Tools For The Journey

Recovery Resources

Recovery can be supported by many kinds of wisdom, practice, and community. Here you will find optional books, websites, meeting information, and other resources that may be helpful as you explore recovery through Pagan and earth-centered perspectives.

No single resource represents the experience or beliefs of every member of The Mended Circle. Nothing listed here is required for participation, and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement of every idea within a particular resource. Take what is useful to you and leave the rest.

The Mended Circle does not receive compensation from the purchase of any books or materials listed on this page.

Suggested Reading

The Pagan In Recovery

The Pagan in Recovery explores the Twelve Steps through a Pagan spiritual perspective. It considers how people can engage with Twelve Step recovery without abandoning their own beliefs, practices, or understanding of the divine.

The book is not an official text of The Mended Circle and is not required reading. We include it as an optional resource for those who would like to explore the ideas behind Pagan-centered recovery more deeply.

The Twelve Steps from a Pagan Perspective

By Deirdre A. Hebert

The Recovery Spiral

A Pagan Path to Healing

By Cynthia Jane Collins

The Recovery Spiral presents Twelve Step recovery through a Pagan framework grounded in nature, spiritual practice, and the Wheel of the Year. It offers reflections and exercises for those interested in approaching recovery as an ongoing cycle of healing, growth, and renewal.

This book is offered as an optional resource and is not required reading for participation in The Mended Circle.

Alcoholics Anonymous
(The Big Book)

Foundational Twelve Step Literature

Narcotics Anonymous
(Basic Text)

How Al-Anon Works

Overeaters Anonymous

Co-Dependents Anonymous

Adult Children of Alcoholics / Dysfunctional Families

Pagan & Alternative Recovery

Website and Meeting Resources

Pagans in Recovery — PIR information, literature, online meetings, and resources for starting meetings.

Recovery Dharma — Peer-led recovery grounded in Buddhist practices, meditation, and mindfulness.

LifeRing Secular Recovery — Self-directed, peer-to-peer secular recovery meetings.

SMART Recovery — Practical, evidence-based tools and online meetings for substance and behavioral concerns.

Sacramento Area Support

Sacramento A.A. Meetings — Current local Alcoholics Anonymous meeting directory

American River Area N.A. Meetings — Sacramento-area Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Sacramento County Substance Use Services — County treatment, counseling, and behavioral-health resources.

FindTreatment.gov — Confidential federal directory for mental-health and substance-use treatment.

NEED HELP NOW?

The Mended Circle is a peer-support community and does not provide emergency, crisis, or professional treatment services. If you are experiencing a mental-health or substance-use crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If there is an immediate danger, call 911.

These organizations are independent of The Mended Circle and Pagans in Recovery. Links are provided for informational purposes and do not imply affiliation or endorsement.