Recovery Talks

Lea shares her experience at the Summer Solstice '22 event in Pe’ Sla and on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Jim and Lea are joined again by Beth and Andi to continue the discussion around family peer support. In this podcast, Andi, Beth, and Lea talk about how their own self stigma affected their experiences with their children.

Jim and Lea are joined by MPN Board member Beth Ayers and Andi, MPN staff member, to discuss family peer support. Beth, Lea, and Andi all have lived experience in raising children with behavioral health challenges and MPN is working to create family peer support to assist other parents and caregivers as they navigate the behavioral health system with their children.

We are also looking for parents and caregivers who are interested in joining our Family Support Committee and our Board of Directors. Learn more about the family committee at mtpeernetwork.org/committees or email Beth at [email protected].

Lea is joined by G Little Eagle to talk about his recovery journey that has led him to be a Recovery Coach at One Health in Hardin. G offers many activities and support groups for people in recovery throughout the Billings and Hardin areas. He is also responsible for the "Carrying the Message Sobriety Conference scheduled in Billings May 27-30. You can learn more about G and his activities on his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thecheyguy.

You can also find information about the conference on Lea's page at https://www.facebook.com/unitedlegacies/posts/321057266873450 .

Lea and Jim talk about the Healing Together Conference that Lea attended in April 2022. The Conference was sponsored by Native Dads Network, The Native Wellness Institute, White Bison, and Native American Fatherhood & Families Association. You can learn more about the conference at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-together-conference-tickets-174019094797

In honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day, Jo Wagner shares her story as the widow of a murdered indigenous man from the Blackfeet Reservation. Jo's husband, Shane LaPlante, was murdered in 2017.

Please note: This podcasts contains descriptions of violence and may be triggering to some listeners.

Lea and Bill are joined by Todd Tecca from Our Place Drop-in Center in Helena, MT.

"Our Place is a safe, physical space for men and women to create new beginnings. Our Place is a peer-run support program specializing in behavioral challenges and those recovering from addiction."

Learn more at https://www.goodsamhelena.org/our-place/

Martin St Goddar joins Lea for a discussion of his recovery journey and how the 8th Judicial Veterans' Treatment court helped him get into recovery. Martin shares his experiences with addiction in his family and how he has made the journey into recovery.

Roanna Gets Down Often and Robert He Does It join Lea and Jim to talk about their recovery and the drop in center located in Hardin, MT. Learn about the services offered at the Drop-in Center and how they are helping those in recovery in their community.

Lea talks to Dean Snow of The Sober Life in Great Falls about his recovery pathway and how The Sober Life has helped him and others maintain their recovery.