Michele B.
State Certified Peer Supporter
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Michele is a person with lived experience of mental health recovery. Michele provides mental health education, advocacy, and policy analysis to public and private entities. Michele designs and delivers mental health workshops and training. Michele delivers public speeches and presentations on mental health policy matters. Michele facilitates Peer Support groups and provides Coaching Services to peers.
About Michele Bibby
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Biography
I am a person with many years of lived experience with a mood disorder. I am a retired Human Resource Manager. I’m a Certified Peer Specialist, a long seasoned DBSA facilitator and a former DBSA Chapter President. I have completed Whole Health Action Management Training as well as Intensive Peer Support Training. Peer Support is my passion!
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My Recovery Story
I started attending DBSA support groups about 20 years ago. The DBSA groups and the Peer Support I received normalized living with a mood disorder and opened my mind to the possibility of being in recovery from a mood disorder. DBSA support groups saved my life and they helped me begin my recovery journey. In the years following my first DBSA support group, I have gained the skills to live with a mood disorder and thrive in all aspects of my life.
My Motivation To Help
I lived many years with a mood disorder and dealt with many life interruptions due to my mood disorder. I didn't have a full understanding of how I would go from a good place of wellness to being very unwell. About 15 years ago I completed my Wellness Recovery Action Plan and it gave me insight into my own pattern of unraveling. I now know the early warning signs to pay attention to in order to avoid crisis episodes. I would like to share lessons I've learned on my long recovery journey (failures and successes) and to assist peers in gaining the insight they need to avoid the life interruptions a mood disorder can bring.
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