About us Our vision & mission Our Vision We are working towards a more just, equal and inclusive society where people with histories of trauma live with dignity and are able to fulfil their potential. We enable people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction to navigate the transition between leaving treatment services and being able to live meaningful and active lives. Ours is a fresh and much-needed perspective in which we centre the inextricable link between a person’s substance use and their experiences of social inequality and trauma. Furthermore, we recognise that the very structures that exist to rehabilitate people frequently replicate power imbalances in wider society, perpetuating – rather than addressing – social inequality. Through our work, people are gently encouraged to understand their substance use as a coping response to trauma, recognise how power imbalances have shaped their lives, and see themselves as capable, whole and complex beings. This experience significantly reduces the shame, self-blame and stigma that keep people feeling othered, creating paths forwards where people can hold their heads high and live with dignity. Our Mission Using the transformative power of learning, we challenge how addiction and other responses to social inequality are addressed at an individual and systemic level. We see the building of self-esteem and self-awareness as necessary foundations on which change happens. Through carefully structured courses that draw primarily on theory from psychology, philosophy and feminism, we aim to raise awareness of the root causes of substance use and encourage people to make sense of their life experiences in relation to the world around them. This focus is built on the idea that with self-esteem as the foundation of one’s life, recovery, social inclusion, integration, and a sense of purpose fall into place organically. Using applied learning or praxis, people develop the tools to build confidence and connect to their sense of value, worth and agency on an ongoing basis. Manage Cookie Preferences