Peer Reflections

Nurturing Wellness through Creativity and Compassion
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Peer Reflections

Nurturing Wellness through Creativity and Compassion

Welcome to Peer Reflections

At Peer Reflections, we celebrate the power of storytelling, creativity, and gratitude to illuminate paths to healing. This space is your companion on the journey toward self-discovery and emotional wellness.

Through skill-building and education in Peer Support, heartfelt storytelling in Peer Reflections, and creative inspiration in Through the Lens, we offer a compassionate space for connection and growth. Whether you’re looking for practical tools, creative encouragement, or a spark of hope, Peer Reflections is here to remind you: you are not alone.

Let’s embrace healing one step, one story, and one reflection at a time.

Peer Support

Building Skills for the Journey

Explore the power of peer support through education and practical tools. This space is dedicated to sharing mental health concepts, emotional regulation skills, and recovery-focused strategies that empower growth. Learn how small, intentional steps can create meaningful change and help you navigate life’s challenges with resilience and hope.

Peer Reflections

Stories of Hope, Resilience and Growth

Sharing the raw and real stories of resilience. These personal reflections highlight the challenges and triumphs of mental health journeys, offering relatable insights and fostering connection. Each story is a reminder that healing is a shared experience, and growth is always possible.

Through The Lens

A Journey in Art and Healing

Dive into a world of creative expression. From photography to painting, digital art to watercolors, this section showcases heartfelt creations that inspire connection and reflection. Explore how creativity can spark joy, promote healing, and uncover hidden paths to self-discovery.

Recent Posts

  • Spark of Light

    Bright colors catch our attention—do we dare take the time to mindfully notice? Notice the way the lights intertwine, the lines as they burst outward from the screen, alive with motion and energy. Happiness shows up in small and unexpected ways. Sometimes it’s quiet and subtle, and other times, it’s loud—vibrant—right in our faces. When…

  • My Walk with Happiness

    Before understanding happiness I had been depressed for a long while—it was a postpartum thing. Then one day, my darling husband told me we could finally purchase an electric fireplace for our living room. He worked overnight shifts and slept during the day, so I recruited some close family friends to help assemble the unit.…

  • Getting to Know: Happiness

    Happiness: A Fleeting Feeling or a Piece of the Puzzle? Happiness is one of the most sought-after emotions, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood. Unlike fear, which keeps us safe, or sadness, which allows us to process loss, happiness doesn’t seem to have a survival function. It often feels fleeting, appearing in bursts—when…

  • Through the Lens: Sadness

    Stillness Above The Surface Sadness can feel empty and hollow. We may struggle with feeling lifeless—just floating along—or find ourselves wanting to hunker down because the world might not understand the depth of our sorrow. This image reflects that sensation: black and white, gloomy, even eerie. But sadness is more than what we see on…

  • My walk with Sadness

    A friend of mine was heartbroken after the loss of their animal companion. They were distraught and vulnerable—and on top of their grief, they were judging themselves for feeling it so deeply. “It was just a pet,” they said. “This shouldn’t be affecting me this much. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat…” But the truth…

  • Emotional Regulation: Sadness

    Getting to Know Sadness Sadness is an emotion we all experience, yet it remains one of the most complex and misunderstood. Many assume sadness is simply about tears—crying when we grieve. And while grief is generally accepted, it often comes with an unspoken time limit. When we lose someone we love, there’s an expectation to…

  • Lucy, The Unexpected Ally

    Lucy, the Unexpected Ally This is Lucy. She was a cellar spider that lived in our dining room. The first time I noticed her, my immediate reaction was fear—I wanted her gone. But then, I saw what she was doing. Lucy had captured a harlequin lady beetle, better known as an Asian beetle. These invasive…

  • My Walk with Fear

    The Old Me As a child, I hated being scared. My brothers used to hide in my room or sneak up behind me. They would jump out and say, “Boo.” I would fall to the floor in tears. I know it was all in good fun, and I’m sure my big reaction kept them coming…

  • Emotional Regulation: Fear

    Getting To Know Fear Fear is an interesting emotion; it can arise from a legitimate situation or a perceived threat. This makes fear a very complex emotion. In many ways, fear acts like an internal alarm system. The brain sends signals to the body, prompting automatic reactions. Most people are familiar with the fight-or-flight response,…

  • Rage Battle

    The overwhelming sensation of anger disturbs and disrupts—not just our vision, but our internal balance. When rage takes hold, it can feel like the only relief comes from a volatile eruption of disdain and distress, releasing the tension however we can. For a long time, my walk with anger was exactly this—a rush for release,…