Collectors MD is proud to announce a new partnership with Better Way of Miami, a long-standing nonprofit organization dedicated to addiction recovery, mental health support, and community care.

At Collectors MD, our mission has always been clear: help collectors collect with intention—not compulsion. That means acknowledging the emotional, financial, and behavioral struggles that often mirror addiction, and building a healthier ecosystem rooted in community, accountability, and real support.

For more than 40 years, Better Way of Miami has provided residential treatment, outpatient programming, and long-term recovery services for individuals facing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health diagnoses. Their dual-diagnosis expertise—treating both addiction and underlying mental health conditions—aligns directly with the complex challenges many collectors quietly navigate behind the scenes. Their work is grounded in compassion, evidence-based care, and the belief that recovery is possible with the right structure and support.

Through this partnership, Collectors MD members will gain direct access to Better Way of Miami’s professional resources, educational materials, and clinical support pathways. Together, we will collaborate on programming that connects traditional addiction treatment with the modern realities of compulsive collecting—impulsive spending, dopamine-driven decision-making, gambling-adjacent behaviors, financial distress, emotional burnout, and the shame that often keeps people silent.

This partnership strengthens the safety net for anyone in our community who may need more than peer support alone. It expands access. It reduces stigma. And it ensures that collectors who are struggling with addiction-like patterns—whether related to cards, spending, or other behaviors—know they have a place to turn for real help.

Better Way of Miami President & CEO, Ryan Roelans was recently featured on Episode #19 of The Collector’s Compass, where he shared his perspective on addiction, mental health, and the role professional treatment plays alongside peer support in helping individuals find safer, more sustainable paths toward recovery.

Collectors MD is not anti-hobby—we’re pro-support. And this collaboration reinforces our commitment to protecting collectors’ well-being, mental health, and long-term stability both inside and outside the hobby.

Collect With Intention. Heal With Support.
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