The Recovery Files
Recovery Made Simple
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Evidence-based recovery tools for substance use & mental health. Interactive assessments, 30-day challenges, and personalized support. Your recovery, your way.
The Recovery Files — Recovery Made Simple.
The Recovery Files is a comprehensive recovery companion for individuals in substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health recovery, their families, and the clinical professionals who serve them. Whether you're in early recovery, sustained sobriety, or supporting someone you love — this app was built for you.
FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY Navigate recovery with structured, evidence-based tools that are accessible, non-judgmental, and built for real life. The Recovery Files offers:
• Interactive intensives covering fear, confidence, emotional health, relapse patterns, complacency, stigma, patience, PAWS, and more
• Step-by-step guides through all 12 Steps of AA and NA, the ACoA Steps, and Father Martin's foundational frameworks
• Self-assessments with personalized scoring and actionable insight
• Reflection worksheets and journaling tools that track your progress over time
• 30-Day Challenges covering honesty, control, resentment, fear, prayer, meditation, meetings, and connection
FOR FAMILIES Recovery affects the entire family system. Tools for family members address enabling vs. supporting, rebuilding trust, difficult conversations, attachment patterns, and navigating a loved one's relapse with compassion and boundaries.
FOR CLINICIANS & TREATMENT PROFESSIONALS Built by a credentialed clinician for clinical teams, The Recovery Files supports the professionals who make recovery possible:
• Clinical supervision frameworks and leadership tools
• Team development, burnout resilience, and psychological safety assessments
• Workflow tools designed around the principle: "workflow, not workload"
• Topic generators for supervision, group facilitation, and staff development
• The "Helpers Helping Helpers" mutual support framework for SUD professionals
BUILT ON PROVEN FRAMEWORKS Content is grounded in Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Stages of Change, trauma-informed care, Terence Gorski's relapse model, and the enduring legacy of Father Martin's Chalk Talk philosophy.
WHAT MAKES THE RECOVERY FILES DIFFERENT Recovery Made Simple isn't about dumbing things down — it's about making clinical depth accessible to anyone willing to do the work. Every tool in this app reflects the belief that the best recovery support meets people exactly where they are, with dignity, clarity, and compassion.
This app provides educational resources and professional development tools for people in substance use disorder recovery. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. It does not provide medical advice. Clinical decisions should always be made in consultation with qualified healthcare professionals and in accordance with applicable standards of care
Developed by Sheamus Moran, CSC-AD — founder of The Recovery Files
Embrace. Empower. Evolve. www.TheRecoveryFiles.com
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The developer, Sheamus Moran, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Other Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Sheamus Moran
- Size
- 204.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 26 more
- English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Frequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Medical Treatment information
Contests
Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
Advertising
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © d73fffe2-604b-4a72-b702-4ae9691585149a187961-04f4-4b5e-a361-19575bccc365