Real Chemistry Online Workshops

Part of our Real Chemistry series – connection, wellbeing and chemsex recovery.

The Real Chemistry online workshops have been created so you can guide yourself through chemsex recovery themes & topics and engage in chemsex support at home, be that in London, the UK, or internationally. Within each theme, there are key questions for you to reflect on and answer, as well as additional exercises to support you in making progress in each area of chemsex recovery. If at any point the content is difficult to engage in, then it will be important for you to think about what additional support you can put in place for yourself to explore these themes further.

The online workshops have been arranged in a format which we believe supports a pathway through chemsex recovery, and we encourage you to start at the beginning even if some of the first themes are no longer relevant to your journey.

These workshops are aimed at men who have already taken steps towards their drug or alcohol goals. Our Antidote Home Care pages have information to support earlier changes, or if you are in London you can refer yourself into our support services.

Self guided Online Workshops

Just click on the title of each workshop to have access to to the self guided online content

Workshop 1: Identifying the impact of chemsex on our lives

Workshop 2: Understanding Change

Workshop 3: Relapse Prevention

Workshop 4: Being a Man

Workshop 5: Exploring Self-Esteem

Workshop 6: Navigating Apps and Social Media

Workshop 7: How Proud Are We?

Workshop 8: Living with Labels

Workshop 9: Developing Healthy Relationships

Workshop 10: Building Healthy Boundaries

Workshops 11 and 12: Taking the first steps to healthy sexual experiences

Workshop 13: Repairing Friendships & Relationships

Workshop 14: Community & Belonging

Sunday Sessions Workshops

If you live in London, have already made some changes to your chemsex engagement and are interesting in building healthy relationships with other men who may have had similar chemsex experiences, then maybe joining the Sunday Sessions community will benefit you. For more details please contact us at antidote@londonfriend.org.uk

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Real Chemistry Online Workshops