Month: March 2021| thephoenixspirit.com
There is great power in learning from someone who has “been there before.” People with similar lived experience may be able to listen and provide hope and guidance in a way that is uniquely received. So-called “mental health peer support” has existed for decades. Since the 1990s, the concept of “consumers as providers” has become| The Phoenix Spirit
Oh you just wouldn't believe all the heartache Bob and I have had over our daughter's wedding! We were shocked when our darling Debbie, who is 30, told us that she didn't want to have her dad walk her down the aisle, she didn't want any flowers to recognize special relatives including my mother who| The Phoenix Spirit
It was the summer after my freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison—a year of small successes and setbacks, ongoing struggles with anxiety and depression, and a budding addiction that I wouldn’t admit, much less address, for another two years. Substance use hadn’t consumed my life yet, but things were moving in that direction. I| The Phoenix Spirit