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Tawana K Watson
The Truth About Self-Care
Self-care is a term that has been tossed around haphazardly alot lately and still, people don’t understand the concept of self-care and the benefits that having a self-care routine (preferably daily) will do for your quality of life. Many people, when you mention self-care, automatically think of a million-dollar spa, going on an expensive vacation, or buying the most expensive products in the store (bubble baths, shampoos, etc) as how you experience self-care. Self-care is much simpler and cheaper than these beliefs, however, before sharing some self-care ideas (that are cheap and easy to do at your home), let’s talk about the benefits of putting together a self-care routine.
What is Peer Support anyway?
According to www.mhanational.org, in behavioral health, a peer is usually used to refer to someone who shares the experience of living with a psychiatric disorder and/or addiction. Peer support is the process of giving and receiving encouragement and assistance to achieve long-term recovery. In behavioral health, peers offer their unique lived experiences with mental health conditions to provide support focused on advocacy, education, mentoring, and motivation. Peer providers can play many roles in support for people living with psychiatric disorders and/or in addiction recovery. They are capable of facilitating education and support groups and working as a bridge linking people to services as they transition from hospitals or jails into the community. Peers work one-on-one as role models, mentors, coaches, and advocates and support people in developing psychiatric advance directions and creating Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP). Peers go by many names and can work in many different settings. Many peers have additional training and certification that demonstrates their skills and knowledge. With their lived experience and ability to engage and connect with consumers, peer supporters are a dynamic and growing group that continues to transform lives and systems.
Spotlight on Mental Health
Today’s Mental Health Spotlight is on an organization, My Sisters’ Keeper of Northeast Ohio, that is based in Cleveland, Ohio. This organization is a peer run organization, which means that services or activities that are planned, developed, administered, delivered, and evaluated mainly by people with direct lived experience of a mental health and/or substance use disorder.
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a self-proclaimed journalist writing about past and present true crime, mental health, and things going on in Cleveland.
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