Gratitude and Celebration: Helen and Valerie Take Their Own Advice

About this episode

Helen and Valerie celebrate their podcast's five-year anniversary and reflect on their journey in mental health and recovery.

Gratitude and celebration are fundamental building blocks of mental health; both practices have figured frequently in previous episodes. This time, Helen and Valerie take their own advice and stop to recognize recent landmarks for the podcast. Mental Health: Hope and Recovery has just reached its five-year anniversary and the completion of its 65th episode. They provide a portrait of their goal to educate and inspire an increasing audience of people who are fighting for recovery, and those who love and support them. With candor they explore the highs and lows of their journey, express their immense gratitude to many individuals and organizations who’ve provided encouragement and insight, and celebrate the achievement of their dreams fulfilled. Find Valerie and Helen at https://www.mentalhealthhopeandrecovery.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Helen, Valerie

Topics covered

• gratitude
• celebration
• mental health
• recovery
• podcast milestones

Keywords

• gratitude
• celebration
• mental health
• recovery
• podcast
• milestones
• inspiration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mental Health: Hope and Recovery, Mind Body Spirit.fm

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