Join a year-long cohort of allied men

Are you ready to free up emotional bandwidth so you can engage fully with life?

Do you want a more robust recovery?

Would you like a profoundly ecumenical recovery map?

As monasteries have been places of gathering, work, and contemplation over the centuries, this 12-month journey is for anyone seeking deeper recovery intelligence in a cohort of allied and committed men. Recovery Monastery is your call to re-engineer your life with a fusion of:

nature and self-compassion,

challenge and community,

spirituality and a meaningful life.

This experience is for you if…

☀️you desire freedom from outmoded ways of being

🎯 you want strategies, tools, and insights for long-term recovery

🌳 you want what you believe and what you do to match - integrity

🏗️ you want a framework to help you focus and stay consistent

💬 you want to grow more fluent in the language of recovery

MODULE ONE

Acceptance - What are my limits?

MODULE TWO

Awareness - How do I know what is real?

MODULE THREE

Spirituality - Am I lovable to God and others?

MODULE FOUR

Responsibility - Who am I?

MODULE FIVE

Openness - How do I trust?

MODULE SIX

Honesty - What must improve?

MODULE SEVEN

Courage - What risks must I take?

MODULE EIGHT

Commitment - How am I responsible?

MODULE NINE

Responsiveness - What is integrity?

MODULE TEN

Trust - How do I live, not knowing outcomes?

MODULE ELEVEN

Meaning - What is the purpose of my life?

MODULE TWELVE

Generativity - How do I pass it on?

GET READY TO TRAVEL🚣🏽‍♂️

+ from compulsion to freedom

+ from isolation to solitude

+ from empty to intimacy

+ from loneliness to friendship

+ from numbing to reflecting

+ from preoccupation to deep focus

+ from unhealthy risks to healthy risks

+ from tired eyes to wondering eyes

“For the first time,

I am free.

I have embraced this journey.”

- R. S. (South Carolina)

“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions”

- Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

(Here are the distilled) essentials of long-term recovery presented in a practical, deliberate way

- Dr. Patrick Carnes, A Gentle Path Through The Twelve Principles

MEET YOUR COMPANIONS

MATTHEW LYDA

Matthew Ray Lyda has been guiding men through the Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps for more than 7 years, is a certified Spiritual Director, Author, Retreat Leader, PSAP (Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional), RAE (Rainbow Advocate Educator), husband of one, father of three, lover of lands, and pickleball player.

He has lived in Bangladesh and India and is trained by IITAP (International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals) and Oasis Ministries. Matthew also serves as an initiator in Men's Rites of Passage work worldwide.

PHILLIP NOONAN

Philip Noonan, a facilitator and holder of sacred space, has been actively involved with men's spiritual work for 20+ years. Philip is a Sendee of The Living School at The Center for Action and Contemplation, a husband to his wife/life partner for 40+ years, a father of 3, and a grandfather of 2 little girls. The picture(above) is with his third pup, Baxter, who is one great teacher!

"I've been a grateful member of Al-Anon for more than nine years. The 12 steps have been and continue to be life-saving and transforming.” 

The problem is not being too wild. The ailment is domestication.

Perhaps we’ve been domesticated by the plastic, predictable and clickable.

Now’s the time to recover the wild, to recover your wildest, truest self.

THE APPROACH

> THE TRAUMATIC // TRAUMA-INFORMED

> THE SOMATIC // BODY-BASED

> THE COMPASSIONATE // HOSPITALITY

> THE VINTAGE // ANCIENT WISDOM

> THE RIDICULOUS // EMBRACING THE UNEXPECTED

> THE ORGANIC // BELONGING AGAIN

Our main text will be Dr. Patrick Carnes’

A Gentle Path Through the 12 Principles

THE POSSIBILITIES

domestication rewilding

addicted compulsions wilting

blunted empathy freedom to love

secrecy honesty

tamed spirituality sacred intimacy

disconnected belonging

bored enchanted

Curious?

Schedule a free 20-minute call.

WHEN WILL WE GATHER?

One Monday per month / 7:30-9:30 pm Eastern

May, 2025 - May, 2026

The non-refundable Registration Fee is $50.

Read below for complete tuition requirements.

What men are saying about previous recovery immersions

A lifeline for preserving my relationship with my wife alive and even thriving when the chaos could have torn our relationship apart.
— Daniel
Amazing. What a great experience. There were so many connections made in our stories.
— Philip, Indiana
A beautiful step away from the ‘normal’ of life. I love connecting and experiencing wholeness in ways outside the faith tradition I grew up in. Thank you.
— Ian Beachy, Ohio
It was a good process...beginning the work that I am sure will continue day by day.
— Tim Feng, Pennsylvania
This galvanized the need for my life to change...and helped me see the actions and surrender it will take for this to become a reality. I’m reminded of all the resources I have in recovery.
— FS , South Carolina
Well worth it. It helped me to have a deeper appreciation for the 12-step process.
— JP, Phillipines
The friendships in this group have been extremely rewarding.
— SF , South Carolina

What’s Included:

- A year-long cohort of allied men

- 24 hours of live group interaction on Zoom

-Online email-based recovery immersion course (valued $200)

-Access to more than 3 hours of exclusive online video teachings

Curious about what others are saying about Recover The Wild?

— Check out more testimonials HERE.


📚Choose your investment

Generosity Rate

$999

For those in a higher economic bracket who’d like to contribute to the wellness of others.

PURCHASE

Resourced Rate

$699

For those financially stable and have their basic needs met

PURCHASE

Community-Supported Rate

$399

For BIPOC folx of any economic bracket or those who have a financial hardship

PURCHASE

In need of financial assistance? Reach out to matthew@recoverthewild.com

We are committed to finances not being a barrier to this essential conversation.

Want to have a conversation?

Schedule a free 20-minute call.

Do you sense a desire to support the men who will leap to recover the wild? As these men bravely, vulnerably, and prayerfully surrender to this depth work, we invite you to sponsor them and give financially to Recover The Wild, a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit, to support this work. This world will benefit from more men living honestly, truthfully, and generatively. Become a sponsor today.

*Quote from Stephen Jenkinson