The Story
Recovery Starts was built by Derick — a recovery advocate who got clean on the streets of Red Deer, Alberta — carrying his first 103 days sober with nothing but the clothes on his back and the Big Book in his hands.
Today, Derick has 3+ years of continuous sobriety, stable employment as a pipelayer in Alberta's construction industry, a vehicle, and is legally driving for the first time in his life. He built Recovery Einstein because the tools he wished existed during his early recovery didn't — and the ones that did were paywalled by treatment centers profiting from people's desperation.
This project exists because recovery should be free, accessible, and grounded in the actual program — not watered-down therapy-speak designed to sell a $30,000 treatment stay.
The Mission
Recovery Einstein is an AI companion grounded in the complete Big Book, page references and all. It doesn't replace sponsors, meetings, or fellowship — it supplements them. When you're at 2 AM staring at the ceiling, when you need a passage but can't remember which chapter, when you want to understand a concept deeper — Einstein is there.
The meeting directory connects you to 9 fellowships covering alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex addiction, and more. Every single one is free. Every single one is anonymous. We don't gatekeep recovery behind a paywall or a waiting list.
Addict2Influencer is the content arm — daily recovery reflections, AA commentary, and real talk about addiction across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, and Facebook. Including the Facebook Lives exposing corruption in Alberta's addiction and homeless sector.