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What’s Your Type? Methods and Motivation of Giving
I have never quite understood the madness that occurs on Black Friday. Just one day prior, friends and family sat lovingly around the table,
Holly Girty
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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Adoptee Remembrance Day
Having been relinquished at birth, it was not until I was almost 1 year old that my adoptive parents took me to my ‘forever home.’
Holly Girty
Oct 30, 20235 min read
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CORRECTIONS: Looking Through the Grid
I believe in empowering my fellow person; I believe in enriching people to learn; I believe in making mistakes yet learning from them;
Erik Whisker
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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Recovery Wisdom: Strengths (Part One)
The first article in a series titled Recovery Wisdom. I attempt to learn from the wisdom of Peerstar’s senior peer support specialists...
Nicholas Wilson
Jun 26, 20239 min read
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Peer Support 101 (Experience through Trial, Error, and Accomplishment)
Erik gives the reader a brief overview of what peer support is.
Erik Whisker
Mar 23, 20235 min read
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Success through Recovery Initiatives (This is a True Story: Perseverance, Relapse, Triumph)
Erik Whisker explains the power of understanding, observing, and using one's resources as a Peer Support Specialist to be more confident...
Erik Whisker
Feb 22, 20234 min read
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Recovery Resources Scoop
Angela offers insight regarding various online sites that can be utilized to gain knowledge by taking free online college courses.
Angela Gilbert
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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Competing Against the Clock
Erik discusses how one chooses hope daily despite the chaos of life.
Erik Whisker
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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Finding My Worth
Cynthia describes her journey as a peer and eventually becoming a Certified Peer Support Specialist.
Cynthia Velez
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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Giving is Symbiotic
Sean states in the article that it is in one's best interest to develop symbiotic relationships.
Sean Mason
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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Man in the Mirror (The Art of Brainstorming)
The author offers a variety of wellness activities to keep one feeling refreshed.
Erik Whisker
Nov 16, 20225 min read
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Do You Feel Connected?
Jamie describes the importance of connecting with others and how that relates to one's mental health.
Jamie Bush
Nov 2, 20224 min read
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Step One
Holly describes the first step in recovery where one admits they are powerless and surrenders.
Holly Girty
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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Connections Throughout Our Lives
Connections have shaped what we’ve come to learn about the world, community, family, culture, and even ourselves. Some of us have floated...
Damien Finnell
Oct 5, 20222 min read
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The Power of Inclusion
Guest blogger Alesia describes her life of loss and recovery in this contribution that illustrates the importance of connection in healing.
Alesia Mingle
Sep 7, 20227 min read
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The Connoisseur of Life and the Acquired Taste
“He who tastes not knows not” ~Rumi Do you like to feel good? Do you want to avoid what doesn’t feel good, dumb questions right? Have you...
Nicholas Wilson
Aug 10, 20229 min read
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Running from Fear to Recovery
When you think of fear, what comes to your mind? Running comes to my mind. Fear is paralyzing to me. All I want to do is run from all...
Christal Zermane
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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A Guide for Self-Awareness
Certified Peer Specialist Kyle Siskron-Leonard shares his experience with becoming self-aware in his own journey of recovery.
Kyle Siskron-Leonard
Jun 22, 20220 min read
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Running to Recovery
Avid runner and recovery advocate, Christal, shares her experience of running to recovery.
Christal Zermane
Jun 8, 20223 min read
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Daniel Cable
Jun 1, 20220 min read
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