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At The Underrated Superhero, we rely on trusted tools and platforms to power our community, deliver our content, and streamline your experience. Below is a curated list of our favorite tech and service partners—many of which offer free trials, discounts, or affiliate benefits.

⚠️ Affiliate Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you and helps support the development of resources on The Underrated Superhero. We only recommend tools we actively use and trust.

🔐 Platform & Hosting Tools

⏳Kotobee: Interactive eBook and course hosting platform.

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⏳Thinglink: Use for interactive boards across our library.

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⏳SolidWP: Security and backup solution for WordPress (formerly iThemes).

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⏳Restrict Content Pro: Simple membership and content restriction plugin.

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⏳IconicWP: WooCommerce plugins for optimizing e-commerce.

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⏳Orderable: Online ordering system for WooCommerce.

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Design & Media Tools

✅Canva Pro: Used to design infographics, posters, and social media content.

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🤝Printify: Print on Demand partner for our apparel and merch.

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🤝Printful: Print on Demand partner for our apparel and merch.

Note: We’re not affiliates for this tool, just fans.

🤝Lulu: Print on Demand partner for our eBooks and guides.

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🤝Articulate 360: Our go-to tool for interactive elearning development using Storyline and Rise.

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⏳Designrr: Used to create professional-looking PDFs and eBooks.

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🤝Piktochart: Our favorite tool for building infographics, presentations, and visual reports.

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🤝Sketchwow: Create quick, hand-drawn style visuals perfect for whiteboards and explainers.

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🧠 Learning & Engagement Tools

⏳Gamipress: Powers our point system, badges, and user engagement features.
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Points & Rewards: Currently powered by GamiPress for on-site points, badges, and engagement. We’re evaluating Smile.io to extend rewards in the Shopify store. Conversion ratios and reward rules may change during this transition. We’ll update this page and our policy page if/when changes go live.

✅Memberpress: Used for membership access and dashboard personalization.

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🧠 Commerce & Fulfillment Tools

🛍️ Commerce & Fulfillment

Shopify: Primary store platform for physical and digital products.

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Printify: Print-on-Demand partner for apparel and merch.

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Refunds & Exchanges: POD items are fulfilled by third-party print providers. Refunds/exchanges for POD orders follow the provider’s policy. We handle refunds directly only for items shipped by us and for eligible digital products (per our policy).

🗂️ Legacy (WordPress store)

WooCommerce, Orderable, and IconicWP were used previously for our WordPress store. These remain referenced for historical/technical context.

📣 Want to Know More?

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🧰 You’ll also find many of these tools mentioned in our guides, tutorials, and training sections throughout the site.

Disclosure: Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you click and purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend tools we use or genuinely believe in. See our policies & disclaimers for details.

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Cultural Competency Guide – Coming Soon

This practical guide equips clinicians with the tools needed to deliver culturally responsive, equitable addiction treatment. Through real-world examples, reflection prompts, and actionable resources, it supports providers in building empathy, reducing disparities, and honoring client identities and lived experiences.

Covers:

  • Cultural humility framework
  • Bias recognition strategies
  • Sample cultural assessment forms
  • Case studies from diverse communities

This upcoming guide delivers practical tools to strengthen inclusive, respectful client care.

Join the waitlist to get notified when it’s released and gain early access to exclusive companion tools.

Estimated Release: Spring 2026

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Cultural Competency Waitlist

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CE Course Coming Soon – Coming Soon

This 5-hour self-paced course is designed to enhance clinical awareness and confidence when working with individuals in early addiction, co-occurring conditions, or unclear diagnoses. It provides an in-depth look at how addiction presents across populations and offers practical strategies for recognizing early, acute, and masked symptoms.

You’ll explore:

  • The difference between signs vs. symptoms

  • Clinical red flags often missed in intake or early treatment

  • Cultural, behavioral, and neuropsychological indicators of substance use

  • Case-based decision-making to strengthen recognition skills

📚 Already Available: The full resource guide is live in our store and can be used now

Coming Soon: This course is currently pending CE approval through NAADAC. You’ll earn 5 CE hours upon launch.

🗓 Estimated CE Release: Mid to Late Summer 2025

Want early access or CE release notifications? Join the waitlist below.

CE Course - Recognizing and Addressing Signs and Symptoms in Addiction Waitlist

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Breaking Barriers – Coming Soon

This upcoming guide offers clinicians a compassionate, evidence-informed framework for supporting LGBTQIA+ clients through the addiction and recovery journey. Developed with cultural humility and intersectionality at its core, Breaking Barriers includes:

  • Clinical guidance on affirming care across diverse identities and experiences
  • Scenarios and case studies for reflective practice
  • Tools to help clients explore identity safety, stigma, and resilience
  • Strategies for addressing minority stress and internalized shame in treatment

Designed for individual therapists, group facilitators, and programs ready to do better by queer and trans clients.

Estimated Release: December 1, 2025

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Breaking Barriers Waitlist

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Closing the Divide – Coming Soon

This enhanced eBook explores the deep-rooted gender disparities in addiction care—and offers concrete strategies for closing the gap. Designed for seasoned clinicians, advocates, and program directors, this guide includes:

  • Data-driven insights on gender differences in access, engagement, and outcomes
  • Real-world case studies and reflection prompts
  • Worksheets and trauma-informed tools tailored by gender identity
  • Strategies for building inclusive, gender-responsive recovery systems

Join the waitlist to get notified when it’s released and receive early access to exclusive companion tools.

Estimated Release: October 31, 2025

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Closing the Divide Waitlist

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Parenting in Recovery – Coming Soon

This upcoming resource is designed to help clinicians support clients navigating both recovery and parenthood. The Parenting in Recovery workbook explores strategies for rebuilding trust, establishing stability, and fostering meaningful communication between parents and children.

Whether used in family therapy or individual treatment, this guide includes:

  • Evidence-informed parenting strategies

  • Tools for restoring structure and safety at home

  • Guided activities to promote connection and resilience

  • Session-ready prompts and clinician insights

Built for therapists, counselors, and parenting specialists, this resource will be released in Spring 2026.

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Parenting in Recovery Waitlist