Thanks to all of you! Jason, thanks for the plug about the blog series I did (with you as my fabulous editor)
I have listed the series,'Bringing it Home' in order with titles/ links:
Blog One: The cultural shift from storytelling to evidence
Lived experience/'family' informing the evidence chain
http://eenet.ca/bringing-it-home-one/
Blog Two: Three Fights and One Epilogue
1) Fighting Stigma 2) Fighting Cyclical Shadows 3) Fighting Toxic Inaction
http://eenet.ca/bringing-it-home-two/
Blog Three: Peering at a Problem
The 'evolution' of Peer Support, Lived Experience & Family Advocacy, and Other Hats
http://eenet.ca/bringing-it-home-three/
Blog Four: A Tale of Two Rabbits: Drawing Parallels to Alice in Wonderland
Parallels/ analogy to the worlds of addiction, mental health and grief/loss
http://eenet.ca/bringing-it-home-four/
Blog Five: Let's Talk Big Bad Wolves
Re-triggered trauma & negotiating safety for the lived experience/'family' voice
http://eenet.ca/bringing-it-home-five/
Blog Six: Meaningful Engagement (and Winnie The Pooh)
Exploring meaningful engagement (who defines that?) for lived experience/’family’
http://eenet.ca/bringing-it-home-six/
Betty-Lou Kristy
Lived Experience/‘Family’ Advocate- Mental Health, Addiction, Trauma & Bereavement
PROVIDING EVIDENCE from community to systems level policy, planning & governance