About Harbord
I'm a social worker (MSW), and I have lived experience with substance use disorder. When I was early in recovery, I wanted a tool like this, and it didn't exist. So I built it: a toolkit you literally have in your pocket when you're struggling.
Why I built it
Lots of apps just have trackers or only a few calming tools. People are different, and so are cravings. What helps at 3 am may not help at 3 pm, so Harbord has many tools and you can use whichever fits the moment.
Urge surfing helped me more than almost anything else, so I wanted it to be easy to understand and something you can see and interact with. I wanted a place to learn what is really going on in your brain and body, because knowledge is power. When I first got sober, I recorded my own voice stating my reasons for recovery, and I played it again and again. That became Hear Yourself.
I also wanted a way to see how certain times, emotions, days of the week, or anniversaries can be harder than others, so you can get ready before they arrive. And I wanted one place to find support groups, so you don't have to search all over the web.
What's inside
- One tap, anywhere. The Craving button is always there, so help is never more than a tap away.
- Urge surfing, breathing, and grounding for the moment a craving hits.
- Hear Yourself: record your own reasons for recovery and play them back when you need them.
- Just Check In: log how you feel and how strong a craving is.
- Trigger map and insights: see exactly what sets you off, and the times, days, and anniversaries that are harder.
- A plan for hard moments, made ahead of time, plus trusted contacts you can call or text with one tap.
- Lessons that explain cravings, the brain in early recovery, relapse, shame, and more.
- Meditations and visualizations, a journal, and gratitude.
- Sobriety date, streak, and milestones, and a personal sobriety commitment.
- Support groups and crisis help in one place. Find meetings and communities for AA, NA, SMART Recovery, Women for Sobriety, LifeRing, Recovery Dharma, Refuge Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, and more, plus the SAMHSA helpline.
Your information stays yours
Harbord has no account, no ads, and no tracking. What you write, record, and track stays on your phone. I can't see it, and nobody else can either.
You're not alone in this
Harbord exists to make your recovery journey easier. Underneath every craving there is something worth understanding, and these tools are here to help you see what it is, and to understand yourself a little better along the way. Finn, the water drop who lives in the app, will guide you through each one. I had the basic concept of Finn, and Ryan Lasher of Odd Art Design brought him to life.
Picture yourself as a lighthouse, standing alone but still reaching, still turning your light for ships you can't yet see.
Download Harbord on the App Store and Google Play.