Recovery Collective

11/06/2025

As a therapist, I’ve seen the other side of “just weed.”
THC has no national potency limit for medical purposes — and modern cannabis is up to 45x stronger than the 1970s.
This isn’t judgment, it’s education.

11/04/2025

Right outside the in West Annapolis, you’ll now find our Free Pantry. A simple way to take what you need or leave what you can.

This pantry is for anyone in our collective community who might need a little extra support, whether it’s food, hygiene items, or simply a reminder that you’re not alone.

If you’re a local business in or Anne Arundel County and would like to host a Free Pantry Bin, we’d be glad to help you get one started with a bin and printouts. Together, we can make small acts of care ripple through our neighborhoods.

📍Recovery Collective
114 Annapolis St, Annapolis, MD

10/31/2025

Halloween night looks different when you’re not drinking.

There’s no buzz, no blur, just the sound of your kids laughing, the crunch of leaves, and the small satisfaction of being fully there.

For many people in recovery or trying to cut back, nights like this can feel awkward at first. You walk past the coolers, the tumblers, the casual “just one” conversations — and part of your brain lights up with old muscle memory.

But that awareness isn’t weakness, it’s progress.
It’s your mind remembering what it used to reach for… and realizing it doesn’t have to anymore.

While others wake up tomorrow foggy or anxious, you’ll be sipping coffee, grounded and proud.
That’s not missing out — that’s transformation.

Here’s to a different kind of Halloween treat, one that lasts longer than the candy

10/31/2025

Not drinking this Halloween?! It doesn’t have to mean hangovers.
Here’s to the sober parents, the mindful drinkers, and anyone choosing presence over pressure tonight.
Luke DeBoy. LCSW-C CAC-AD
Founder of Award Winning Recovery Collective
Newsletter: The Collective
E Course Creator: Control or Quit: Your Guide to Cutback or Cutoff Alcohol

10/27/2025

Spooky Season is here—and our latest newsletter is packed with ways to feel grounded, connected, and inspired!

Inside, you’ll find:

Real talk on letting go and embracing change (because autumn’s all about renewal)

Facing the “skeletons in the closet”—and moving forward with compassion

The deeper meaning behind seasonal rituals and how they help in recovery

Practical, judgment-free tools for exploring sobriety at your own pace

A spotlight on Trish Herford, the only clinician in Maryland offering IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback—a gentle approach to resetting your brain and finding lasting calm

Plus, a reminder to enjoy your pumpkin spice and nurture yourself as the world cools down.

Ready for fresh insights and actionable tips? Grab the full newsletter and join the conversation with us!

10/16/2025

Zaw and I started A Therapist, A Buddhist, and You — a podcast born from countless conversations about healing, mindfulness, recovery, and what it means to be human.

What began as two people sharing ideas turned into something that’s been heard in 79 countries and over 1,200 cities around the world.

We recently passed 10,000 downloads — and that doesn’t even include listeners on our website or YouTube.

It’s humbling to know that treatment facilities have used our episodes…
and that people are still listening, benefiting, and recovering from the intentional message of our hearts and words.

To everyone who’s listened, shared, reflected, or reached out — thank you.
Your curiosity and willingness to explore the deeper parts of being human have kept this work meaningful long after the mic turned off.

What this milestone reminds us of most is something we say often here at the Recovery Collective:

“We can do together what we can’t do alone.”

That spirit will carry into what’s next.
There will be another iteration of the podcast — if not later this year, then in the first quarter of 2026.

Same mission. New evolution.

🎧 Listen to A Therapist, A Buddhist, and You wherever you get your podcasts (or our Recovery Collective website) — and thank you for being part of this collective journey.

With gratitude,
Luke

10/15/2025

If you’ve hit that point in Sober October where you’re thinking,
“I don’t want to quit completely… but I definitely need to cut back”,
You’re not alone.

This is where real change starts. You don’t need to label yourself or go all-or-nothing.
You need the right tools to help you find balance and stay consistent.

In this video, I share a straightforward strategy I teach as a therapist — the “If–Then” skill — to help you interrupt the autopilot cycle and rebuild control, one moment at a time.

If you’re curious about going deeper, I’ve built a self-guided resource that walks you through this process step by step — privately, at your own pace.
Comment or message me to check it out.

No labels. No pressure. Just real guidance that works.

10/13/2025

We got festive — and purposeful. 🎶

At the Festival in Ocean City, thousands gathered for music, connection, and something even more powerful: Life & prevention!

Our friends at were there too a nonprofit on a mission to normalize naloxone and make overdose prevention tools as common as first aid kits.

Since March 2022, they’ve distributed over 120,000 free naloxone kits across the country — at music and art festivals just like this one.

💙 This work saves lives.
💙 It reduces stigma.
💙 It reminds us that recovery and prevention belong everywhere, even in the middle of a concert crowd.

Want to help make overdose prevention the norm?
👉 Visit betheplace.org
👉 Or find them on Instagram:

Keep naloxone in your home, your car, your backpack.
Because you never know when you could be someone’s second chance.

10/10/2025

Ever catch yourself saying, “I’m fine”? Yeah… about that.

Our newest newsletter from "The Collective" just dropped, and this one hits close to home.

We’re debuting a new segment called The Reframe by Michael C Green, where he takes common mental blocks and challenges in recovery and flips them on their head.
This month’s topic: Denial. Not the loud kind, but the quiet, convincing one that insists you’re “fine” while your world quietly burns.

Also inside:
✨ Sober October Reflections — Whether you’re sober curious, ever-so-sober, or “well-I-tried,” this month offers a chance to check in.
✨ Why Curiosity Comes First — Because change doesn’t start with courage. It starts with curiosity.
✨ Control or Quit? — Our self-guided course to help you explore your relationship with alcohol privately, at your own pace.
✨ Community Spotlight: This Must Be The Place — a nonprofit distributing over 120,000 free naloxone kits (and saving lives in the process).

It’s one of our most real, reflective, and hopeful issues yet.

🗞️ Read it here: https://www.recoverycollectivemd.com/newsletter

📬 Subscribe to future issues!

Because sometimes “I’m fine” is just another way of saying, “I’m not ready to talk about it yet.”
We’re here for that too. 💙

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