A companion for your recovery

All 12 steps.
One day
at a time.

Recovery is personal. You don’t have to find your way without a little structure.

Project 12 Recovery app brings step work, daily reflection and practical learning together — to support the work you do, and the life you’re building.

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For adults 18+ · Designed to complement human support

A little space for today

Inside your daily toolkit12

A question to sit with

How can you practise acceptance today?

Step-work questions give you a starting point for honest reflection. There’s no perfect answer — just a place to begin.

From Step 3 · Decision

Notice. Reflect. Return tomorrow.

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Not a promise of a new life overnight.
A practice for the life ahead.

Rooted in the 12-step traditionBuilt around everyday practiceCreated with lived experience

How it works

A clear place to start.
A practice to come back to.

You don’t need to understand every step before you begin. Explore the programme, reflect honestly, and bring what you learn into your daily life.

Find your starting point

Get familiar with the three phases and the twelve steps. If you have a counsellor, sponsor or treatment team, discuss how the app could fit into your existing support.

Read. Then reflect.

Each step introduces the principle, explains its key themes and offers questions to explore. Take time with what feels relevant rather than racing to finish.

Make room each day

Use daily reflections, your diary and the sobriety counter to stay connected to your recovery. Return to educational resources when you want to understand more.

Keep people close

Use the support resources to find external help. Share what you choose with a trusted person, and continue the care, meetings or treatment that supports you.

The complete framework

Twelve steps.
Three connected phases.

From understanding addiction to taking action and building an ongoing practice. Open a step to see its focus and a reflection question from the app.

Recovery has no guaranteed completion date. Work at a pace appropriate to you, with guidance where needed.

Phase 1 · Steps 1–3

Decisions & Knowledge

Understanding addiction and making the decision to change.

01Admission

We admitted we were powerless over our addiction — that our lives had become unmanageable. This first step is the foundation of all recovery. It requires complete honesty about the nature of addiction and its impact on every area of life.

Disease concept · Powerlessness · Unmanageability

In what ways has your addiction made your life unmanageable?

02Belief

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. This step invites us to open our minds to the possibility of help beyond our own willpower.

Mental obsession · Denial · Belief · Spirituality

What does a 'higher power' mean to you?

03Decision

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Step 3 is about making a conscious choice to stop fighting and start trusting.

Decision-making · Acceptance · Fellowship

What does surrender mean to you?

Phase 2 · Steps 4–9

Action

Moving from understanding to meaningful action.

04Inventory

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Step 4 is one of the most challenging and most transformative steps in the programme. It asks us to look honestly at our past — our resentments, fears, and the harms we have caused.

Personal inventory · Resentments · Fears · Honesty

What resentments are you holding onto?

05Admission

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Step 5 takes the inventory from Step 4 and brings it into the light by sharing it with another person.

Honesty · Ego · Humility

What have you been hiding from yourself?

06Readiness

Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Step 6 is about willingness — becoming genuinely ready to let go of the character defects that have been identified in Steps 4 and 5.

Willingness to change · Character defects · Readiness

Which character defects are you most ready to release?

07Humility

Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Step 7 is the action that follows the readiness of Step 6. It is an act of humility — acknowledging that we cannot remove our shortcomings through willpower alone.

Humility · Prayer · Letting go

What does humility mean to you?

08Willingness

Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Step 8 asks us to look outward — to consider the impact our addiction has had on others.

Harms · Amends · Willingness

Who have you harmed through your addiction?

09Amends

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Step 9 is where we take action on the willingness developed in Step 8.

Direct amends · The promises · Behavioural change

What amends have you made so far?

Phase 3 · Steps 10–12

Maintenance

Building a sustainable long-term recovery practice.

10Continued Inventory

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step 10 brings the work of Steps 4–9 into daily life. Rather than waiting for resentments and harms to accumulate, we address them as they arise.

Daily inventory · Continuing to grow · Accountability

How do you practise daily inventory?

11Prayer & Meditation

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Meditation · Prayer · Conscious contact

What does your meditation practice look like?

12Service

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practise these principles in all our affairs.

Carrying the message · Service · Relapse prevention · Recovery assets

How are you carrying the message to others?

The programme uses traditional 12-step language, including a higher power, prayer and meditation. The app explains that a higher power need not be religious. When working on difficult experiences or making amends, seek guidance from a sponsor or qualified professional and avoid actions that could cause harm.

For individuals

Your recovery.
Your everyday life.

More than something to read.
Something to return to.

Whether you’re exploring recovery, doing step work or maintaining an established routine, the app gives you a place to learn and reflect alongside your real-world support.

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Step-by-step guidance

Explore all twelve steps with explanations, key topics and reflection questions. Understand the principle before considering what it means in your own life.

Daily reflections & a recovery diary

Pause for a daily reflection and use the diary to put experiences into words. A place to notice patterns, acknowledge difficult days and record what matters to you.

A sobriety counter

Keep your sobriety date in view. Time can be a useful reminder of your commitment, but a number never tells your whole story.

A library to understand more

Read about addiction, recovery, wellbeing, relationships and relapse prevention. FAQs explain familiar recovery terms and common questions in plain language.

Routes to outside support

Find links to fellowships, meeting resources and support services. The app is a companion to connection, not a replacement for it.

For counsellors & recovery professionals

Support that carries
into the everyday.

A shared framework for the work.
Not a substitute for your expertise.

Consider Project 12 Recovery app as an educational and reflective companion for adults you support — during treatment, between appointments or as part of an aftercare conversation.

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Give reflection a structure

Use the step themes and questions as optional starting points for discussion. Agree together what is appropriate for the person’s needs and current care plan.

Encourage learning between sessions

Suggest relevant educational material and reflective practice. Let clients bring their own observations into appointments rather than assuming their activity is visible to you.

Explore fit before recommending

Ask the team about current availability and suitability for your setting. Confirm licensing, features and any organisational requirements first.

Clear boundaries matter.

This website does not offer a clinical dashboard, shared client records, activity monitoring or bulk client licences. The app does not diagnose, provide detox or replace clinical judgement.

The person behind the programme

Built from
the inside out.

“New-found freedom and happiness are possible.”

Dan Faulkner · Founder & addiction counsellor

The app describes a decade of work by Dan Faulkner, a qualified addiction counsellor with first-hand experience of addiction. Project 12 grew from an in-person programme into a practical recovery companion.

The guiding idea is simple: make the full twelve-step framework easier to understand and bring into daily life. Lived experience informs the programme; it is not a guarantee of any individual’s outcome.

A few things worth knowing

Questions,
without the jargon.

Looking for something else?
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Who is Project 12 Recovery app for?

The app is intended for adults aged 18 and over exploring or maintaining recovery from addiction. Professionals can consider it as a complementary educational resource. A qualified professional can help assess whether a 12-step approach is appropriate for your circumstances.

Do I need a sponsor?

You can explore the programme without a sponsor. The app encourages human support, and a sponsor, recovery mentor, counsellor or treatment team can help you work through difficult material safely.

Do I need to be religious?

The steps include traditional language about God, a higher power, prayer and meditation. The app explains that a higher power need not be religious: people may understand it through fellowship, nature or the programme itself. Read the step summaries to decide whether the approach feels right for you.

How long does the programme take?

There is no promised recovery deadline. The programme is organised into Decisions & Knowledge, Action and ongoing Maintenance. Work through it at a pace that suits your needs, with support from a qualified professional or sponsor where appropriate.

Can I use it alongside treatment?

Yes. It is intended to complement professional care, not replace it. Let your care team know you are using it, agree how it fits your plan, and follow their guidance. Never change medication or treatment because of something you read in the app.

Can my counsellor see my diary?

The app’s privacy information describes diary entries, step progress and check-ins as stored on your device. This website does not offer automatic sharing, client monitoring or a professional record system. Share only what you choose, and check the current in-app privacy policy before entering sensitive information.

Are community chat and counsellor booking available?

The app’s Support area marks the community forum and peer messaging as coming soon. This website does not promise that in-app counsellor booking is available. Contact the team to confirm current services; external support links are separate services with their own terms.

How do I get the app?

The app is free. Contact the team below and they can advise on current iOS and Android availability. We are not linking to the store URLs currently saved in the app because they could not be verified as live.

Is it a medical or crisis service?

No. Project 12 Recovery app provides recovery education and reflective tools. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, detox or emergency care. If you may be dependent on alcohol or other substances, seek medical advice before stopping; withdrawal can be dangerous. In immediate danger in the UK, call 999.

What if I have a setback?

A difficult day or a return to use does not make you undeserving of help. Reach out to your care team, sponsor or a trusted person. Seek medical advice where needed and review your support plan with a qualified professional. The app is not a substitute for that support.

Take the next step

Start a conversation.
Not a commitment.

Ask about individual access, or tell the team how you’d like to use the app in your professional setting.

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