HoCo Community Chat December '24 - Let's Talk Holiday Stress & Mental Health Peer Support

Time Stamps:

SB, topic and guest introduction 0:00

Aaron’s story and his work at the health department 5:00

How does personal experience help Aaron’s work as a peer 12:32

BREAK 16:03

Second half welcome16:58

Sara’s work and resources available at Grassroots 17:58

Leading causes of holiday stress 22:32

Holiday pressures and how it feels when abusing substances 25:16

Giving cultural responsive care 26:52

Maintaining the giving spirit alive after the holidays 29:50

Staying clean through the holiday season 32:06

Encouraging tips to get through the holiday season 33:00

Grassroots contact info 34:56

Aaron’s message for listeners 35:03

A message to the families of those who are struggling with substance use 35:50

Jackie’s closing message 42:45

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