Kate began her recovery from addiction when she decided to 'live' instead of following her life-long pattern of taking 'chemical holidays'. Using alcohol and drugs from a young age had had a negative effect on Kate's happiness and she found herself in relationships and situations that were dangerous for her mental health. Kate has found through SMART Recovery renewed joy and revitalisation of her creativity. She facilitates a Womens Meeting every Sunday night, via Zoom.

SMART Recovery meetings use the practices of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in group settings to help people come to terms with and move beyond the problematic behaviours that keep them from living life as they would like to live it.

If you're concerned about your own problematic behaviour or the problematic behaviour of a relative or friend and would like to find out more about SMART Recovery you can contact them at smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au(link is external) or call them on (02) 9373 5100.

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