Local Wellness Resources

Find support for many different things related to not drinking in the Rochester and Finger Lakes area with this list of wellness resources

If you’re new to the idea of not drinking alcohol, or looking for support in your efforts to abstain from booze, there’s a lot of help available. Here’s some links to some wellness resources in the Rochester and Finger Lakes area that might help.

Stop Drinking Resources To Help You Stop Drinking

If you or someone you know is excessively drinking and alcohol abuse is creating a barrier to a happy lifestyle, there are a lot of resources to help.

Alcoholics Anonymous

The Rochester Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings all over the Rochester, New York area. Visit their website for more information and a list of meetings.

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SMART Recovery

This national program provides a science-based 4-point method for self-empowerment to help individuals overcome their addiction. This link provides a filtered listed of in-person meetings in the Rochester area.

Fitness Groups To Help Your Physical Wellness

Cutting alcohol out of your routine, or even cutting back will offer huge improvements to your physical wellness. If you’re hoping to take it a step further and include some healthy physical activity into your life, these folks can help.

Adventures In Recovery (AIR)

This group is based in Livingston County and offers free programing in social and physical wellness. They use events and activities geared toward healthy living as a way to build a community of people who are sober. The only requirement to join their activities is at least 48 hours of continuous sobriety.

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Community Support Center

The Community Support Center offers free programs and services to those residing in Ontario County. As a program run by the Partnership for Ontario County, they aim to offer programing that promotes social, physical and emotional wellness. Through events and counseling, their programs offer Ontario County residents an opportunity to establish healthy support networks to help overcome a wide range of struggles in many different age groups.

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ROCovery Fitness

This Rochester-based nonprofit is sober people strengthening their recovery through community and wellness. They have a fitness center, yoga classes, take regular trips together as a group, and a whole lot more. The idea behind their mission is that strengthening one’s wellness in all areas of health (social, physical, mental, etc) that each community member will have a better chance at maintaining a healthy life and sobriety.

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Mental Health Resources To Assist With Mental Wellness

Regardless of whether you’re in recovery from alcoholism or just cutting booze to feel better, you might decide it’d be helpful to find help with your mental wellness. There are a ton of ways to improve your daily mental health. If you’re looking for professional assistance this list is a good place to start.

National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI)

NAMI is in the city of Rochester and provides resources to those looking to get started or continue receiving support with mental illness. They provide education and guidance on a wide range of mental health programs.

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Podcasts Upstate New York podcasts that focus on sobriety

As you probably already know, there are podcasts on every possible topic you can think of, and the sober movement is no exception. Instead of listing every single podcast about sobriety that exists, these listed here are hosted locally in the Upstate New York area.

Rise Recover Live

Since June 2022 the Rise Recover Live podcast hosted by Liz McKean and Bryce Cobb III have covered a wide range of topics related to recovery from substance abuse.

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Sober Dad Crew

This podcast launched in the summer of 2022. Each episode is a conversation regarding different aspects of recovery and sober living. Not all the guests are local, but the host/creator lives in Aurora and some of the guests are from this area, too!

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NA Events and Bottle Shops Local businesses with pop-up events and retail

If you’re looking to have nonalcoholic drinks at your next event, there are now a couple small businesses that can come right to you. Having a knowledgeable mixologist craft thoughtful NA options at your event is next level stuff, and these folks can provide it.

AltBar

Meg and Bob Hartman are the husband/wife duo behind this small business dedicated to craft NA beverages. They do pop-up events including educational classes, tastings, and catering. They also have an online bottle shop with NA beer, zero-proof spirits, dealcoholized wines, and more.

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Dry A.F.

In the small village of Schoharie (just about forty-five minutes southwest of Albany) is one of only two brick-and-mortar nonalcoholic bottle shops in Upstate New York. Owned and operated by Jennifer Sabrina, this colorful little shop provides consumers with a wide range of options from deacoholized wines and nonalcoholic beer to zeroproof sprits and functional beverages.

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Mindful Sips

Founded in 2023, this small, woman-owned business out of Canandaigua brings retail, events and pop-ups and catering to the Finger Lakes region. The Mindful Sips online shop has zeroproof spirits, garnishes, syrups, non-alc beers, and more.

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