Notice.
Explore.
Choose.
Private, practical tools to understand your patterns, reduce risk and make informed choices - at your own pace.
Downloadable, editable and reusable resources for personal monitoring, safer choices and practical support - whatever your starting point.
My Check-In
Recognise patterns, understand connections between your routines, coping and substance use and monitor changes over time.
notice ➔ recognise ➔ connect ➔ review ➔ revisit ↺
£24.99
My Safer Choices
Recognise risks, explore options and consider ways to reduce harm and make safer choices that reflect your circumstances.
pause ➔ notice ➔ recognise ➔ explore ➔ choose ➔ revisit ↺
coming soon
My Living Tools
Recognise what helps, develop coping strategies, maintain motivation and monitor your progress.
reflect ➔ recognise ➔ prepare ➔ practice ➔ monitor ➔ adapt↺
coming soon
Start wherever you are
Whether you use alcohol or other substances occasionally or regularly, are considering or making changes, or maintaining changes you've already made, My Private Progress offers practical resources you can use at your own pace.
You might simply want to monitor how things are, understand your patterns, reduce risk or explore your options.
You don't need to wait for something to go wrong. Understanding where you are now can be valuable, whether or not you decide to make changes.
Recognising patterns and risks early can give you more opportunity to consider your options and decide what, if anything, you want to do next.
Who is My Private Progress for?
For adults (18+) who want to monitor their patterns, understand their circumstances, reduce risk, make safer choices or explore options.
You might use alcohol or other substances occasionally, regularly, be noticing changes or experiencing harm, considering your options, making changes or looking for ways to maintain progress and reduce the risk of relapse.
There is no single goal you have to work towards.
You decide what progress looks like for you.
What makes My Private Progress different
There is a lot of information available about alcohol, substance use and harm reduction. But knowing the information and understanding what it means for you are not always the same thing.
Rather than telling you what to do, My Private Progress tools provide a structured way to apply information to your own situation, explore your options and consider what matters to you.
Grounded in harm reduction, My Private Progress focuses on reducing risks, respecting personal choice and recognising everyone has different goals.
The information supports your thinking.
The choice remains yours.
How My Private Progress works
Choose where to start
You don't need to follow a fixed programme. Choose My Check-In, My Safer Choices or My Living Tools depending on what feels relevant to you right now.
Download and make it your own
Complete the resources privately, digitally or in print. Focus on what's relevant to your circumstances and leave out what isn't.
Use what works for you
You don't have to complete every page or work through everything in order. Use individual resources when they're useful — whether you're checking in, thinking about risk or making and maintaining change.
Revisit and review
Your circumstances, patterns and priorities can change. Return to the resources, update your responses and, where relevant, notice what's changed over time.