Ilona and Joy talk with Taylor Gayle White, a nontraditional undergraduate student at UNC Greensboro who is a mental health first aid instructor and also a recovery program assistant. Taylor has a powerful life journey that is informed by the tenet: “how can I be the best version of myself’ every single day.
Key Takeaways:
- Reframe on what it means to be in recovery
- The power of education about mental illness and addiction
- Cultivating a community of friends who support you no matter what
- Navigating reentry from prison back into the free world
- Reaching out before a crisis sets in and having coping skills at the ready
- What to do without access to phone or social media
- Continual reflection on self-worth and self-compassion
- “I’m worth it if I work it.”
- Collegiate Recovery: https://collegiaterecovery.org/
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