The Refine Recovery Alumni Program was built because we know treatment is only the beginning. Leaving treatment can be exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. That’s why we stay connected. Whether it’s joining a Zoom support meeting, hanging out at an alumni event or BBQ, sharing your story on an in-facility alumni panel, spending the weekend at our Annual Alumni Retreat, or tuning into the Recovery Refined Podcast, there are always opportunities to reconnect, give back, and keep moving forward alongside people who truly understand the journey.
This isn’t just an alumni program. It’s a lifelong community dedicated to helping you build a life worth staying sober for.
The Refine Recovery Alumni Program is dedicated to fostering a thriving community of support and connection for individuals on their journey of recovery. Our mission is to strengthen bonds among alumni, provide ongoing resources to sustain sobriety, and create a safe, inclusive space for personal growth and connection. Through meaningful relationships, shared experiences, and continuous opportunities for development, we aim to build a sustainable network that empowers every member to achieve lasting recovery and a fulfilling future.
One of the most meaningful parts of treatment is the relationships that are formed along the way. Sharing the challenges, victories, and day-to-day experiences of recovery creates bonds that are difficult to find anywhere else.
The Refine Recovery Alumni Program is designed to help those connections continue long after treatment ends. Through regular meetings, community events, retreats, and ongoing support, alumni have a place to reconnect, strengthen existing friendships, and continue growing alongside people who truly understand the journey.
Lifelong friendships built on shared experience.
Continued connection with peers after treatment.
A supportive community that understands your journey.
A place to reconnect, grow, and celebrate recovery together.
Treatment is only the beginning of the recovery journey. The real work begins as you build a fulfilling life beyond treatment, and you shouldn’t have to do it alone.
At Refine Recovery, our Alumni Program is designed to provide continued support, meaningful connection, and opportunities to stay engaged long after you leave our doors. Whether you’re joining a Zoom support meeting, reconnecting at a quarterly alumni event, attending an in-facility alumni panel, or making lifelong memories at our annual retreat, you’ll always have a community that supports your recovery.
The Recovery Refined Podcast extends our mission beyond the walls of treatment by sharing authentic conversations about recovery, mental health, purpose, and personal transformation. Hosted by John Nettles, Refine Recovery’s Director of Alumni Relations and a former Refine client, the podcast offers a unique perspective rooted in both lived experience and professional insight. Through conversations with individuals from all walks of life, each episode is designed to inspire hope, foster connection, and show that lasting recovery is possible while building a life worth staying sober for.
Stay connected. Stay inspired. Stay involved.
The Refine Recovery Alumni Newsletter keeps our community connected long after treatment ends. Each month, alumni receive recovery-focused content, program updates, and opportunities to stay involved with the people who understand the journey.
What alumni can expect:
Practical themes and reflections designed to support real life after treatment.
Upcoming meeting dates, reminders, and ways to stay connected virtually.
New episodes, featured guests, and conversations hosted by John Nettles.
Spotlights on alumni, staff, and recovery voices sharing experience, strength, and hope.
Quarterly alumni events, BBQs, facility panels, and annual retreat announcements.
Facebook group prompts, alumni challenges, panel opportunities, and ways to stay active in the Refine community.
Each year our alumni community comes together for a no cost retreat focused on connection, fellowship, reflection, and growth. This weekend is designed to strengthen relationships, reconnect with the community, and remind every alumnus that recovery is something we continue to build together.
John Nettles serves as Refine Recovery’s Director of Alumni Relations, where he is dedicated to helping clients build meaningful, connected lives after treatment. As a former Refine client himself, John understands firsthand the challenges and rewards of long-term recovery, allowing him to connect with alumni from a place of authenticity and shared experience.
John founded Refine’s Alumni Program with a vision of creating more than just a support network. His goal is to build a lifelong community where alumni continue to grow, stay accountable, celebrate milestones, and find purpose beyond treatment. He also hosts the Recovery Refined Podcast, where he shares conversations that inspire hope, personal growth, and lasting recovery.
Whether he’s leading alumni initiatives, organizing community events, hosting the annual retreat, or simply checking in with alumni, John’s mission remains the same: helping people build a life worth staying sober for.
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