Grow - stories of hope and recovery in Mental Health
Inspiring and practical stories of mental health Recovery and personal growth through Grow and its programs in Australia. Grow is a community mental health organisation run principally by members with a structured peer to peer 12 step recovery program. These personal accounts share insights into how they became unwell, what was happening in their life, when they realised they needed to change and then how they did it. Grows’ unique program. group method, caring community and leadership model serve as the backdrop to these humble but life changing accounts.
Episodes
Hi, and welcome to Grow Stories of Recovery and Hope podcast. Here, you'll find inspiring conversations on how people started getting well through the Grow program and where they are at today. Please enjoy.
In this episode, Susie shares her eight-year journey from severe mental health struggles — including diagnoses of depression, bipolar and schizoaffective disorder — to recovery through the Grow program. She describes a turning-p...
Welcome to Grow's Stories of Recovery and Hope podcast, where we explore the transformative journeys of individuals finding healing through the Grow program. In this episode, we meet Mel, a long-time participant of Grow, who takes us through her path from a turbulent past marked by depression and trauma to a brighter future filled with resilience and leadership.
Mel shares candidly about her challenging upbringing, marked by const...
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow's Stories of Recovery and Hope podcast, where we delve into the transformative journey of Greg Indrikson. Join us as Greg shares his candid testimony of battling severe depression and isolation from a young age, how he found a lifeline in the Grow program, and the supportive community that helped him rise above his struggles.
Throughout the episode, Greg reflects on his painful experiences wit...
Teena talks to Dave and Darryl about her life before - feeling worthless, her lack of any understanding or insight into her personal value and self-worth. How those around her were determining how she felt and thought about herself and her eventual hospitalization due to it all. We then discover her first awkward encounter with Grow and the journey to finding her voice, being able to speak up and get out to a new life.
Lindy interviews Nick and discusses his undiagnosed childhood mental health issues which lead to episodes of psychosis and hospitalisation. Then trace his deliberate decision to breakthrough to being a valued and valuable member of his community and not limited by the 'diagnosis' .
Lindy and Vicky discuss genetic conditions mental health and chronic illness amongst other issues affecting recovery. They also discuss whether having personal boundaries with loved ones is helpful during the recovery journey and Vicky's extensive contributions to mental health at various levels and capacities.
Lindy chats to Peter about his hospitalisation for mental health on top of other health issues. Plus how he's now active and contributing to his own and others recovery while balancing time with a young family.
Introduction to the channel and what to expect from the interviews of people's recovery journey through Grow and their stories of personal progress with Mental Health, addiction, breakdown and overwhelm amongst other things.
Lindy interviews single mother Claudia who was overwhelmed with post-natal depression, guilt, trauma and depression and her remarkable journey to Grow and its online e-Group meeting.
Lindy interviews Lauren and discusses her Recovery journey as part of Grow's unique Semi-rural residential rehabilitation community in South West Sydney. From 'ice' addiction to rehab resident then full circle to becoming a rehab worker Lauren is a real story of success and persistence.
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