Practical Tools You Can Actually Use: Workbooks, Worksheets, Skills Practice, and Videos
When I am looking for resources for myself, a learner, a peer professional, or someone I am supporting, I tend to value resources that move beyond explanation and give us an opportunity to practice something.
From Information to Wisdom: Why Reflection Is Part of Learning
Completing a training can give us information.
Understanding the material can give us knowledge.
But neither automatically means we will use it differently on Monday morning.
That is where practice and reflection become important.
Professionalizing the Peer Role Without Losing What Makes It Peer
I believe strongly in professional development for peers. Good training matters. Ethics matter. Supervision matters. Boundaries, continuing education, role clarity, and opportunities for advancement matter.
Hiring a Peer Is Not the Same as Integrating a Peer
Hiring someone with lived experience does not automatically create a peer-informed program. Successful peer integration requires role clarity, organizational preparation, meaningful inclusion, appropriate supervision, and a culture that understands what makes peer support distinct.
Ethics and Boundaries for Recovery Professionals
Healthy boundaries help Recovery Professionals build authentic relationships while protecting the integrity, safety, and purpose of the peer-support relationship.
Understanding Recovery Capital
Recovery capital refers to the personal, social, community, and practical resources a person can draw upon to initiate and sustain recovery.
What Is a Recovery Professional?
Recovery Professionals use lived experience, relationship, and person-centered support to help others explore and strengthen their own pathways of recovery.