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Working Today for a Brighter & Better Tomorrow!
Sharing OUR STORIES of Recovery & Success!
We share OUR STORIES to inspire, encourage, and motivate others to know that Brighter & Better Tomorrows are possible for ALL of US!
STORIES OF HOPE
Meet Olinda Ricard-Hodge
Entrepreneur, Suicide Prevention Trainer, Speaker and Advocate
“Mrs. Olinda” Ricard-Hodge is an Entrepreneur, Suicide Prevention Trainer, Certified Peer Specialist-Mental Health (CPS-MH) and Certified Peer Specialist-Parent (CPS-P) who never imagined that her lived experiences would
lead her to work as a member of the Lawrenceville Police Department / View Point Health’s Community Response Team.
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Meet Charisse Parker
Recovery Advocate
She Believed She Could, So She Did
My story is one that is still ongoing. It is still being written every day. As I look back over the past 45 years, I think about where I've been, where I am now,
and where I'm going.
I also think about who I was, who I am now, and who I am growing to be.
Meet Candis Y. McDow
Author, Poet, Freelance Writer,
and Mental Health Advocate.
Candis Y. McDow is an author, poet, freelance writer, and mental health advocate. Her mental health journey
of recovery began in October 2014,
only two months after experiencing
the most terrifying
experiences of her life.
Meet Sonja Felton
Entrepreneur, Speaker and Advocate
Sonja Felton faced many intellectual, mental, and physical health issues herself. She overcame many obstacles along her journey and recognized the resilience in herself needed to thrive and achieve overall wellness. Because of her experience and perseverance, she developed an interest
in sparking HOPE in others like her.
