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Listening to the Peer Support Workforce co-authored by Jeremy Reuling, LCSW, NYCPS, Rita Cronise, MS, ALWF, and Jessica Wolf, PhD

CAHOOTS program in Eugene, Oregon

In this episode of the Just Like Me podcast, Leroy Bean, poet, organizer, and peer supporter, shares his path from managing his mental health as a Dayton youth to building a life where art and peer support meet. He shares his story and how learning to communicate reshaped his work, relationships, and community impact.

Hosted by Katie Bachmeyer.

Topics:

* Dayton upbringing, early responsibility, and the first poems as coping

* Finding community on stage: from the first slam to belonging

* Peer support training and the communication skills that changed everything

* Rethinking masculinity and success: choosing authenticity and care

* James Baldwin’s influence, the Paris trip, and routines that sustain an artist–organizer

Brene Brown on Sympathy vs. Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZBTYViDPlQ

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