A recovery coach who has walked the road himself

Recovery does not belong to one kind of person. Addiction and mental health struggles show up in every kind of life: a welder who started drinking to come down after night shifts, a delivery driver whose pain pills became something else, a restaurant manager who has not told anyone how dark things have felt, an executive whose drinking looks fine from the outside, a parent whose child is the one struggling. There is a line one of our coaches heard many years ago that says it plainly: "Silk sheets or city streets, Park Avenue or park bench, addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer of lives."

Recovery is the work of rebuilding a life after that. Treatment matters. So does support from someone who has been there.

What a recovery coach and peer specialist do

A peer specialist is someone with lived experience of recovery who is trained to support others on the same road. That shared experience matters. It is hard to be judged by someone who has walked it too.

A recovery coach does not replace a doctor, a counselor, a treatment program or a support group. What a coach can do is help with the daily life of recovery:

• Building a daily routine that supports staying well, around a real work schedule.
• Planning for the hard moments: payday, holidays, a bad shift, a family argument.
• Rebuilding trust with family, at work and with yourself.
• Finding purpose and meaning again, so recovery is about building something, not only giving something up.
• Staying connected to treatment and support, instead of trying to do it alone.

Recovery touches every circle

At Zajuga we look at a life as eight circles: Spirit, Mind, Body, Family, Work, Money, Vault and Voice. Recovery touches all of them. Body heals. Mind settles. Family relationships are rebuilt, slowly. Work and Money often need repair. Spirit, for many people, becomes the foundation, whether that means faith, meaning or simply a reason to keep going. And Voice is where honesty begins: saying what is true, out loud, to someone.

For families, too

The people who love someone in addiction carry their own weight. Worry, anger, hope and exhaustion can all live in the same day. Our coach has worked for decades with people in recovery and with their loved ones seeking answers. Support for families is part of recovery, not separate from it.

How you can work with these coaches

Our coaches have partnered with Zajuga to lead webinars, onsites and retreats. You can meet them on ZajugaTV, free with an account, where they share what they know across all eight circles of life. Where a coach has a Coach Talk on ZajugaTV, the Watch link on their card above takes you straight to it. When your assessment points you to their area, you can join them live in a public webinar. Teams can bring them onsite. Our first public retreat is coming soon, and you can tell us you are interested.

Between those moments there is COCI, Zajuga's AI coach. You can talk to COCI by voice or text, any time, including on a break, in the truck, or after a late shift. COCI looks across all eight circles of your life and helps you take the next small step. You can start free.

Not treatment, and not therapy

Zajuga is coaching and peer support. It is not addiction treatment, medical care or therapy. Nothing on this page, from our coaches or from COCI, is medical advice. Please keep working with your doctor, counselor or treatment program, and talk with a doctor before stopping any substance. If you or someone you love is in danger, call or text 988, or call 911.

A first step you can take today

The free Gap Assessment is twenty one questions across the eight circles of your life. It takes about three minutes. There are no wrong answers and nobody grading you. When you finish, you know in plain language which circle needs attention first, so you know where to put your energy next.