The Collectors MD Recovery Guide
The Collectors MD Recovery Guide is a peer-led framework designed to help individuals navigate compulsive collecting, gambling-adjacent behaviors, and harmful spending patterns through shared experience, accountability, and intentional decision-making. It adapts proven recovery principles to the realities of the modern hobby, focusing on awareness, boundaries, and sustainable engagement rather than quick fixes or one-size-fits-all solutions.
The CMD Recovery Guide is available in two formats: an Abbreviated Version and an Extended Version.
The Abbreviated Version is designed primarily for group use, allowing us to move through the material more efficiently during meetings while still covering the core themes, prompts, and takeaways.
The Extended Version is intended more for personal use and deeper reflection. It includes additional context, expanded prompts, and more space to sit with each section at your own pace outside of group.
Both versions are rooted in the same framework – they’re just built for different settings and different levels of depth.