Larry Winter

Step #4 in Recovery is, “We share our Plan of Recovery with a spiritual being and at least one other person.” Today, you are the one other person. I attended a therapy appointment earlier today. We reviewed my Plan of Recovery: This is my Plan of Recovery. It is a concrete tool I use to […]

The week away was full of activities. Monday, June 9, 2025 I attended the “National Rural Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addictions Conference” at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. I participated in a day-long lesson on “Professional Development of Ethical Competency” by Jeffrey A Ahonen. As a Certified Peer Specialist and Certified Advanced

This will be my last post until Monday, June 16, 2025. During the interim, if you need some food to fill your soul, you can access previous blogs at my website https://superhumanbeing.net/blog/ There is a lot about the actions I have taken in Recovery that I don’t recall. Recently, in my role as a peer

In moments of a mental health crisis, such as a hospitalization or accessing outpatient services, it is not unusual to see family members, friends, or strangers who would ordinarily not pay attention to each other begin to converse with one another to share shock and distress. People who barely know each other begin to comfort

Liz Bartz, Trainer and Development Specialist for Behavioral Health at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, invited me to be a guest presenter at a Crisis Services Training. She wants people with lived experience to share their perspective on mental health, substance misuse, and trauma conditions. As a Certified Peer Specialist, I add a valuable dimension

There is a highway near our home. When we proceed up the off-ramp, we come to a stoplight. While we wait for the light to turn green, we feel the bridge shake. This is due to vehicles crossing the bridge intersection. Have you ever attended a sporting event where fans were on their feet cheering

When I was suffering for years with depression, anxiety, and trauma, Recovery was unheard of for me. Once I became familiar with it, it was a strange new teaching. People in the Recovery community show me not just how to survive, but how to thrive in life. Living is possible in communion with our brothers

The stigma of having mental health, substance misuse, and trauma conditions is not a thing of the past. The meaning of stigma is “A negative label or belief attached to something, like a trait, condition, or group, leading to disapproval and discrimination.” (Oxford Dictionary) Today, we continue to see, hear, and experience the stigma of

Due to a computer issue, I was unable to post the blog for May 28th. To receive May 29th scroll down to view the blog. Not to worry, you missed something here, it is. Mental wellness invites us to reflect on how the ways of Recovery correspond with our natural desire for happiness. Recovery places

Recovery teaches us to find balance between serving others and getting what we want or need.  We may have been doing for others our entire lives, only to fill a void within ourselves or to be liked. By asserting ourselves, we may think we are being selfish, or others may say we are selfish. By