Women's recovery capital pathways

This book asks the question: what helps or hinders women’s recovery pathways? Women’s Recovery Capital Pathways brings the voices of fourteen women to the forefront, offering real lived insights of their power, strength and resiliency. It highlights that the critical resources needed for women is not fundamentally a call for better services, though they are needed. It is a call for a radical shift in perspective. Instead of waiting for systems to catch up, we must recognise that the leadership, knowledge, and power needed to transform recovery already exist – within women and the communities they build. The book highlights how recovery capital – personal, social, and community – can be harnessed by women to overcome cycles of addiction. Published by New Central Media and part of the Recovery Capital Pathways series, this book challenges dominant narratives by centring lived experience as a form of knowledge, authority and power. This book is not a collection of stories; it presents real, lived-out data and evidence of the harsh realities faced by women overcoming addiction and sustaining recovery. New Central Media, and this book is an act of epistemic justice. By positioning individuals with lived experience as knowledge producers, it disrupts traditional hierarchies of expertise and provides a radical alternative to mainstream discussions on addiction and recovery. A must-read for women seeking freedom from addiction and support in maintaining recovery, as well as for practitioners, policymakers, and anyone committed to challenging stigma and driving social change.