Exodus Recovery Skills

A foundational programme for addiction recovery based on decades of rehabilitation experience and expertise. ERS delivers vital knowledge, insights, and skills for lasting freedom through a Learn, Reflect, Apply methodology.

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Programme Workbooks

ERS builds core recovery knowledge and skills through 12 interactive workbooks, each of which focuses on a critical recovery-related topic.

Comprehending
Addiction

Foundation concepts about addiction as a behavioural disorder and its impact on mind, body, and relationships.
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Navigating
Recovery

Core principles and practical approaches to guide your recovery journey effectively.

Life Recovery
Planning

Develop a personalised roadmap with specific goals, strategies, and accountability measures.

Tackling
Triggers

Identify environmental, emotional, and social triggers and develop effective management strategies.

Exploring Emotional
Intelligence

Reflect on personal patterns relating to emotions and explore how cycles of dysfunction are connected to emotional mismanagement.

Enhancing Emotional
Intelligence

Apply techniques to improve emotional self-awareness, regulate emotional reactions, and respond to all types of emotions in positive, productive ways.

Mapping
Your Mind

Learn about denial, flawed beliefs, negative self-talk, and other cognitive distortions that perpetuate self-defeating behaviours identify mental patterns in need of renewal.

Coping with
Cravings

Dispute common myths about cravings and put resilience strategies in place to successfully ride out temporary physical and psychological symptoms.

Maintaining
Mooring Lines

Avoid a relapse drift by identifying personal patterns of thinking, feeling, and doing, that keep recovery securely anchored and stable.

Working on
Self-Worth

Apply practical strategies to cultivate an enduring sense of positive self-regard that is not dependent upon external variables but is rather based on intrinsic value.

Watching For
Warning Signs

Identify cognitive, emotional, and behavioural indicators of a relapse in process and pre-plan intervention strategies to address regressive shifts.

An Attitude of
Gratitude

Experience the many benefits of gratitude by actioning simple strategies to foster a prevailing outlook of appreciation that supports healthy coping.

The Methodology

A three-pronged approach that helps participants to internalise core knowledge in a way that shifts thinking patterns and behaviour.

Learn

Build essential knowledge. Gain empowering insights into a multitude of key recovery-related topics.

Reflect

Connect key concepts to personal experiences and circumstances to enhance self-awareness and understanding.

Apply

Transform awareness into real-life change by actioning new insights and implementing more effective strategies.

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Helpful Resources

Explore our collection of complimentary materials that provide practical support for programme participants and facilitators.

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Podcast
English
27 min listen

Addiction Recovery Q&A

Lolo and Josh from Project Exodus answer real questions on addiction, denial, dual addictions, and more.
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Article
English
7 min read

My Shameless Story: Part II

Kelly continues her story, sharing how she learned to set healthy boundaries and find her own support.
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Article
English
10 min read

Accountability in Recovery

This resource shows how accountability can open the door to true honesty, personal growth, and healing.
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English

Addiction Life Recovery Plan Template

Build a strong foundation for your recovery. Create your Life Recovery Plan today using this template.
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Addiction Life Recovery Plan Guidelines

Build a strong foundation for your recovery journey by creating your own Life Recovery Plan with this guide.
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Emotions Wheel

An emotions wheel is a simple but powerful tool to help you better identify and articulate your feelings.
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Participant Feedback

Direct feedback from participants engaging with the ERS programme. These testimonials share the real impact that workbooks have had on their recovery process.

“I’ll never be able to say enough good things about Project Exodus that equate to the help and support I’ve received through them. To say my life has been changed is an understatement. Through Project Exodus, and particularly through their ERS programme and Recovery Coaching sessions, my life has been completely turned around for the betterment of myself and the people around me.”
Mike Mckenna-Tuhi
"After doing the ERS programme I now live in freedom and accept that I am human. Thanks to the programme I have realised that we do the damage to ourselves and we can change our mindsets and live in freedom."
Sarah Davids
"Life Saving. Life Giving. Project Exodus changed my life, there are so many tools and skill to gain through Project Exodus. Really have learnt so much about mystelf and the addiction recovery cycle. I highly recommend the Exodus Recovery Skills programme."
Mike Shaw
“Not only am I acquiring knowledge and applying it, but I have gained the confidence to share with others what I've learnt.So overall my experience has been phenomenal. Life changing.”
Makhosini Cele
"I love that there is not only valuable theory but also the most thought-provoking application exercises. Working through these exercises has changed my life, I feel so much better equipped to cope and deal with the issues that would previously have me in a spin."
Camilla du Plessis
“Having been in treatment myself years ago and having been a Coach at a Treatment Centre and being aware of the poor quality of their programme (and in many other Rehabs) - I believe without a doubt that ERS, the content and the programme itself is of a very high standard and so relevant. As the programme is going along, you start seeing radical changes in some people.“
Tracy Marshall

FAQs

Here are some common questions about the ERS programme and its implementation.

How is ERS different from other recovery programmes?

ERS is designed to address the underlying biopsychosocial spiritual mechanisms that underpin addiction in order to permanently arrest cycles of dysfunction. Adaptable to various contexts, the power of ERS lies in its primary focus on personal reflection and real-life application that fosters genuine change and growth.

What's the recommended timeframe for completing ERS?

ERS is typically facilitated over 4-6 months in weekly sessions of 1-2 hours, although this structure can be adapted depending on context and facilitation preferences. Completing the programme within the specified timeframe requires participants to commit to regular written work in their own time.

Do I need professional qualifications to facilitate an ERS group?

No professional qualifications are required. Anyone with a heart for recovery and a willingness to learn can facilitate ERS after completing our training. Facilitators must complete three training courses: Small Group Facilitation Training, Addiction Recovery Training Intensive, and ERS Facilitation (approximately 30 hours total). All training is available through Bridge on our online Academy.

Can ERS be integrated with existing treatment or support programmes?

Absolutely. ERS is an ideal primary intervention for use in both outpatient and inpatient settings. It also works extremely well as an aftercare component. A flexible structure means that ERS can be easily integrated into clinical and community-based environments.

Is ERS appropriate for all types of addictive disorders?

Yes. ERS addresses the common underlying mechanisms across different addictive disorders, making it effective for substance use disorders (alcohol, drugs), behavioural addictions (gambling, pornography), and process addictions (food, technology). The principles and skills are universally applicable with appropriate facilitation.

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