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Violet MadderOkay, so: Peer Support is a thing. It's not widely known, and it's IMPORTANT. A Peer Support Specialist reaches across, not down. Non-hierarchical-- that's literally a requirement spelled out in the job description. We close the liminal space between "patient" and "well person". We bridge the gap between the person receiving care and their therapist/doctor etc. We're the people you want knocking on the door when you're having a major personal crisis-- you know, instead of the people with guns. We've lived through our own crises/trauma/illness/addiction/etc, and we know how it actually feels. This isn't just some cute hand-holding role. It's a crucial part of a larger movement to integrate and humanize-- frankly, to TRANSFORM-- healthcare. That's the agenda, straight up. And I even get to fucking SAY THAT out loud. And how do we enact this subversive scheme? By using empathy to relate to people, while helping empower them to determine and work on their OWN damn recovery goals, without judging. Trying to "fix" people leads to burnout. Coercion and punishment have diminishing returns-- you can't force anybody to get better by kicking them when they're already down. Stigma has done massive damage. So we slow down, give an actual shit, and walk WITH people while they learn to fish, instead of beating fish over their heads, get it? How's that for revolutionary.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/praxis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#praxis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mentalillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalillness</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trauma</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/traumainformed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#traumainformed</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/peersupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peersupport</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/peergroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peergroups</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recovery</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resilience</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/supportgroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#supportgroups</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/peersupportspecialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peersupportspecialist</a>

Bel TamtuHi I'm Tamtu, or Jarek. I'm a <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canadian</a> <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/dragon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragon</a> and a <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/gryphon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gryphon</a> and involved in the <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#furry</a> fandom and identify as a <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/therian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#therian</a>I'm into <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#knitting</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/crochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crochet</a> , I play <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VideoGames</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/TTRPGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TTRPGs</a> and sometimes GM. I like <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TV</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a> and watch a lot of <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/MinecraftYouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftYouTube</a> like <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/Hermitcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hermitcraft</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/LifeSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LifeSeries</a> I'm <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NonBinary</a> <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a> I am <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/polygender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polygender</a> I live as a <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/transmasc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transmasc</a> man to strangers offline and online and in <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> spaces I am openly nonbinary. I am <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/pansexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pansexual</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/poly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poly</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/kinky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kinky</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/aromantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aromantic</a> spectrumI'm <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> legally and I have <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/bipolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bipolar</a> with <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/psychosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psychosis</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> and <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autism</a> and I am training to be a <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/PeerSupportSpecialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeerSupportSpecialist</a> I sometimes talk NSFW topics but don't worry I like to cw stuff whether it's NSFW or just my rambling (unless I'm mentioning my owner)I used to be a practicing <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/NeoPagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeoPagan</a> <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/wiccan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wiccan</a> and sometimes that comes up againI like <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/IndiePerfumes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndiePerfumes</a> like <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/BPAL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BPAL</a> I like to <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> to visit friends

showUP<a href="https://heads.social/@hillzy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hillzy</a> <a href="https://shakedown.social/@ll_rain" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ll_rain</a> We have plans to offer more in the future and one day have a secure website where we will transition our discord offerings & eventually incorporate as a 501c3. We are not medical professionals-we are <a href="https://heads.social/tags/peers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peers</a>, however several of our <a href="https://heads.social/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#volunteers</a> have been & will be <a href="https://heads.social/tags/MentalHealthFirstAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MentalHealthFirstAid</a> certified, and one of our cofounders is certified in <a href="https://heads.social/tags/WRAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WRAP</a> & as a <a href="https://heads.social/tags/PeerSupportSpecialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeerSupportSpecialist</a>

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