Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement I was born and raised in Menomonie, Wisconsin. For much of my childhood, I bounced back and forth between my parents who both struggled with mental illness and addiction. I rarely felt secure in my own environment and didn’t know how to cope with the instability and dysfunction.…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement I was born and raised in Iowa. I didn’t have the best parental guidance growing up and suffered severe child abuse from my drunken father. At school I struggled with fitting in and faced bullying on a regular basis. The only role model I had was a farmer…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement I grew up in Eau Claire, WI as the oldest of three boys. Our parents divorced when I was quite young, and one of my siblings has special needs, so while we’ve been challenged as a family, our circumstances ultimately enriched our lives and brought us closer together.…
Service Array: Individual Skill Enhancement and Development Service Planning Recovery Coach Growing up in Bloomer, WI, I felt like I never quite fit in socially, and was unsure of how to process the abuse I witnessed around me. I turned to drinking and other substances as a coping mechanism. After two decades of self-medicating, everything…
Service Array: Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Individual Skill Development and Enhancement (ISDE) Recovery Coach Youth Mentor I was born and raised in Eau Claire, WI and came from a good home. At an early age I started hanging out with a group of people that were headed down a dark path. I started using drugs…