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Welcome to the Silicon Valley chapter of SMART Recovery®.  |
Heart of Addiction
Recommended Reading
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Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors Lance M. Dodes Dodes argues that human emotions, not genetics or disease, is the central driver of addictive |
Resisting 12-Step Coercion
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Resisting 12-Step Coercion: How to Fight Forced Participation in AA, NA, or 12-Step Treatment Resisting 12-Step Coercion: How to Fight Forced Participation in AA, NA, or 12-Step Treatment Stanton Peele, Charles Bufe, |
Coping Better, Anytime, Anywhere
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Coping Better, Anytime, Anywhere: The New Handbook of Rational Self Counseling Maxie C. Maultsby Jr. Dr. Maultsby's complete, emotional self-help guide will give you a step by step method for dealing with your |
Local Meetings
Our face-to-face meeting format runs 90 minutes and promotes open discussion and exploration.
We openly share our experiences with alcohol and drug abuse, or our other addicitive behaviors, and discuss methods for dealing with them.
Find a SMART Recovery meeting near you.
Recommended Reading
Browse the books that make up the foundation of SMART Recovery ideals and principles.
Topics include dealing with alcohol and drug addiction, alcoholism, relapse prevention, self-help techniques, non 12-step approaches to recovery, rational emotive behavioral therapy, and recovery principles.
Connect Online
Our national website hosts online forums as well as online meetings for those who cannot travel or need help now.
These offer quick and convenient access to others seeking independence from their addictive behaviors
From the Blog:
No Santa Cruz Meeting Nov 6!
11-02-2012Sorry, there will be no Santa Cruz meeting on Tuesday, Nov 6 2012. The meeting location at Emeline is a polling place for the election, so it will not be available for us to use. Meetings will resume the following week as normal. Go out and vote!Fall 2011 New & Views Newsletter published
09-30-2011The National SMART Recovery® website has published its Fall 2011 newsletter. We encourage anyone interested in SMART Recovery® to download the full newsletter as a PDF using the link below. Inside this issue of News & Views: Two Years Today 4-Point Program® Two Years Ago Introducing Our New Editor Recovering from a Busy Recovery Month Volunteers Present SMART Recovery® Overview to State Treatment Staff It’s a ‘B,’ Not a…Summer 2011 New & Views Newsletter published
08-16-2011The National SMART Recovery® website has published its Summer 2011 newsletter. We encourage anyone interested in SMART Recovery® to download the full newsletter as a PDF using the link below. Inside this issue of News & Views: In Honor and Remembrance of Emmett Velten REBT for People with Co-occurring Problems: Albert Ellis in the Wilds of Arizona One Year Today Unconditional Self Acceptance My Head’s a Mess Is a Challenging Situation a Threat or an…