The Twelva Recovery Library
Everything you need to understand recovery — in one place.
Free, independent, and judgment-free. Plain-language guides, honest answers, and clear explainers for every path to recovery — spiritual, secular, and faith-based.
Get Twelva →Recovery FAQ
Straight, judgment-free answers to the questions people actually ask about recovery.
How-to Guides
Practical, step-by-step guides for getting started and keeping going.
- How to find a recovery meeting near you
- What are the 12 steps?
- How to get a sponsor
- How to help a loved one with addiction
- Online recovery meetings: how they work
- How to stay sober: the first 30 days
- Sobriety chips and milestones explained
- How to help a family member with addiction
- How to stop drinking
- What to say to someone in recovery
- How to make a relapse prevention plan
Recovery Pathways
Plain-language explainers of every major recovery program, spiritual and secular.
Compare Pathways
Honest side-by-side comparisons to help you find the approach that fits.
Recovery Glossary
The language of recovery, defined in clear terms.
- What is a sponsor?
- What is a dry drunk?
- What is the pink cloud?
- What does HALT mean?
- What is codependency?
- What is enabling?
- What does "one day at a time" mean?
- What is recovery capital?
- What is powerlessness?
- What is surrender?
- What is a "higher power"?
- What are amends?
- What is urge surfing?
- What is harm reduction?
- What is abstinence?
- What does "rock bottom" mean?
Understanding Addiction
What the research says about addiction and recovery, in plain English.
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Twelva turns this knowledge into daily support — milestones, meetings, and a calm recovery rhythm, whichever path you choose.
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