Circle: your support network
Circle is the part of Switchback built around a simple truth: recovery is personal, but it is not meant to be carried alone.
Your Circle is a private, functional list of the people you trust. That might mean recovery peers, a sponsor, family, close friends, or someone who knows how to stay steady with you when the moment gets hard. You choose who belongs there. You name them. You decide what role they play.
This is not social media. There is no feed to perform for, no public progress board, and no audience. Circle is for reachability.
When a hard moment hits, the useful question is often not, “Who do I know?” It is, “Who can I reach right now?” Circle keeps that answer close. The people you choose can sit alongside the rest of your plan: your warning signs, coping tools, safety plan, and Coach flow.
That changes the shape of support. Instead of waiting until everything is already too loud, you can keep your trusted people attached to the places where you actually need them. A support contact is not just a name in your phone. In Switchback, that person can become part of the plan you reach for when the old pattern starts moving.
Circle is also designed to respect privacy. The point is not to broadcast your recovery. The point is to make it easier to reach the right person when you want help, encouragement, accountability, or company while you wait out a difficult stretch.
The list can change. Recovery changes. Relationships change. The person you need at thirty days may not be the person you need later. Circle gives you a place to keep that network honest and close.
The app cannot replace real people. It can make them easier to reach.