Welcome!
If you're here, chances are you've been carrying a lot.
Maybe you’ve tried to willpower your way through patterns that won’t budge—or perhaps you’ve been white-knuckling your way through recovery, unsure how to truly feel safe in your own system.
Self-Led Recovery is for people like you—and like me. People who are ready to heal from the inside out.
People who are curious about what happens when we stop fighting ourselves and begin listening instead.
People who want a trauma-informed, spiritually-grounded path to recovery that honors all parts of who they are.
3 Pathways to encounter Self-Led Recovery
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Self-Led Recovery Open Meetings
Free & Open online meetings. Experience Self-Led Recovery in a 12 week zoom space to learn the material and discuss in breakout sharing groups.
Starting Thursday June 12th with Friendly Circle Berlin @ 1:30pm Eastern Time / 7:30pm Berlin.
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Self-Led Recovery Study Groups
Larger groups of people work through the Self-Led Recovery material. They are led by Brandon Laird CTCP, creator of Self-Led recovery and others who have mastery of the material.
4-month (12 weeks of content) inner healing journey using Self-Leadership to lead the way.
Next Cohorts start September 2025. They run from September to December.
Join the SUTRA Community space for $60 per year to access this material and other offerings through the year.
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Self-Led Recovery Course
Small cohorts of 8-10 people work through the Self-Led Recovery material more in-depth. They are led by Brandon Laird CTCP, creator of Self-Led recovery.
4-month (12 weeks of content) inner healing journey using Self-Leadership to lead the way.
Next Cohorts start September 2025. They run from September to December.
Click here to read about this course and join Waitlist for September
What is Self-Led Recovery?
Self-Led Recovery blends the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model with practical recovery principles. Together, we’ll gently uncover the parts of you that have been trying to help—often in ways that no longer serve—and invite a deeper connection to the healing, wise presence inside you: what we call Self in IFS.
Who This Is For?
You’re ready to slow down, listen to your system, and approach healing with compassion
You want a space where all parts of you are welcome
You’re new to IFS or want to apply it more practically in your life
You're in recovery from addiction, addictive processes, or complex relational injury
You’ve been in therapy, 12-step programs, or other healing paths and are looking for internal work
Structure
Self-Led Recovery is divided into 4 themed sections, each lasting 3 weeks:
SECTION 1: Meeting Your Inner System
Weeks 1–3 | Discovering Protectors & Developing Presence
We begin by noticing the protective parts that show up in your daily life and introduce practices to build trust, calm, and presence.
SECTION 2: Working with Wounds
Weeks 4–6 | Understanding Trauma & Befriending Exiles
With safety and Self-energy, we gently approach the parts holding emotional pain and begin the process of befriending and healing.
SECTION 3: Releasing the Past
Weeks 7–9 | Legacy, Patterns & Cultural Burdens
We explore inherited beliefs, survival strategies, and cultural burdens—then begin to release what no longer belongs.
SECTION 4: Living from Self
Weeks 10–12 | Integration, Renewal & Future Vision
You’ll design a life led by Self—anchored in clarity, confidence, and connection with your inner system.