After several years of sobriety and a couple heavy losses, I found myself at a crossroads; take the “safe route” and pursue a 9-5 job that would provide a sense of financial security but may dampen my spirit, or take a risk on myself and go for my dreams. I made a decision to hire START UP RECOVERY and leverage The Recovery Playbook to help me sort it out. They helped me get clear on the vision for my life, the strengths I could focus on, and action steps for pursuing that vision. I am forever grateful for their sage wisdom and practical approach to creating the life I have always dreamed of living.

START UP RECOVERY helped me find direction at a time when I most needed it. They understand the millennial culture and they know how to get across to us. I was in a place where I was ridden with spiritual bankruptcy and had no vision for my future. They helped to take my passion and my gifts and create an attainable vision. The Recovery Playbook was based on personal experience and resource like nothing else I’ve come across. 

After coming to the realization that “My Way” was not going to work, I reached out to START UP RECOVERY for help.  Their personalized attention and The Recovery Playbook were just what I needed. Customized for my needs, I learned how to prioritize my life and become a balanced man. I have been a business professional for over 20 years and want to say, “These guys have something special”.  All I can say for myself, is that as a result of choosing to participate in this process the promises are coming true for me ONE DAY AT A TIME! My wife and family and I are eternally grateful.

I began working with START UP RECOVERY and accessed The Recovery Playbook the Spring of 2017. At that time, I was relatively new in my recovery and had a lot of uncertainty in my life. From the first time we spoke, my life got into perspective for me quickly with a “personal playbook” designed for me and my life. 

By taking small steps each day, and communicating with my personal recovery coach each morning with specific tasks for that day, I began seeing my life unfold. Based on a one day at a time, sometimes “one hour at a time,” approach, 6 months later I can earnestly say that each of my goals, short-term and long-term, are being fulfilled in a way that is beyond the expectations and I hopes I could have imagined for myself. 

We are pleased to be able to write a recommendation in support of Shayne Anderson. Shayne has been a part of our life for over a year now. We cannot speak more positively about him. We hope he will be a part of our life forever.

Shayne is: • Professional • Honest • Mature • Ethical • Dedicated • Trustworthy • Personable • Well grounded

He has an innate sense of people and can relate to people of all ages/sex/ethnicities. He does not give up — he works to build whatever relationships are needed. Shayne is also creative and uses his cleverness in ways to gain peoples trust/confidence. Shayne can handle anything and he does with his own style.

When I found myself stuck in my recovery and in life in general one of my friends suggested I reach out to START UP RECOVERY.  I am so thankful because it was the best decision I have ever made. I was engaged week after week and it helped me get over this critical hump. I learned that self-care was something that I had to pay attention to on a daily basis and I now have a daily routine. They helped me identify what I was passionate about deep down and I haven’t looked back. 

“You are meant to be a publicist and that is your calling.” Like so many addicts early on, my mind was full of lots of ridiculous ideas, go back to school, become a nurse, be a therapist, etc. My personal recovery coach advised me otherwise. I am so glad that I listened to him. I not only came back and realized that this is DEFINITELY my calling, since returning, I have been promoted to a new job title, gotten a raise, I hold the corner office and I have been working here for over a year. Thank you START UP RECOVERY for helping me to not doubt myself and push me to walk outside of my comfort zone. 

When Shayne met me at the airport 9 years ago upon my return from treatment I had no idea what to expect . His assignment was to be my companion to assist my re-integration into “normal” life. We spent most of the next five weeks together going to meetings throughout the metropolitan area. Since he was “normal” and I was not, I can only imagine how monotonous this must have been for him. At no time did he seem annoyed, bored or frustrated with me and my journey. In fact, quite the opposite, he infused me with his sense of wonder and excitement and inspired me to be the best person I could be .

Shayne proved to be a role model for me and, as I have witnessed since, for so many men in recovery. My time with him was a highlight of my first year of sobriety. Shayne’s shares in meetings remain some of the best I have ever heard- honest, heartfelt, inspired and articulate. He maintains an excellent program himself yet never imposed it on me, he just showed me by doing it. Shayne embodies a style and presence that caused me to… “want what he has.”

My time with Shayne was pivotal to the quality of recovery I have experienced. Anyone fortunate enough to work with him will have been given the greatest of gifts. I am honored to consider him a friend.

5 years into my recovery I hit a wall. I felt like I had plateaued. Not only in my recovery but in life in general. I needed something more than my sponsor who is great. I needed a recovery, life and career coach all in one. That’s what I got from START UP RECOVERY. I was able to take a step back, get my recovery back on track and realize that I was miserable in my existing career. They provided me with an individualized playbook that held me accountable to the goals I made clear I wanted to accomplish. Since completing the curriculum, I am feeling so much better and have landed a new gig in the industry I knew I was passionate about but never had the courage to

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