Susan Mader, MSSW, CPSOct 143 min readBelong to The Gathering Place Circle of SupportThe circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. A circle represents limitless things, among them unity and wholeness. Unity...
Amy Payne, CPS, Executive DirectorOct 148 min readFrom Then to Now, Ashley Le SageThe goal for many people that have mental health conditions with or without substance abuse, is recovery. The Substance Abuse and Mental...
Susan Mader, MSSW, CPSOct 142 min readWhat is Peer Support and Why is it so Effective? When I was in the throes of mental distress, I did not have the insight that what I was experiencing had a name—“mental illness.” Nor...
Susan Mader, MSSW, CPSJun 71 min readAnxiety. What if feels like to me.I like the analogy that anxiety is a heavy rock. Yelling at it won’t make it go away. But sometimes, if you take the time to feel the...