Cause for Conversation
A mental health and wellbeing podcast from Solent Mind, Hampshire's largest mental health charity.
Cause for Conversation
Ep 1: The Power of Peer Support
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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Cause for Conversation is a new mental health podcast from Solent Mind. In our first episode, we talk to Becky Hawke and Dr Katt Petersen about how peer support is helping people feel validated and supported, giving them tools and resilience through sharing lived experiences.
Introduction
Meet the guests: Becky and Katt
Defining peer support
Peer support in practice: NHS Talking Therapies
Setting boundaries
What makes Solent Mind’s peer support approach unique?
Client feedback on peer support
The power of validation
Peer support as a stepping stone to therapy
Stigma around mental health in different communities
Making peer support training accessible
The common path from service user to Solent Mind staff
Advice for new peer support service users
Embracing non-linear recovery journeys
Closing remarks