the person using, and recovery looks different in different communities.
  • Non-12-Step Pathways — SMART Recovery, LifeRing, and other approaches offer different ways to build recovery and community.

• Supports /recovery-supports/

  The people, places, and communities that help build and sustain a life in recovery: coaches, peer groups, recovery houses, sober social spaces.

  • Pathways and Approaches — Recovery does not follow one path.
  • Peer Coaching and Community — Recovery is built between people.
  • Sober Social and Community Life — A growing sober-active culture is rewriting social life in recovery.
  • Understanding Addiction and Recovery — Addiction is treatable, and recovery is already present in communities everywhere.

• Wellness /wellness/

  Tools, practices, and people for the whole life around recovery — inner life, body, daily practice, family, work.

  • Body and Physical Health — Recovery rebuilds from the body up.
  • Connection and Daily Practice — Recovery is often built through small daily actions and the people we stay connected to.
  • Family and Relationships — Recovery happens in relationship.
  • Inner Life and Meaning — Recovery happens internally as much as externally.
  • Work, Money, and Purpose — Work, finances, and purpose are part of recovery for many adults.

Resources + tools

• Recovery Directory /directory/

  Searchable database of recovery centers, mutual-aid groups, peer support, housing options, and crisis lines across Maine and New Hampshire.

• Recovery Resources /resources/

  Free recovery programs flyer (PDF) and a way into the directory. A focused hub page.

• Magazine archive /magazine/

  Every back issue of Journey since 2019. Read it, print it, share it, pass it on.

• Topics /topics/

  Cross-cutting topic tags — Maine, family, employment, harm reduction, and more. A second way to find articles, beyond the pillars.

• Archive /archive/

  Earlier coverage from Journey’s Maine-focused era. Preserved so links, citations, and context don’t break.

Get involved

• Get the Magazine /get-the-magazine/

  Subscribe for home delivery ($30/year) or order in bulk ($5/copy) to distribute in your workplace, recovery center, or community space.

• Share Your Story /share-your-story/

  For people who want to share their recovery story with Journey — publicly or anonymously.

• Find Us in Maine /distribution/

  Where Journey shows up in print, in person, and in community spaces across Maine.

• Contact /contact/

  Questions, partnership inquiries, story submissions, Hope Ambassador interest — all welcome.

Site

• Privacy /privacy/

  Journey doesn’t track you. No profiles, no retargeting, no data sold. Recovery is personal; reading about it should be too.

• XML sitemap /sitemap-index.xml

  Machine-readable sitemap for search engines.