In this podcast we talk with Josh. Josh is a Peer Recovery Specialist who is interning at Robin's Hope working towards his certification. He also volunteers at NAMI sharing his story of living with chronic pain, depression and anxiety and what helps him day to day. Josh has such an inspiring story of hope and resilience! Thanks for listening.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Start Healing Project. This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services. To find out more about the Robin’s Hope program you can visit https://www.robinshope.org/

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In this episode we talk with Michael James-Deramo about the Community Resilience Initiative's "Adult Resilience Building Blocks For Life" card deck and how The Robin's Hope program implements these building blocks into the "RISE" groups they offer.  
Our guest Michael James-Deramo is Program Director for Robin’s Hope. Michael is a certified peer recovery specialist and longtime participant of Robin’s Hope. Michael is also a Trauma Informed and Trauma Supportive Leadership trainer for the Community Resilience Initiative as well as a certified REVIVE! trainer. Michael has a history in nonprofit community organizing and engaging in environmental and social justice work. 
Host-James Swisher

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Start Healing Project. This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services. To find out more about the Robin’s Hope program you can visit https://www.robinshope.org/

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It's National Recovery Month and the Start Healing Project is celebrating with stories of hope and resilience through recovery from substance use. In each episode, we'll be asking our guests what recovery means to them. We have a conversation with "Jeter" (Jason Jeter) who shares his experience with incarceration, how he found Mental Health and Substance Use recovery, the importance of community, and the power of belief.


Note: This episode has bonus leaf-blower sound effects. 

Find resources mentioned in this episode, information about this podcast, show notes, and a transcript of this episode at robinshope.com/podcast

This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Start Healing Project. This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services. To find out more about the Robin’s Hope program you can visit https://www.robinshope.org/

Thanks for listening!

It's National Recovery Month and the Start Healing Project is celebrating with stories of hope and resilience through recovery from substance use. In each episode, we'll be asking our guests what recovery means to them. This week we talk with Kay who is in long-term recovery for Substance Use Disorder. Kay candidly shares her determined journey of recovery in the face of stigma and her message that anyone with Substance Use Disorder and/or Mental Health challenges is worthy of understanding and support.

Note: We had some technical difficulties when recording this interview. We appreciate your understanding!

Find resources mentioned in this episode, information about this podcast, show notes, and a transcript of this episode at robinshope.com/podcast

This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Start Healing Project. This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services. To find out more about the Robin’s Hope program you can visit https://www.robinshope.org/

Thanks for listening!

It's National Recovery Month and the Start Healing Project is celebrating with stories of hope and resilience through recovery from substance use. In each episode, we'll be asking our guests what recovery means to them. Meet Sarah who shares what life was like before her 30 year recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder. She gives us a look at how trusting her recovery process has been her way forward.

Find resources mentioned in this episode, information about this podcast, show notes, and a transcript of this episode at robinshope.com/podcast

This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Start Healing Project. This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services. To find out more about the Robin’s Hope program you can visit https://www.robinshope.org/

Thanks for listening!

It's National Recovery Month and the Start Healing Project is celebrating with stories of hope and resilience through recovery from substance use. In each episode, we'll be asking our guests what recovery means to them, what life was like before recovery, and what life is like now. This week we meet Molly, a new mom who loves music and helping others. She shares her history with opioid use disorder, mental health, and the variety of recovery treatments & tools she feels privileged to have tried.  Molly candidly discusses the stigma she faced during the birth of her daughter, and tells us the things that have given her hope and motivation to find and maintain recovery.

Find resources mentioned in this episode, information about this podcast, show notes, and a transcript of this episode at robinshope.com/podcast

This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Start Healing Project. This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services. To find out more about the Robin’s Hope program you can visit https://www.robinshope.org/

Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Start Healing Project, a podcast about hope and resilience  in recovery. This September we'll be celebrating Recovery Month, 2021 with stories about lived experience with Substance Use Disorder.

Join us for frank, open conversations that examine the different ways substance use can affect a life, the many pathways recovery can take, how our guests have been impacted by stigma and the skills and coping they’ve used to get where they are today.

You can find information about the Start Healing Project podcast, episodes, and Recovery Month, 2021 at robinshope.com/podcast - that’s r o b i n s h o p e dot com slash podcast and listen for free wherever podcasts are available.

This podcast is presented by Robin's Hope, in partnership with SAARA of Virginia with support from Virginia DBHDS' Office of Recovery Services.

See you in September!

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Start Healing Project. This podcast is brought to you by Robin’s Hope in partnership with SAARA of Virginia and DBHDS’s Office of Recovery Services. To find out more about the Robin’s Hope program you can visit https://www.robinshope.org/

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