Our strategy for sustained recovery is to offer opportunities for acquiring knowledge that will empower us. The objective is to build a network of healthy people through education and by fostering community connections. We can’t stress more strongly that sustained recovery does not come from pills, but in learning how to not need them through skills building. Medication may be helpful in the short term, but you should know that nearly all clinical treatment guidelines say not to use medications long term. Sustained recovery requires different expectations around treatment. We talk frankly to our prescriber and ask for a recovery plan to move away from lack of progress. From our perspective, an important lesson to learn is not to be tied at the hip to our provider in an endless and pointless cycle of dependency. The truth of the matter is that they cannot make us well, only we can do that. We must unlearn the unhealthy patterns of being a ‘client’ and take back control of our own health as self-advocates. Sustained recovery is tied directly to improving our health, it’s about movement, doing better – not doing the same thing year after year with no improvement. If they are not helping us improve our health, seek out the services from organizations who are not motivated only by our insurance money, but have a record of helping people get well. Join us in that first step of a supportive environment where each step forward is celebrated and shared among peers committed to mutual growth.