Recovery Talks

Mandy is joined by guests Stacey Schumer and Chas Buchanan as they dive into Stacey’s journey with breast cancer. They discuss how her diagnosis and treatment impacted her recovery, their marriage, and how they have chosen to heal from both addiction and cancer, finding purpose in their journeys to help and support others.

Kayla and Jim talk about how radical acceptance can help people in recovery as well as parents of children with special health care needs.

Lea talks about a training she was invited to attend form the SAMHSA GAINS Center on the topics of trauma and involvement in the criminal justice system. Learn more at https://www.samhsa.gov/gains-center.

Jim talks with Kayla about here journey through the mental health system and how it has impacted her life as well as how she is raising her children.

Mandy talks to Jim about her experiences receiving a new mental health diagnosis that has helped her understand her struggles and her recovery.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

Beth shares her experiences as a parent of a child with a behavioral health issue and becoming a family peer supporter.

Check out the resources at https://www.samhsa.gov/programs/mental-health-awareness-month and https://www.ffcmh.org/acceptanceweek.

Mandy talks to the MPN Family Peer Supporters, Beth, Jana, Erin, and Kayla, about their experiences as parents of children with special health care needs and how peer support can help families navigate systems of care.

Joanna Intara, LMFT, talks about trauma and how we react to it. Trauma responses can lead to behavioral health issues and Joanna tells us her perspective on addressing trauma.

Jana and Lucy Galarus share their story of navigating the systems necessary for Lucy to thrive and how Family Peer Support could have been beneficial.

Erin, a Family Peer Supporter with Montana's Peer Network, shares her story of a Stickler Syndrome diagnosis, treatment, and raising a child with the same condition.