Cristens Journey

Cristens Journey is your companion for building lasting sobriety from alcohol. It helps you understand your triggers, stay grounded during cravings, and celebrate every milestone while helping you find others in your area looking for mutual support in their journeys.

When faith based meetings just aren't for you.

Track Your Progress Watch your sobriety streak grow from your first 24 hours (statistically the hardest) to a full year and beyond. Earn XP for daily check-ins, completing action plans, and staying sober. Rise through 5 levels as you build momentum.

Understand Your Triggers Complete an AI-guided trigger assessment during onboarding to map four types of triggers: emotional, mental, situational, and social. As you log cravings, the app learns which triggers are sharpening or easing, giving you real-time insight into your patterns.

Create Your Escape Plan Build a personalized action plan tied directly to your triggers. When a craving hits, you'll have specific moves ready—texted a friend, took a walk, called your sponsor. Earn points for every step you take.

Stop Cravings Right Now The "I want to drink right now" button connects you to a five-tier escalation ladder: box breathing and urge surfing for self-help, trusted contacts you set up, your support groups, 24/7 helplines like SAMHSA (1-800-662-4357), and emergency services—each contextualized with availability signals.

Understand Your Body's Recovery Read your sleep and heart-rate trends from HealthKit to see how your body is healing. See baseline comparisons and percent change as your nervous system recalibrates after weeks and months sober.

Learn the Science Explore short-form, evidence-based articles from NIAAA, NIH, and NIDA on what alcohol does to your brain and body, why cravings happen, and what actually works for durable change.

Stay Connected Join local support groups, message peers directly, and build your recovery community. Users who hit 1+ years of sobriety earn the "Sponsor" badge, signaling their commitment to helping others.

Daily Accountability Receive gentle morning and evening check-in prompts asking about mood, craving intensity, and sleep. Log every craving with context so the app can spot your patterns and warn you before high-risk moments.

Cristens Journey is not medical treatment—it's education and peer support for anyone ready to quit. If you drink daily or heavily, consult a doctor before stopping. Download now and take your first step.