SMART Recovery Manitoba

10/03/2025

📚 Did you know?
You can purchase the SMART Recovery 4-Point Handbook and the SMART Recovery Family & Friends Handbook on Amazon!

Every purchase helps spread awareness of SMART Recovery and provides people with practical, evidence-based tools for change.

👉4-Point https://a.co/d/0V7KfDI
👉Family & Friends Handbook: https://a.co/d/4ci3dfO

10/01/2025

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🧡 Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour Survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities.

SMART Recovery Canada acknowledges the ongoing impacts of these institutions and the importance of listening, learning, and walking together toward healing. Recovery is about resilience, community, and hope. We are committed to creating spaces where every voice is heard and valued.

We invite our community to take time today to reflect, learn, and stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples across Canada.

09/29/2025

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As Recovery Month comes to a close, we want to thank everyone who joined us in celebrating strength, connection, and hope across Canada. 💙

This month, we’ve shared tools, stories, and events that highlight the many pathways to recovery. SMART Recovery is proud to support people and families every day with free, science-based meetings and resources.

Recovery doesn’t end with September. Together, we’ll continue to grow communities of support across the country.

🔗 Find a SMART Meeting: https://smartrecovery-canada.ca/meetings
🔗 Donate to SMART Canada: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/124460

07/24/2025

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07/24/2025

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🛠️ DENTS: A SMART Tool to Manage Urges

The DENTS tool helps to manage the unpredictable urges that can arise during recovery. It offers a clear, practical way to respond, putting you back in control. The goal isn’t to eliminate urges, but to handle them in a healthy, sustainable way.

D = Deny or Delay
Pause. Urges pass, one moment at a time.

E = Escape
Step away from triggers or stressful situations.

N = Neutralize
Acknowledge the urge. Let it rise and fade like a wave.

T = Tasks
Get busy. Call a friend, clean, count, or distract yourself.

S = Swap
Change your self-talk.
"This urge will kill me" becomes "This urge will pass."

📄 Download the DENTS worksheet: https://smartrecovery.org/hubfs/Tool%204.5f%20Customize%20DENTS%20for%20you.pdf?hsLang=en

07/19/2025

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Has SMART Recovery been a source of hope for you or someone you love?

Your gift can help others find that same support and healing 💛

Donate today: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/124460

07/11/2025

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🔍 There’s a SMART Meeting for You! 🔍

At SMART Recovery Canada, we know recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all. That’s why we offer different types of free, science-based meetings across the country, available both online and in person.

🔹 4-Point Recovery Meetings
For individuals working through substance use or addictive behaviors. Explore motivation, urges, thoughts and feelings, and how to live a balanced life.

🔹 Family & Friends Meetings
For those impacted by a loved one’s addiction. Learn practical tools and communication skills rooted in the evidence-based CRAFT model.

🔹 Successful Life Skills Meetings
For anyone seeking to build positive habits and real-world skills for a better life.

🔍 Explore the meeting schedule:
https://smartrecovery-canada.ca/meetings

Support that fits your life. Recovery that fits you.

07/02/2025

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🛠️ SMART Tool: Unconditional Self-Acceptance (USA) 🛠️

You are not your behaviours.
Your worth comes from being human, not from being perfect. 💛

Unconditional Self-Acceptance helps you separate your actions from your identity. Mistakes do not define you. They are part of being human.

🎥 Watch the video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgM32-FF6gA
💬 Talk about your insights at a SMART meeting: https://smartrecovery-canada.ca/meetings

07/01/2025

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🌟 Board Member Spotlight: Britni Brady 🌟

Meet Britni, a passionate changemaker, proud mom, and dedicated member of the SMART Recovery Canada Board.

What inspired you to join the SMART Recovery Canada Board?
As someone in recovery, I know how hard it can be to find the right support. I didn’t discover SMART until after I had already started my journey. That inspired me to help make sure more people know about SMART’s empowering, evidence-based approach.

What value guides your work in the nonprofit space?
Authenticity. I believe real change starts with honest, meaningful connections - whether with donors, partners, or the community.

What are you most excited to work on as a board member?
I’m passionate about growing SMART Recovery across Canada, especially reaching underserved communities and raising awareness through digital and local engagement.

Outside of work, what lights you up?
I’m a proud mom of two, love hiking, gardening, and exploring the mountains with my family and dogs. I’m also passionate about mental health, reconciliation, and creating safe spaces for youth and families.

06/21/2025

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📅 June 21 | National Indigenous Peoples Day

Today, we honour and celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada.

National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and a time of spiritual and cultural significance for many Indigenous communities.

At SMART Recovery Canada, we recognize the importance of inclusive, respectful, and culturally aware recovery support. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and remain committed to expanding access to self-empowering recovery tools for all communities.

🌿 Learn more: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100013718/1708446948967 🧡

06/21/2025

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🛠️ SMART Tool: VACI – Vital Absorbing Creative Interest 🎨
Rediscover Passion. Rebuild Purpose.

Recovery isn't just about stopping harmful behaviors. It's about creating a life you want to live. The VACI tool helps you:

✔️ Build and maintain motivation
✔️ Restore lifestyle balance
✔️ Reconnect with joy and creativity
✔️ Discover new passions
✔️ Foster healing through meaningful engagement

Your VACI could be painting, running, music, volunteering, learning something new - anything that fully absorbs and uplifts you.

📄 Download the VACI worksheet:
https://6982042.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6982042/VACI%20Worksheet%20Download.pdf

▶️ Watch to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCyfVdbZ8AQ

💬 Share your VACI journey in a SMART meeting:
https://smartrecovery-canada.ca/meetings

06/18/2025

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🌟 Board Spotlight: Meet Bill Boyce! 🌟

Bill is a dedicated member of the SMART Recovery Canada Board, bringing empathy, insight, and a deep commitment to supporting people on their recovery journeys.

💬 What motivates you to support the SMART Recovery mission?
“I am motivated by my empathy for people and wanting to help them on their recovery journey. I hate to see when society gives up on someone who just needs help. Too many times, I’ve seen addiction rooted in childhood trauma, adult trauma, and mental illness.”

💬 What advice would you give to someone exploring recovery for the first time?
“Sample different recovery methods and find what works best for you. Sometimes a combination of approaches is the right fit. All that matters is finding a path that works for you.”

💬 Describe SMART in one word:
Scientific.

💬 How do you recharge?
“I lean into my VACIs: gardening, playing guitar, building LEGO Technic, solving puzzles, quilting, cooking, tying fishing flies, getting out on the water, and spending time with my wife and our cat, Lila. She always knows when I need comfort.”

Thank you, Bill, for sharing your passion and for all that you do for SMART Recovery across Canada!

👉 Learn more about SMART Recovery and find a meeting near you: https://smartrecovery-canada.ca/