Sharon Fitzpatrick is a pillar of the peer recovery support community in Ohio. Join Gabe and Juliet as Sharon tells us her story and explains how those experiences brought her to the work of peer support. Sharon also shares that there is a stigma against peers in the workplace, and we all need to be aware of that.
Don't be paranoid, but be aware, that they're looking. The clinicians are looking, the providers are looking, your family is looking. As soon, as soon as I say I'm managing my mental illness or as soon as I say I'm in recovery, I'm not, I'm not using they're looking. The preachers are looking, the police is looking, the teachers. When you interact with your teachers in school, they looking. How are you showing up? I'm not saying it's right. That stigma is there. So, let's be aware of it. ~Sharon Fitzpatrick
