Recovery Talks

Jim and Lea talk about what is on the schedule for our Recovery Conference September 10 at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena. Learn more at mtpeernetwork.org/rc2022

MPN's new Assistant Director, Mandy Nunes, shares her recovery story and talks to Lea about the excitement of joining the MPN team.

Lea, Bill, and Nikki talk about how gratitude helps them maintain their recoveries.

Lea Talks with Frank Richards of Building Lives by Building Structure. This 501c3 Non-profit organization is focused on building up the capability to create sustainable change and end poverty on the Hoopa Valley Tribal reservation.

Jim and Lea discuss how balance helps them maintain their recovery.

Lea and Jim talk to Stella Zine about how harm reduction principles can be a pathway to recovery for many, including those who are doing or have been involved with sex work. Stella and Lea are both part of the Group Peer Support Team (https://grouppeersupport.org/gps-team/). Stella has been a support group facilitator for survivors of domestic violence, is a former board member for Atlanta Harm Re...

Lea shares her experience at the Summer Solstice '22 event in Pe’ Sla and on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Jim and Lea are joined again by Beth and Andi to continue the discussion around family peer support. In this podcast, Andi, Beth, and Lea talk about how their own self stigma affected their experiences with their children.

Jim and Lea are joined by MPN Board member Beth Ayers and Andi, MPN staff member, to discuss family peer support. Beth, Lea, and Andi all have lived experience in raising children with behavioral health challenges and MPN is working to create family peer support to assist other parents and caregivers as they navigate the behavioral health system with their children. We are also looking for parents...

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...

Lea and Jim talk about the Healing Together Conference that Lea attended in April 2022. The Conference was sponsored by Native Dads Network, The Native Wellness Institute, White Bison, and Native American Fatherhood & Families Association. You can learn more about the conference at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-together-conference-tickets-174019094797

In honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day, Jo Wagner shares her story as the widow of a murdered indigenous man from the Blackfeet Reservation. Jo's husband, Shane LaPlante, was murdered in 2017. Please note: This podcasts contains descriptions of violence and may be triggering to some listeners.

Lea and Bill are joined by Todd Tecca from Our Place Drop-in Center in Helena, MT. "Our Place is a safe, physical space for men and women to create new beginnings. Our Place is a peer-run support program specializing in behavioral challenges and those recovering from addiction." Learn more at https://www.goodsamhelena.org/our-place/

Martin St Goddar joins Lea for a discussion of his recovery journey and how the 8th Judicial Veterans' Treatment court helped him get into recovery. Martin shares his experiences with addiction in his family and how he has made the journey into recovery.

Roanna Gets Down Often and Robert He Does It join Lea and Jim to talk about their recovery and the drop in center located in Hardin, MT. Learn about the services offered at the Drop-in Center and how they are helping those in recovery in their community.

Lea talks to Dean Snow of The Sober Life in Great Falls about his recovery pathway and how The Sober Life has helped him and others maintain their recovery.

Jim and Lea talk to Clinical Social Worker Christine May about difficult relationships. How to spot potential issues and what to look for in your own reactions to ensure you are maintaining healthy relationships. Christine's bio can be found at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/mt/billings/404701?sid=62266db58c8f5&ref=10 The "personal Bill of Rights" mentioned in the podcast can be fou...

Jim and Lea talk about the struggles of letting go of unhealthy relationships in order to maintain your recovery.

Following the tragic death of Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, Lea and Jim discuss the role of behavioral health in the workplace. Some resources mentioned in the podcast are listed below. https://www.yahooinc.com/assets/pdfs/612d0f375839641ea25f03f2-yahoo-thementalhealthmatrix-whitepaper.pdf https://worldatwork.org/workspan/articles/a-corporate-coalition-takes-on-employee-mental-health

Jim and Lea discuss the challenges of making relationships work in recovery.

Bill Hartford, MPN's Peer Services Coordinator, talks about his recovery journey and what led him to become a staff member at MPN.

Lea, Amanda, Bill D and Bill H talk about how their recovery has been enhanced by setting goals for themselves. Behavioral Health issues can limit our ability to reach our goals - or even set attainable goals fro ourselves.

Lea talks with Kelli Rutherford, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe who works in human resources at the Native American Health Center in Oakland, Ca. She oversees everything Covid related - policy, prevention, procedures - and is a project manager for Native American Heritage Month. She also has the privilege to work directly with the president of The Native Wellness Institute, Theda New Breast. Kell...

Misti Toineeta joins Lea for a discussion of cultural influence and the Drop In Center in Lodge Grass, Montana. Misit has been in recovery for 6 years after a 25 year struggle with meth and alcohol. She is a Peer Support Specialist, Master Trainer for Narcan Use, Indigenous Doula, and runs the Lodge Grass Drop-in Center. Misti loves giving back and believes that "the Lord put me on this path and I...

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.