PEER Voices Podcast

PEER Voices Podcast

The PEER Center

Episodes 29
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Oct 2018
Latest Episode Oct 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
Hosting
peervoices.libsyn.com

Contact & Outreach

About This Podcast

PEER Voices Podcast focuses on information valuable for peers in the state of Ohio -- and beyond. Hosted by peers with information designed for peers, tune in biweekly to learn more.

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Recent Episodes

S4E4 From Trauma to Thriving: PJ Jackson on Healing & Recovery

Oct 29, 2025 27m

What if healing from trauma isn't about reliving the pain, but about taking back your power and rewriting your story? In this episode, Pristina "PJ" Jackson reveals how she turned childhood trauma…

S4E3 How Advocacy Strengthens Recovery with Cheri Walter

Oct 15, 2025 32m

Peer support saves lives, reduces relapse, and strengthens recovery — yet too often, it's undervalued and underfunded. In this episode, hosts Juliet Dorris-Williams and Gabe Howard sit down with…

S4E2 Wearing Many Hats: The Multi-Role Life of a Peer Supporter

Oct 01, 2025 30m

In peer support, your title might say "peer supporter / specialist," but your life experience, education, and skills often add up to much more. Many peers wear multiple hats—combining lived…

S4E1 Walking the Same Road: Why Self-Care May Look Different for Peers vs Clinicians

Sep 17, 2025 41m

Whether you're a certified peer supporter or a licensed clinician, the work of supporting others can be deeply meaningful—but also deeply draining. Both roles carry heavy emotional weight, and both…

S3E6 From Darkness to Determination: Stephanie Mitchell Hughes on Surviving Depression and Finding Strength

Sep 25, 2024 27m

In this powerful episode of PEERVoices, Gabe Howard and Juliet Dorris-Williams sit down with Stephanie Mitchell Hughes, Assistant Director at NAMI Franklin County, to explore her deeply personal…

S3E5 Learn About Power-Neutral Approaches to Mental Health Recovery

Sep 11, 2024 28m

Join Juliet Dorris-Williams and Gabe Howard on PEERVoices as they sit down with Teresa Conley, the longtime manager of Pathway Clubhouse in Columbus, Ohio. Teresa shares her 33 years of experience in…

S3E4 What Is a Peer Respite? With Michelle Beyer from ASCEND

Aug 28, 2024 29m

In this episode of PEERVoices, hosts Juliet Dorris-Williams and Gabe Howard sit down with Michelle Beyer, executive director of ASCEND and a passionate advocate for peer support. Michelle shares…

S3E3 Empowering Through Peer Support with eCPR's Kimberly Ewing

Aug 14, 2024 22m

In this insightful episode, our hosts speak with Kimberly Ewing, the lead trainer for eCPR, about the transformative power of peer support. Moving beyond the common perception of peer support as just…

S3E2 Peer Advocacy: Finding Our Voice and Overcoming Stigma

Jul 31, 2024 25m

Join our hosts for an in-depth conversation about the power and challenges of peer advocacy in mental health and addiction recovery. Featuring guest Cheri L. Walter from OACBHA, this episode explores…

S3E1 Bridging the Gap: Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Recovery

Jul 17, 2024 28m

In this episode, our hosts sit down with the CEO of the Summit Recovery Hub, China Darrington, to explore the often-contentious divide between mental health and substance use disorder recovery. China…

S2E6 PEERVoices Season Wrap Up

Mar 20, 2024 32m

Well, this is it! Another season of PEERVoices done. Join Gabe and Juliet as they speak with our editor, Lisa Kiner, about the highlights of the 2023 season of PEERVoices. We talk about our favorite…

S2E5 Not All Doors Need to Be Locked. The RI International Method to Crisis Care with Vincent Sabino

Mar 06, 2024 30m

Part of the stigma of mental illness and addiction is that those living with these conditions are erratic, unpredictable, and violent. But that simply isn't true. Join us as Vincent Sabino, the state…

S2E4 Discussing Past Trauma and Future Advocacy with Sharon Fitzpatrick

Feb 21, 2024 35m

Sharon Fitzpatrick is a pillar of the peer recovery support community in Ohio. Join Gabe and Juliet as Sharon tells us her story and explains how those experiences brought her to the work of peer…

S2E3 Professionalizing the Workforce with Dr. Drew Moss

Feb 07, 2024 24m

OhioMHAS recently announced that the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professional Board will begin handling some aspect of the certification or peer recovery supporters in Ohio. What does that mean? Will…

S2E2 The Professional Growth of Peer Support with OhioPRO's ED Michael Krause

Jan 24, 2024 21m

When you hear the phrase "peer advocacy" do you think of someone standing on a stage sharing their personal story? But what about all the other types of work peer recovery supporters are doing? Are…

S2E1 Addressing Law Enforcement and Peer Tensions

Jan 10, 2024 23m

We've all heard horror stories of what happens when police officers have to deal with people living with mental illness. What can we do to make horrible things not happen so often? The answer is CIT,…

Revisiting Services at Your Workplace

May 15, 2019 23m

Our last show discussed the pros and cons of peer recovery supporters receiving services from the place where they work. Turns out that our hosts, Juliet C. Dorris-Williams and Gabe Howard, have more…

Should You Receive Services at Your Workplace?

May 08, 2019 21m

Should peer recovery supporters receive services from the place where they work? Or is it better to go elsewhere? This common question doesn't have a straightforward answer. You trust the quality of…

Over a Decade of Peer Support: TPC's AD Reminisces

Apr 10, 2019 27m

On this episode of PEER Voices, our hosts, Juliet C. Dorris-Williams and Gabe Howard, are joined by TPC's Assistant Director, Deidra James. Deidra has been with The PEER Center since its founding,…

RecoveryOhio Advisory Council's Initial Report

Mar 27, 2019 21m

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine created the RecoveryOhio Initiative to coordinate and improve how the state addresses mental health and substance use disorders. The Advisory Council includes a diverse…

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PEER Voices Podcast has published 29 episodes since October 2018, covering topics in Health & Fitness.

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