Welcome to this week's blog. We are very excited to be announcing the next Secrets to Recovery LIVE on Monday 8th September at 6-6:45. This week's guests are Sue Hughes sharing her recovery story, and Jess Thompson from the psychology team talking about the 3 stages of recovery.

Jess Thompson: Stages of RecoveryJess, Director of Psychology, will talk about the 3 stages of recovery, how to identify which stage you are at, and what the key priorities are to move through each stage. Jess will also be sharing a helpful handout outlining the 3 stages, downloadable from the website at the time of the session.Secrets to Recovery LIVE is completely free to watch LIVE, so please do join us and spread the word. Please go to www.secretstorecovery.com/live at 6pm on Monday to join (please note there will be no video playing until 6pm).How to get the most out of sessionsWe have recently put together a document for new patients to help them get the most from consultations. The handout is free to download below and we hope you find helpful.How to get the most out of sessions (PDF - right click and select 'save as' to save to your computer)Ice Bucket ChallengesAlex was nominated for the Ice Bucket Challenge last week, and so decided to respond by nominating the OHC trustees. You can watch all of the videos on the OHC Facebook at www.facebook.com/optimumhealthclinic If you like what you see, please do donate in support of OHC at www.justgiving.com/optimumhealthfoundation