"REAL people helping people with REAL struggles"
Mission Statement:
Real people who 'have been there' sharing their own wellness tools to offer safe support and help inspire others who are beginning their own emotional - physical - spiritual transformation journey.
Vision:
To empower, inspire and support people to find their own wellness transformation.
The Support Place Where HOPE Lives Board:
Linda, Meg, Mark, Cathy and Judy
Real people who 'have been there' sharing their own wellness tools to offer safe support and help inspire others who are beginning their own emotional - physical - spiritual transformation journey.
Vision:
To empower, inspire and support people to find their own wellness transformation.
The Support Place Where HOPE Lives Board:
Linda, Meg, Mark, Cathy and Judy
Linda Meyer founded The Support Place Where HOPE Lives in 2014 to offer others what she couldn't find in her own struggles of finding HOPE and support from anyone who had similar 'lived experience'. Linda struggled to find this in her own severe late life trauma crisis and with her struggles with an unknown life threatening physical illness in the early 2000's.
Linda struggled greatly when she couldn't understand 'why' this was happening to her and not understanding 'what was happening'.
Linda advocated and demanded to be treated and respected with compassion during her struggling times and continued to fight the mental health system, ER's, Police, hospitals, Dr's and medical staff to not be judged or defined by her diagnosis from the clinical world.
Linda fought the system and WON her life back! She advocated to be understood and also learned why she was struggling and how to help herself without any psychiatric medications.
What Linda experienced in her 5 year crisis and all that she learned not only for herself as a 'patient' but also how the mental health field treats people with emotional struggles, is now what she offers through advocating, inspiring and educating anyone looking for their own wellness transformation.
This 'lived experience' is different than someone who is a clinician or licensed counselor because there is no counseling, just support. She shares her own insights to help someone be aware of themselves and what they want to achieve in the self management of themselves.
What Linda learned through her experience and the tools she learned is so important to share with others who are struggling with anything in their life as she offers HOPE to everyone she meets.
More importantly, Linda learned that she had control of her life by understanding so much about herself and she did not only recover; but she transformed into a new person. The tool that helped Linda transform was the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). This plan allowed her to understand her triggers, action plans and also understand the incredible strengths she had. She became a certified WRAP facilitator and the WRAP is the foundation for anyone with any struggles to find wellness again at The Support Place Where HOPE Lives.
Linda also realized there was no support or education for anyone struggling with feeling hopeless so instead of fearing this, she embraced this journey to again help others. Linda created, The Red Shoes Club, which represents those who 'clicked their heels' and chose to live and to celebrate they are alive!
By changing the stigma, reaching out to the community and offering support from people who have experienced this and offering the tool that saved her life, Linda's new mission is to reach out to anyone feeling hopeless or those who are 'suicide attempt survivors' and share the WRAP with them so they can help themselves.
Linda has lived it, learned from it and now has had 'a spiritual calling' to share this and help others.
In 2016, The Support Place Where HOPE Lives became a NJ 501(c)3 non profit and the board consists of those who reached out for support and completed the 'Healing from Within' workshop which includes WRAP. They too have been 'transformed', found new friendships /supports and are now beginning the next steps of helping others through some of the community outreach programs offered through The Support Place Where HOPE Lives.
Linda recognized some of her own strengths in the work that she does and became a Reiki Practitioner to help support the valuable work she embraces and has had very successful testimonials to this.
We are all 'REAL people helping people with REAL struggles'
Linda struggled greatly when she couldn't understand 'why' this was happening to her and not understanding 'what was happening'.
Linda advocated and demanded to be treated and respected with compassion during her struggling times and continued to fight the mental health system, ER's, Police, hospitals, Dr's and medical staff to not be judged or defined by her diagnosis from the clinical world.
Linda fought the system and WON her life back! She advocated to be understood and also learned why she was struggling and how to help herself without any psychiatric medications.
What Linda experienced in her 5 year crisis and all that she learned not only for herself as a 'patient' but also how the mental health field treats people with emotional struggles, is now what she offers through advocating, inspiring and educating anyone looking for their own wellness transformation.
This 'lived experience' is different than someone who is a clinician or licensed counselor because there is no counseling, just support. She shares her own insights to help someone be aware of themselves and what they want to achieve in the self management of themselves.
What Linda learned through her experience and the tools she learned is so important to share with others who are struggling with anything in their life as she offers HOPE to everyone she meets.
More importantly, Linda learned that she had control of her life by understanding so much about herself and she did not only recover; but she transformed into a new person. The tool that helped Linda transform was the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). This plan allowed her to understand her triggers, action plans and also understand the incredible strengths she had. She became a certified WRAP facilitator and the WRAP is the foundation for anyone with any struggles to find wellness again at The Support Place Where HOPE Lives.
Linda also realized there was no support or education for anyone struggling with feeling hopeless so instead of fearing this, she embraced this journey to again help others. Linda created, The Red Shoes Club, which represents those who 'clicked their heels' and chose to live and to celebrate they are alive!
By changing the stigma, reaching out to the community and offering support from people who have experienced this and offering the tool that saved her life, Linda's new mission is to reach out to anyone feeling hopeless or those who are 'suicide attempt survivors' and share the WRAP with them so they can help themselves.
Linda has lived it, learned from it and now has had 'a spiritual calling' to share this and help others.
In 2016, The Support Place Where HOPE Lives became a NJ 501(c)3 non profit and the board consists of those who reached out for support and completed the 'Healing from Within' workshop which includes WRAP. They too have been 'transformed', found new friendships /supports and are now beginning the next steps of helping others through some of the community outreach programs offered through The Support Place Where HOPE Lives.
Linda recognized some of her own strengths in the work that she does and became a Reiki Practitioner to help support the valuable work she embraces and has had very successful testimonials to this.
We are all 'REAL people helping people with REAL struggles'
'REAL people helping people with REAL struggles'
Linda Meyer: Founder/President
I am a graduate from Rider College, a Certified WRAP Facilitator. My professional experience includes having worked in a well known hospital in Philadelphia providing hope and support to others who are having life struggles.
Professionally facilitating groups, inspiring and supporting others through their journey has been the main focus of my work. My professional work also includes conference presentation experience on a variety of recovery and wellness topics and now I bring my work to NJ and 'offer others what I couldn't find in my own trauma struggles'
I am also a member of the State of NJ and Monmouth County Behavioral Health and Addictions boards, and a member of the State of NJ Suicide Prevention Committee.
A few year's ago I returned from San Francisco where I was a recipient of a fellowship sponsored by The Center for Dignity, Recovery and Empowerment part of MHASF. This fellowship will allow me to expand my programs and introduce The Red Shoes Club as a way to change the stigma of someone feeling hopeless or suicidal.
Recently I became a Reiki Practitioner and although personally I understand the struggle with having a trauma past and integrating spirituality and/or religion into healing, spirituality eventually became the wellness tool that helped me find my own transformation. So, I am sensitive to having a neutral "Healing From Within" workshop while integrating some spirituality into my work.
My husband and I are raising our 7 beautiful children, one with special needs, and my crisis was not only mine but my families as well and because of our unique family relationship, each and everyone of us are so individual and special that tolerance and understanding has been a strength that we have learned and now I am blessed to share this and inspire others.
If you would like to meet and talk more, please call me.
I am available 7 days a week and look forward to talking with you and help support you: 732-604-1282
Meg Stenson: Vice President
I am a mature and independent Certified Yoga instructor from Kuma’Kamale with 7 years of experience providing non stressful exercise "Gentle Movements" to younger and senior adults. I also have an MA in education from Bank Street; and a BA from Montclair State.
I am very passionate as I help to inspire others about recovery and maintaining wellness. I also help educate you about the importance of proper breathing, meditation and how you can help yourself by learning more about the benefits of gentle YOGA for your emotional and physical needs. I instruct YOGA in many mental health centers and churches throughout NJ and I offer group and individual sessions.
Blending 'Gentle Movements' with the "Healing from Within' workshop has been a successful combination for overall health wellness.
Individual and Couples YOGA by appointment - Please Call Meg @ 732-202-7866
I am a mature and independent Certified Yoga instructor from Kuma’Kamale with 7 years of experience providing non stressful exercise "Gentle Movements" to younger and senior adults. I also have an MA in education from Bank Street; and a BA from Montclair State.
I am very passionate as I help to inspire others about recovery and maintaining wellness. I also help educate you about the importance of proper breathing, meditation and how you can help yourself by learning more about the benefits of gentle YOGA for your emotional and physical needs. I instruct YOGA in many mental health centers and churches throughout NJ and I offer group and individual sessions.
Blending 'Gentle Movements' with the "Healing from Within' workshop has been a successful combination for overall health wellness.
Individual and Couples YOGA by appointment - Please Call Meg @ 732-202-7866
