Recovery Talks

Lea Wetzel and Bill Hartford talk about how you can mange your recovery during the holidays and how to support veterans and others during this potentially stressful time.

Lea, Amanda, Bill, and William talk about their roles at MPN and how you can become involved. MPN isn't just for people working as Peer Support Specialists. We are here for all people in recovery!

Lea joins Jim for a discussion of the Missing Murdered Indigenous People Task Force and how behavioral health issues contribute to the trafficking of indigenous people.

Lea Wetzel, MPN's new Recovery Coach, talks about her experiences as a White Bison Recovery Coach and how her indigenous traditions inform her recovery.

White Bison Website https://whitebison.org/

White Bison on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/whitebisoninc

Don Coyhis' YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/WBDonC

Lea's Warrior Down Talking Circle Support Group https://www.facebook.com/events/3809318185835792

Amanda and Bill discuss MPN's Beyond Incarceration Training for Peer Support Specialists. You can learn more about the training at https://mtpeernetwork.org/beyond-incarceration/.

Thomas Risberg discussed The Sober Life, a program in Great Falls for people in recovery to connect with others. All activities are free and either family friendly or have child care provided. The Sober Life is a model that can be used in any community.

https://www.allianceforyouth.org/the-sober-life

https://www.allianceforyouth.org/stop-the-stigma

https://www.facebook.com/TheSoberLife406

https://www.facebook.com/stopthestigma406

Savanah Webb talks about her recovery and how she stays on her pathway including meditation, understanding her limits, and making music. You can find Savanah's music at

https://soundcloud.com/tatt2femm

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ilNlnczUj3V4plqRR7aEP

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoFH4c_R3tQ5xZ0PbqGQVPA

Jim and Andi talk about the upcoming Recovery Conference scheduled for August 20, 2021 at the Great Northern Best Western in Helena. You can learn more about the conference on our website at mtpeernetwork.org/rc2021.

Dennis Nyland, Montana Mental Health Ombudsman, talks about the Montana Mental Health Ombudsman's office. The office is able to help people find resources for themselves or others, hears complaints about services, and can help guide people through the mental health system in Montana. You can find more information at https://mhombudsman.mt.gov/.

Jim and Bill talk about how they were first introduced to peer support and the journey that led them to become peer supporters.