MPN's Brent Morris and guest Michelle Lewis discuss the challenges of cross disabilities and recovery. Brent deals with blindness as well as substance use, depression, and anxiety. Michelle has cerebral palsy and bipolar disorder.

Cross Disability in Recovery

Amanda and Brent discuss the importance of knowing recovery resources to help guide your recovery. Check out our website for resource lists and a map to peer support services (mtpeernetwork.org).

Recovery Resources

Bill and Brent chat about stigma surrounding behavioral health. Mental Health Month is a great time to start a conversation about mental health and talking about it more reduces stigma.

Mental Health Month: Fighting Stigma

Brent and Amanda discuss the pros and cons of decriminalization of drugs. 
Controversial conversations is a series of dramatized discussions about topics and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of MPN or its board, staff, or affiliates.

Controversial Conversations: Decriminalziation of Drugs

Jim and Bill talk about how they were first introduced to peer support and the journey that led them to become peer supporters.

Getting Involved in Peer Support

Dennis Nyland, Montana Mental Health Ombudsman, talks about the Montana Mental Health Ombudsman's office. The office is able to help people find resources for themselves or others, hears complaints about services, and can help guide people through the mental health system in Montana. You can find more information at https://mhombudsman.mt.gov/.

Montana Mental Health Ombudsman

Jim and Andi talk about the upcoming Recovery Conference scheduled for August 20, 2021 at the Great Northern Best Western in Helena. You can learn more about the conference on our website at mtpeernetwork.org/rc2021.

Recovery Conference 2021 Preview

Savanah Webb talks about her recovery and how she stays on her pathway including meditation, understanding her limits, and making music. You can find Savanah's music at 
https://soundcloud.com/tatt2femm
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ilNlnczUj3V4plqRR7aEP
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoFH4c_R3tQ5xZ0PbqGQVPA

Savanah Webb's Recovery Story

Thomas Risberg discussed The Sober Life, a program in Great Falls for people in recovery to connect with others. All activities are free and either family friendly or have child care provided. The Sober Life is a model that can be used in any community.
https://www.allianceforyouth.org/the-sober-life
https://www.allianceforyouth.org/stop-the-stigma
https://www.facebook.com/TheSoberLife406
https://www.facebook.com/stopthestigma406

The Sober Life with Thomas Risberg

Lea Wetzel, MPN's new Recovery Coach, talks about her experiences as a White Bison Recovery Coach and how her indigenous traditions inform her recovery.
White Bison Website https://whitebison.org/
White Bison on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/whitebisoninc
Don Coyhis' YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/WBDonC
Lea's Warrior Down Talking Circle Support Group https://www.facebook.com/events/3809318185835792

Lea Wetzel and White Bison

Lea speaks with Terrance Lafromboise who comes from Siiksakaitstiitaapi - The Blackfoot Confederacy and lives on the Blackfeet Reservation located In North-Central Montana. Terrance has been invested in creating systemic change and healthy pathways within his communities on the Blackfeet Reservation.

Terrance Lafromboise

Lea is joined by G Little Eagle to talk about his recovery journey that has led him to be a Recovery Coach at One Health in Hardin. G offers many activities and support groups for people in recovery throughout the Billings and Hardin areas. He is also responsible for the "Carrying the Message Sobriety Conference scheduled in Billings May 27-30. You can learn more about G and his activities on his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thecheyguy.
You can also find information about the conference on Lea's page at https://www.facebook.com/unitedlegacies/posts/321057266873450 .

G Little Eagle

Lea talks about a training she was invited to attend form the SAMHSA GAINS Center on the topics of trauma and involvement in the criminal justice system. Learn more at https://www.samhsa.gov/gains-center.

GAINS Center Training and Trauma Informed Care

Kayla and Jim talk about how radical acceptance can help people in recovery as well as parents of children with special health care needs.

Radical Acceptance

MPN plays an important role in the state funded Drop in Centers. Lea and Jim discuss the history and development of DICs along with a vision of the future.

Drop-in Centers

Jim introduces our new podcast format. We will be increasing our podcast episodes and discussing current events to keep you informed of what is happening in the world of recovery and peer support!

Recovery Residence Fraud Case

Jim talks to Kayla and Beth about their experiences navigating the systems in Montana for children and youth with special health care needs.

Navigating Family Systems

Jim, Andi, and Beth share their experienced with depression diagnoses, how they affected their lives, and how they manage their symptoms.

Depression Deep Dive

Jim and Kayla talk about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in honor of ADHD Awareness month. Kayla shares her experiences with ADHD including how she copes what it looks and feels like.

ADHD Awareness

Lea and Jim share their experiences as advocates and the challenges we often do not talk about. Everyone wants to be an advocate but very few are willing to work towards solutions.

Advocacy Challenges

Lea talks to Ryan Jackson who offers Wellbriety from the 8th Judicial Veterans Court Program. Ryan has been involved in the criminal justice system and found purpose through offering a support group at Rocky Mountain Treatment Center.

Ryan Jackson

Jim and special guest Sami share their experiences with mental health crisis, the aftermath, what helped and how others can support.

Mental Health Crisis

Beth, Kayla, and Jim share their takeaways from our trip to Chicago for the Federation of Families Conference.

Federation for Families Conference Wrap-up

Nikki and Jim provide an update on community organizing which leads to an in depth conversation about recovery language.

Recovery Language

What does Medication Assisted Recovery actually look like? On this podcast we talk with Steven Samra. He’s the senior associate at the Center for Social Innovation and he shares his insight from using Medication Assisted Treatment in his own recovery.

Recovery Talks

Peer Support and Medication Assisted Recovery

MPN’s revamped the podcast! Join us this month as we discuss Thanksgiving (and Jim’s love for turkey), twitter (Alex is trying to teach Jim the concept of hashtags), upcoming trainings (Billings and Helena here we come!) and more. We are also joined by MPN’s Clinical Supervisor, Lynette Rodi, to chat about clinical supervision. We look forward to having you tune in!

Clinical Supervision

Every 4th Wednesday of the month, Montana’s Peer Network releases a new “Recovery Talks” podcast where we talk with guests around Montana, and the country, about recovery-related issues. This month’s podcast is on "The Recovery Movement in Montana." 

Alex and Jim share peer support themed new years resolutions from around the state, their own personal goals for 2018 and invite you to play the game "this year or last year?" with us on the pod!

The Recovery Movement in Montana

Jim and Andi discuss the Peer Advocacy and Leadership Project Passport. This is a way for you to track your progress through six training opportunities and be recognized as a peer leader. For more information, please visit http://mtpeernetwork.org/pal

Peer Advocacy and Leadership Passport

US Army Disabled American Veteran, Lawrence Rhone talks about his organization - Rhone's Farm and Retreat - a skill building retreat for warriors. Lawrence is a Federally Accredited Veterans' Advocate with the Office of General Council.
http://www.rhonesfarmretreat.com/

Lawrence Rhone Farm and Retreat

MPN members Laurie, Stacey, and Jennifer join Andi to discuss perspectives in recovery from a woman's point of view. How they have been shaped by women in their lives, how recovery has affected their relationships, and how they interact with peers of different genders.

Women in Recovery

Demetrius Fassas joins us to discuss the soon to open Butte SPIRIT Center, a transitional living house in Butte for men in recovery. Demetrius shares his recovery story and the journey that has led to the development of the Butte-Silver Bow Persons Invested in Recovery and Inner Transformation center.
http://buttespirit.org/

Butte Spirit Center with Demetrius Fassas

Montana’s Peer Network is a statewide peer run 501c3 non-profit recovery organization with a mission to lead the expansion and development of recovery-oriented behavioral health services in Montana.

We are a network of 1700+ individuals across Montana in recovery from mental health, substance abuse and or addiction struggles. We provide information, education, training, peer support and resources across the state using our own “lived experience” in long term recovery. This is the recovery movement. A national shift from a maintenance model of behavioral health to a recovery model, where every individual has access to care, choices, and the message that “recovery is possible.

Recovery Talks

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