UK SMART Recovery

09/06/2026

Let SMART Recovery support your recovery journey.

We offer free, science-based, mutual aid meetings, both online and in-person.

We work with you, using tools that you can use yourself whenever they may be needed.

Our 4-point programme consists of:

- Building and Maintaining Motivation
- Coping with Urges
- Managing Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviours
- Living a Balance Life

SMART Recovery aims to empower you, and through this you can truly

05/06/2026

Celebrating Volunteer's Week 2026 with this exciting announcement!

The SMART Recovery 4-Point Programme Facilitator Course is now CPD accredited, in affiliation with CPD UK!

The certificate now provides 10 CPD hours!

This accreditation reinforces our commitment to high-quality, evidence-based training and professional development for those supporting recovery in communities across the UK.

For more information, please get in touch!

01/06/2026

MAINTAINING MOTIVATION

There are 61 SMART Recovery meetings happening across the United Kingdom today. 53 of these are being facilitated by our fantastic partners.

SMART Recovery meetings offer mutual support and provide tools and techniques to help you in your recovery journey.

The 4-Point Programme uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), and Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), amongst others.

For more information, please visit our website!

29/05/2026

Chris has been at The VG Gallery Pembrokeshire today, promoting our SMART Veteran's programme with Valour leads.

Also in attendance was the Veteran's Commissioner for Wales!

"The SMART Veterans Programme has used the four key points of SMART Recovery and adapted these to suit the needs for veterans with an addictive or compulsive behaviour.

Research documents that an alarming number of veterans returning from military deployment and combat suffer from addiction. The traumatic experiences encountered on the battlefield can overwhelm coping skills and cause mental health conditions. Many veterans will self-medicate with alcohol and substances or engage in risky behaviors that can compound problems"

For more information, please get in touch.

28/05/2026

Every week, SMART volunteers show up and change lives. Now it's our turn to celebrate them! 🎉🎉🎉



We're thrilled to announce that nominations are open for the 2026 SMART Recovery (UK & Ireland) Volunteer Recognition Awards!



This year is extra special, as we have seven award categories, including three brand new additions:



• ⭐Significant Achievement Award

• ⭐Volunteer of the Year Award

• ⭐Annual Ambassador Award

• ⭐Campaigner of the Year Award

• ⭐ Veterans Award (NEW)

• ⭐ The Alex Thomson Award for Family & Friends (NEW)

• ⭐ The Graham Rowson Award for Long Service (NEW)



Nominating someone couldn't be easier. We've kept the questions short on purpose; a few honest sentences is genuinely all it takes. There are no right or wrong answers, and the judging panel isn't looking for perfectly crafted prose. They're looking for a real picture of a real person and the difference they've made. Write from the heart, and trust that what you know about this person is exactly what we want to hear.



Nominations are open until midnight on Sunday 21st June, so if someone in your community deserves to be celebrated, now is the moment.



To find out more about this year's categories, visit: https://smartrecovery.org.uk/awards.



Ready to nominate? Go straight to the nomination form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VolunteerAwards2026 (link is also in our story)

26/05/2026

WALES NATIONAL ARMED FORCES DAY 2026

Our Chris will be attending the Wales National Armed Forces Day on 27th June at Pembrey Country Park.

https://www.discovercarmarthenshire.com/places/burry-port-pembrey/wales-national-armed-forces-day-2026/

SMART Recovery has dedicated SMART Veteran's meeting's, and we are keen to get the word out about our Veteran's Programme.

For more information, please get in touch!

This year Carmarthenshire is set to host Wales' National Armed Forces Day on June 27, 2026. The event, which will take place at Pembrey Country Park, is free to attend and aims to bring the public together in support of the Armed Forces community.

26/05/2026

CHECK IN TIME

Bank Holiday's can be incredibly triggering, especially with the weather we have been having. We want to know, how are you feeling today?

Comment:

🟢 - feeling good!
🟠 - managing, but could do with some support
🔴 - really struggling. Need to access some support ASAP

DID YOU KNOW - across the UK, there are 49 SMART Recovery meetings happening today, starting from 10:00am up until 7:30pm tonight.

44 of these are facilitated by our fantastic partners!

Cost: Free

Program: SMART Recovery

SMART Recovery’s 4-Point Program is the organization’s flagship secular program serving those with an addictive behavior, including both substance and activity/process addictions. Trained facilitators lead effective mutual support group discussions on these topics:

- Building and maintaining motivation
- Coping with urges and cravings
- Managing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- Living a balanced life

Related tools consistent with evidence-based motivational and cognitive behavioral theories are also offered and discussed.

For more information, and to find a meeting that suits you, visit www.smartrecovery.org.uk

22/05/2026

SMART VETERAN'S MEETING - EVERY WEDNESDAY

The SMART Veterans Programme has used the four key points of SMART Recovery and adapted these to suit the needs for veterans with an addictive or compulsive behaviour.

Research documents that an alarming number of veterans returning from military deployment and combat suffer from addiction.

The traumatic experiences encountered on the battlefield can overwhelm coping skills and cause mental health conditions.

Many veterans will self-medicate with alcohol and substances or engage in risky behaviors that can compound problems.

For more information on joining our Veteran's meetings, and around our Veteran's Programme in general, please email us at [email protected]

21/05/2026

A MEANINGFUL LIFE IS ONE IN BALANCE

Regaining your life and creating a lifestyle that brings you long and short-term satisfaction is an important part of recovery.

At SMART Recovery, point 4 of our programme focuses on helping to support you in achieving a balanced life, using your experiences, wants and needs. Every person is unique, therefore there is no one size fits all answer.

Through discussions and tools that explore:

- cultivating wellbeing
- eating well
- movement
- sleep
- connecting with others
And
- giving back

SMART Recovery can help you create the life that matters most to you.

Want to know more?

Join one of our in-person or online meetings!

More information, and a meeting most suitable for you, can be found at www.smartrecovery.org.uk

19/05/2026

HOW WE TALK TO OURSELF HOLDS POWER

We all have an opinion. A viewpoint. A reason.

All created from our experiences.

But, is this opinion of ourself ALWAYS right?

DIBS - A very powerful tool in SMART Recovery that focuses on challenging the beliefs we have about ourself.

The reason we choose our DOC (Destruction Of Choice)

How do we use DIBS?

We accept our thought,

Then we challenge the evidence around it!

At SMART Recovery you are so much more than you might believe. And we are here to help you see that.