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Welcome to Penumbra’s self-management toolkit for people with Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD). If you are reading this, then hopefully you have found the professional and personal help you need in your recovery. There is lots of help available, and this toolkit is designed to help you remember some of the important things that will help you.
ARBD and overuse of alcohol can be very misunderstood. Very few people want to live a life fully reliant on alcohol. Many people whose lives have been negatively affected by alcohol have physical or mental health issues, and experience discrimination.
With help, kindness, understanding and support from friends and family it is entirely possible for people with ARBD to have a happy and fulfilling life. GPs, other health and social care staff, and recovery peers will also be important as you continue on your recovery journey. Our award winning wellbeing toolkit has been co-produced alongside people living with and managing the impacts of alcohol related brain damage (ARBD). It features the recovery journeys of Peer Volunteer Wullie, David Y and David R.
Who can use the toolkit?
If you or someone you know is living with ARBD, this free toolkit could be a helpful addition to your self-management by offering practical and achievable strategies to manage each day’s activities.
The toolkit is designed to be used by the person living with ARBD, and by professionals, friends or carers supporting someone living with ARBD.
Download the full toolkit here. Please email us if you would like a hard copy.
We’ve also recorded three guided relaxation exercises you can listen to as you use the toolkit.
Listen to our guided exercises here.
Winner of the 2021 Health and Social Care Alliance Self-Management Resource of the Year.
