Ep 1: The Power of Peer Support

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.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:54 Meet the guests: Becky and Katt
• 2:01 Defining peer support
• 3:02 Peer support in practice: NHS Talking Therapies
• 4:50 Setting boundaries
• 6:29 What makes Solent Mind’s peer support approach unique?
• 7:23 Client feedback on peer support
• 10:14 The power of validation
• 15:01 Peer support as a stepping stone to therapy
• 15:59 Stigma around mental health in different communities
• 18:23 Making peer support training accessible
• 27:33 The common path from service user to Solent Mind staff
• 28:02 Advice for new peer support service users
• 30:06 Embracing non-linear recovery journeys
• 34:11 Closing remarks