In the latest Broadway Lodge newsletter there is a clear sense of activity across the charity and the recovery community.
The annual reunion in September features strongly as a highlight of the year, with former clients returning for a day of connection, music, shared memories and encouragement for current residents. The clean time countdown at the end of the day offered a reminder of the progress many people have made since leaving treatment.
The newsletter also shares updates from the therapeutic programme, where a recent development has been the arrival of three guinea pigs who are now part of daily sessions. Clients have been spending time with them during quiet reflective periods and many report feeling calmer and more grounded.
Creative therapies continue to develop and form an important part of the programme, including art workshops on a Tuesday afternoon where clients have been depicting mazes on canvas to represent their life journey
Read the full newsletter on the Broadway Lodge website.