Thursday, May 14, 2026
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM GMT | Virtual via Zoom
Rewrite the Story: Become a Recovery Ally
Join Recovery Coach Academy and ARC Fitness for a free, interactive virtual training designed to help you support recovery with greater understanding, confidence, and compassion, and be part of a movement helping people rewrite what comes next.
This free event is part of ARC Fitness's Rewrite the Story 2026 campaign.
Learn to help transform lives
A Call for Allies
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Recovery is not about pretending the past never happened. It is about recognising that the past does not have to define the future.
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Many people still carry shame, stigma, and misunderstanding around addiction. Families, professionals, and communities often want to help, but do not always know how.
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This free Recovery Ally Training is for people who want to understand addiction better and become a more informed, compassionate source of support in their family, workplace, or community.
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As part of ARC Fitness’s Rewrite the Story campaign, this session reflects a simple but powerful message: people are more than what they have been through.
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Together, we can help create the conditions where healing, growth, and a new chapter become possible.
Recovery Ally
What You’ll Learn as a Recovery Ally
In this interactive training, you will:
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Gain a deeper understanding of addiction and the recovery journey
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Explore the impact of stigma and how to respond to it with compassion
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Learn language that supports strength, hope, and recovery
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Strengthen your listening and communication skills
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Understand the different pathways people may take towards recovery and wellbeing
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Discover how allies can help create safer, more supportive communities
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Learn practical ways to stand alongside someone without judgement or assumption
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Explore resources and support options for ongoing impact
#Rewrite the Story
Learn to help transform lives
Who It’s For
This training is for:
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Family members and friends of people directly or indirectly impacted by addiction
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Professionals in health, education, social care, community, and support roles
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Individuals in recovery who want to support others
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Employers, leaders, and advocates who want to provide better support
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Anyone who wants to be part of a more understanding and recovery-supportive community
No prior experience necessary, just bring an open mind and a willingness to learn.
ARC Fitness
What Is Rewrite the Story?
Rewrite the Story is ARC Fitness’s 2026 campaign, created to remind people that they are more than their past struggles, pain, or mistakes.
At the heart of the campaign is the belief that recovery is not about erasing the past, but building from it. It is about growth, reflection, courage, and the support needed to keep moving forward.
This training forms part of that wider movement by helping more people become informed, compassionate allies to recovery.
#Rewrite the Story
Why become a Recovery Ally?
Becoming a Recovery Ally is a practical way to make a real difference.
Whether in your family, workplace, or community, the way you listen, speak, and respond can help reduce stigma, strengthen support, and create more hope for those around you.
Reduce stigma
Help create more dignity, safety, and understanding for people impacted by addiction.
Support change
Gain practical tools to better support people in recovery with compassion and confidence.
Strengthen community
Be part of building communities where people are not defined by their past.
Anyone can be a Recovery Ally.
Becoming an ally enables individuals to actively contribute to positive change in their communities by supporting those in recovery
Becoming an ally for recovery is a compassionate and proactive way to contribute to positive social change, promote health and well-being, and create a more inclusive and supportive society for everyone.
Recovery Coach Academy & Arc Fitness
About this Collaboration
Two organizations, one shared belief: recovery flourishes with others.
This free event is a collaboration between Recovery Coach Academy and ARC Fitness, both committed to creating connection-centered approaches to addiction recovery support and wellbeing.
Building on the success of our Recovery Ally Training last year, this session revisits this important training.
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