//podcastplus.net/feed/recovery-talks~64ba611d 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. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:05:24 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1676916618-mtpeernetwork-mh-crisis.mp3 Jim and special guest Sami share their experiences with mental health crisis, the aftermath, what helped and how others can support. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:00:57 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1676916618-mtpeernetwork-mh-crisis.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1647522813-mtpeernetwork-adhd-awareness.mp3 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. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:03:21 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1647522813-mtpeernetwork-adhd-awareness.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1638589800-mtpeernetwork-depression-deep-dive.mp3 Jim, Andi, and Beth share their experienced with depression diagnoses, how they affected their lives, and how they manage their symptoms. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:02:24 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1638589800-mtpeernetwork-depression-deep-dive.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1518161641-mtpeernetwork-mhm-kayla.mp3 Jim talks with Kayla about here journey through the mental health system and how it has impacted her life as well as how she is raising her children. Sat, 20 May 2023 02:58:33 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1518161641-mtpeernetwork-mhm-kayla.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1513686283-mtpeernetwork-mhm2023.mp3 Mandy talks to Jim about her experiences receiving a new mental health diagnosis that has helped her understand her struggles and her recovery. Sat, 13 May 2023 22:40:09 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1513686283-mtpeernetwork-mhm2023.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1507591552-mtpeernetwork-mhm-beth-ayers.mp3 May is Mental Health Awareness Month!Beth shares her experiences as a parent of a child with a behavioral health issue and becoming a family peer supporter. Check out the resources at https://www.samhsa.gov/programs/mental-health-awareness-month and https://www.ffcmh.org/acceptanceweek. Sat, 06 May 2023 01:19:56 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1507591552-mtpeernetwork-mhm-beth-ayers.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1502372014-mtpeernetwork-fps-roundtable.mp3 Mandy talks to the MPN Family Peer Supporters, Beth, Jana, Erin, and Kayla, about their experiences as parents of children with special health care needs and how peer support can help families navigate systems of care. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:47:38 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1502372014-mtpeernetwork-fps-roundtable.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1486794664-mtpeernetwork-joanna-intara.mp3 Joanna Intara, LMFT, talks about trauma and how we react to it. Trauma responses can lead to behavioral health issues and Joanna tells us her perspective on addressing trauma. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 18:48:27 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1486794664-mtpeernetwork-joanna-intara.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1465374892-mtpeernetwork-jana-and-lucy-galarus.mp3 Jana and Lucy Galarus share their story of navigating the systems necessary for Lucy to thrive and how Family Peer Support could have been beneficial. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:00:38 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1465374892-mtpeernetwork-jana-and-lucy-galarus.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1465366438-mtpeernetwork-erin-faulkner.mp3 Erin, a Family Peer Supporter with Montana's Peer Network, shares her story of a Stickler Syndrome diagnosis, treatment, and raising a child with the same condition. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:30:10 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1465366438-mtpeernetwork-erin-faulkner.mp3