This is a fantastic episode of The Peer Support Professional’s Guide podcast.
Click here to listen to this conversation. I just got done listening to this episode and had to share it.
Here’s the episode description:
Recovery advocate and policy leader Bill Stauffer joins me to trace the evolution of peer support from its grassroots origins to one of the fastest-growing roles in behavioral health. Drawing on nearly four decades of experience across clinical practice, recovery support, workforce development, and systems reform, we explore what the profession must protect as it grows: lived experience, authenticity, and community roots. How do we professionalize without losing the soul of the movement?
Bill Stauffer is the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance and has been in long-term recovery since age 21. His work spans public policy, workforce development, and the advancement of recovery support services nationwide.
Notes for this episode were graciously provided by William White, whose extensive scholarship on the history of peer recovery helped inform our discussion.
The host is Justin Bell.
