Built from lived experience
Resources for Recovery, Healing & Peer Support
AnchorLight makes practical resources for the people who do peer support work — peer recovery specialists, recovery coaches, advocates, and the organisations trying to build programmes that actually last.
The material comes out of the work rather than out of a textbook. As the author's note in Meeting Your Shadow puts it: this material did not come from a library, it came from a life.
What you'll find here
- Professional kits and toolkits — role and ethics references, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed practice, and programme design for organisations.
- Planners — dated weekly spreads built around caseloads, supervision prep, and self-care that is scheduled rather than hoped for.
- Journals and guides — shadow work and reflective practice, written warmly rather than clinically.
- A free resource library — grounding and breathing practices you can use right now, stored on your own device.
- Free web apps — private, offline-friendly tools for daily use.
How this site handles your data
The free library keeps your favourites in your browser's own storage. There is no account, no analytics, and no server receiving anything you do here. Purchases go through Payhip, which handles payment and delivery under its own privacy terms.
A note on scope
AnchorLight publishes educational and practice resources. They are not therapy, not clinical supervision, and not a substitute for treatment or crisis care.
Peer support works alongside professional care — never in place of it.
Working with organisations
The Peer Support Program Launch Kit is built for teams designing a programme from scratch. If your organisation needs something adapted, get in touch.
These tools sit alongside support — not instead of it
Grounding practices can steady a hard moment. They aren't treatment, and they aren't a substitute for a person. If things feel bigger than a breathing exercise, reaching out to a crisis line, a clinician, or someone you trust is the stronger move — not the weaker one.
In the US and Canada: call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Elsewhere, your local emergency number or a national crisis line will be the fastest route to a person.