Multiple Pathways and Multiple Destinations with Stacey Levin

#87: This week we are joined by Stacey Levin (she/her), a dual Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and Certified Community Health Worker. Stacey manages the statewide mobile harm reduction outreach team at Parent Support Network of Rhode Island. In her work as a peer and community health worker, her job is not to get folks to an ultimate destination. Rather, she reminds us that recovery can be defined very differently from person to person... and there are as many ways to be in recovery as there are people in it. Check out the episode to hear more of our conversation with Stacey, including:

• The importance of a community aspect to modern-day harm reduction.
• Stacey's everyday goal: to develop connections with folks so they feel seen, respected, and loved just because they are a person.
• The nuances of her experience in a 12 step program, and learning to operate within that.
• How Stacey pours into herself to maintain the capacity to show up for others on a deeper level.
• The journey that brought her to where she is now, and why she has dedicated her life to working with and helping others.

Check out these resources provided by Stacey:

• https://preventoverdoseri.org/ 
• https://nextdistro.org/
• https://helpthehomelessri.org/
• www.psnri.org

To connect with Stacey, add her on LinkedIn. 

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If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health or substance use related crisis, the following resources can provide immediate help.*

If you are experiencing a medical/mental health emergency, dial 911.

• Dial 988 for the SAMSHA Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.  Available 24/7
• Text “HOME” to 741-741 for the NAMI Crisis Text Line.  Available 24/7
• Dial 1-800-622-2255 to connect with a nearby treatment center & community resources through NCADD Hope Line. Available 24/7
• Call/text 1-844-326-5400 for The GSCA CARES Warm Line.  Answered by Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists with lived experience of SUD.  Available any day of the year, 8:30am-11pm EST

*Note: The resources listed are provided for informational purposes only.  This list is not comprehensive and does not constitute an endorsement by The Phoenix or the Rise Recover Live Podcast.

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