A quiet place to keep going.
Recovery Buffet is a free, judgment-free space for anyone rebuilding a life beyond alcohol or drugs. No program to join. No fees, ever. Just a weekly meeting, honest writing, and open resources — open to anyone, anywhere.
● Every Tuesday · 8:30 AM Bangkok · ● No sign-up · No cost · No religion
Kurt Brewster, MD
Physician · Former Art Therapist · In recovery since February 22, 2022
Kurt is board-certified in Internal Medicine, holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Art Therapy, and has spent his career listening carefully to people in hard moments. He is also a person in long-term recovery from alcoholism.
For years, alcohol quietly took more and more — long after the outside of his life still looked fine. He stopped drinking on February 22, 2022. Everything he does here is built on what that first year of sobriety taught him: that a small community, a little honesty, and something to show up for on a regular morning can carry you a long way.
For more than a year and a half, Kurt facilitated a free international weekly SMART-style recovery meeting on Zoom, with people joining from around the world. When the parent organization narrowed the program to a paid, U.S.-only focus, the international community he’d built lost its home. Recovery Buffet is his answer: the same open, weekly conversation, independent and free — and now with a small library of writing and resources to go with it.
“I got my life back from a room full of strangers who kept showing up. This is me trying to keep that room open.” — Kurt
Show up as you are. That's the whole ask.
Every Tuesday, we meet on Zoom to talk honestly about recovery — what’s working, what hurts, what’s changed. It’s a SMART-style peer conversation, not a lecture. No registration, no fee, no religion. Turn your camera on, keep it off, or just listen.
Every Tuesday
Weekly, on Zoom.
8:30 AM Bangkok time
10 min early open.
Short, honest writing — a few times a week.
Little reflections from the road. Not advice. Not a program. Just the kind of note you’d want to find on a hard morning.
ReflectionMarch 4, 2026
The Morning After the Last Drink
What that first quiet morning felt like — no shame, no hangover, just an unfamiliar stillness that turned out to be the beginning of everything.
PracticeMarch 1, 2026
When a Craving Just Wants to Be Heard
Cravings aren’t the enemy. They’re a signal. Here’s a gentle practice for sitting with one instead of fighting it.
PerspectiveFebruary 26, 2026
Recovery Isn't a Straight Line — and That's Okay
A short note on the loops, backslides, and quiet wins that no one puts on the milestone chips.
Learn at your own pace, in your own way.
Short readings on the parts of recovery no one hands you a manual for. Open one when it feels useful. Close it when it doesn’t.
Why cravings feel physical, why they pass, and simple ways to ride the wave without white-knuckling it.
Who are you when you’re not drinking or using? A gentle look at building a self that doesn’t need a substance to feel whole.
How to talk to family, partners, and old friends when you’re the person who changed — and everyone else stayed the same.
A slip is information, not a verdict. How to look at relapse honestly and use it as a turning point, not a full stop.
Free downloads — take what helps.
Simple worksheets, journals, and one-page guides. All free. No email required.
Daily Reflection Journal
A printable 30-day journal with one prompt per morning.
Craving First-Aid Card
A one-page card to keep in your wallet for hard moments.
Weekly Check-In Worksheet
Simple questions to keep you honest with yourself each week.
Values & Boundaries Guide
A gentle exercise for naming what matters and what you’ll protect.
Other places that might help.
Recovery isn’t one path. Here are outside communities and hotlines we think are worth knowing about — no affiliation, just useful.
SMART Recovery
Science-based self-management program. A useful framework and toolkit, whether or not you attend their meetings.
In The Rooms
Free global recovery social network with thousands of live online meetings across many pathways.
SAMHSA Helpline (US)
Free, confidential 24/7 treatment referral and information service for individuals and families.
Recovery Dharma
A peer-led community using Buddhist practices and principles to support recovery from addiction.
LifeRing Secular Recovery
Abstinence-based, secular, self-help meetings that emphasize personal empowerment.
Stories from the other side of the drink.
Real people in recovery, showing the ordinary and beautiful things they’ve built. Send us yours — a photo and a few words is enough.
“I forgot what a Saturday morning could feel like. Now I chase them.”
— Marcus, 3 years
“I stopped counting days and started counting the people I showed up for.”
— Anna, 8 months
“I get to be the dad I always meant to be. That’s the whole prize.”
— David, 5 years
Say hello.
Questions about the meeting? Curious about the resources? Want to share your story for the Celebrate Yourself section? Send a note. Kurt reads every one.
- hello@recoverybuffet.com
- Thailand · Meeting worldwide
A free, independent recovery community. Open to anyone, anywhere — no cost, no sign-up, no religion.
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