The Future is Coming Soon!

This is blog 10 of a series of 10 blogs on this topic.  We’ve been sharing some thoughts and experiences of peer counselors J, K, M, R and Y, working with Recovery Innovations Arizona (RIAZ) both as participants in the system and as coaches helping others. The WRAP...

Challenges for the Future

This is blog 9 of a series of 10 blogs on this topic.  What are our hopes for the future when it comes to mental health challenges? How do we define wellness?  We look at redefining mental illness as a mental health challenge, an area of wellness to be regained,...

Support is Key.

This is blog 8 of a series of 10 blogs on this topic.  There are substantial numbers of people who go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, not because they are alcohol abusers, but because they heard you can get support there, that you can get acceptance there, that you...

Who’s in Control?

This is blog 7 of a series of 10 blogs on this topic.  We’ve been sharing some thoughts and experiences of peer counselors J, K, M, R and Y, working with Recovery Innovations Arizona (RIAZ) both as participants in the system and as coaches helping others. The WRAP...

It’s a WRAP!

It’s a WRAP! This is blog 6 of a series of 10 blogs on this topic.  We’ve been sharing some thoughts and experiences of peer counselors J, K, M, R and Y, working with Recovery Innovations Arizona (RIAZ) both as participants in the system and as coaches helping others....

Strategies Against Stigma

This is blog 5 of a series of 10 on this topic.  Peer support and a wellness approach to mental illness have brought great changes in people’s lives.   They foster a renewed sense of choice, hope and empowerment, that assist in regaining well-being.   We’ve had a lot...