BENEFITS OF LIVED EXPERIENCE

Peer recovery specialists, or peer support workers can provide many benefits to people seeking recovery from substance use disorders or struggles with mental health, such as:

• Shared Understanding

  • Peer recovery specialists have been through the recovery process themselves, so they can help others by sharing their experiences and providing a level of understanding that other professionals may not be able to offer.

• Improved Treatment Outcomes

  • Peer recovery support can help people stay in treatment, reduce relapses, and increase satisfaction with treatment.

• Improved Social Connectedness

  • Peer recovery specialists can help people identify new social environments and improve their social connections.

• Increased Hope

  • The relationship between a peer recovery specialist and the person in recovery can help increase connection and inspire hope.

• Self-Empowerment

  • Peer recovery specialists can help people develop goals, create strategies, and take steps to build fulfilling lives.

Lived experience adds a perspective that will help people incorporate better decision-making and more informed decisions into their lives through their recovery journey.

Tree of Hope has adult peer specialists and youth peer specialists! If you are interested in going through your own recovery journey and need support, do not be afraid to contact us!