RecoveryPeople

10/06/2026

What helps people feel comfortable speaking up in a peer support space?

Join Peer-to-Career at RecoveryPeople on Tuesday, October 13 for a conversation about facilitation, group culture, and meaningful participation. Together, we’ll explore ways to welcome different perspectives and work through difficult moments with care.

Brave Spaces: Facilitation and Culture in Peer Support
📅 October 13 | 12–1 PM CDT
💻 Free on Zoom
📚 1 General Education CE hour

We’d love to have you join us! Learn more and register:
https://recoverypeople.org/event/brave-spaces-facilitation-and-culture-in-peer-support-2026-10-13/

10/01/2026

Hello, October! 🍂 Ready to add some learning and connection to your fall calendar?

RecoveryPeople has FREE continuing education coming up on creating brave spaces, supporting staff wellness, and navigating boundaries in peer support.

📅 October 13 at noon CT
Brave Spaces: Facilitation and Culture in Peer Support

📅 October 29 at 2 PM CT
Staff Wellness and Return to Use – A Peer Supervision Approach

And a November session to plan ahead for:
📅 November 3 at noon CT
Care, Clarity, and Boundaries

Register here: https://recoverypeople.org/events/category/ceu-opportunity/

Know someone who works in a peer professional role? Tag them or share this post so they can join us!

09/28/2026

You may already qualify to become a Peer Specialist Supervisor!

RecoveryPeople still has limited openings for our October 15–16, 2026 Peer Specialist Supervisor training.

Eligibility is not limited to certified peer specialists. Potential applicants include:

✅ LCDCs and other Qualified Credentialed Counselors
✅ Licensed Practitioners of the Healing Arts
✅ Qualifying QMHP-CS professionals
✅ Experienced certified MHPS and RSPS professionals

Build the skills to effectively supervise peer staff, support their professional growth, and strengthen peer services within your organization.

Review all eligibility pathways and apply now: https://recoverypeople.org/peer-to-career-pss-peer-specialist-supervisor/

Please tag someone who may qualify or share this opportunity with your organization!

09/24/2026

09/22/2026

Each September, RecoveryPeople premieres a new episode of our docuseries called HUMANLYPOSSIBLE to celebrate National Recovery Month and amplify that recovery is POSSIBLE💜💛💚

JOIN US to celebrate this Wednesday, September 23rd from 6-9pm at Homeward Bound Inc. Homeward Bound in Dallas for the World PREMIERE 📽️🎞️💜

Please see link in bio for more details & more at RecoveryPeople.org 🙏

09/22/2026

Supervision affects the entire peer workforce—not only those who currently hold supervisory roles.

Join RecoveryPeople this Wednesday for "Supervising Peer Specialists: Clarity, Ethics, and Career Pathways", a free virtual training exploring common supervisory challenges, role clarity, ethical practices, and opportunities for professional growth.

All peer professionals are welcome! You do not need to be a supervisor to attend. Whether you currently supervise others, hope to move into leadership, or simply want to better understand effective peer supervision, this session is for you.

📅 Wednesday, September 23
⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM CT
💻 Virtual
🎓 1 hour of continuing education
💜 Free to attend

Register here: https://recoverypeople.org/event/what-is-a-peer-specialist-supervisor-2/

09/17/2026

Terry is one of the inspiring Dallas-area peers featured in HUMANLY POSSIBLE 3: The Power of Peers, the third installment of the HUMANLY POSSIBLE documentary series. This latest film explores the transformative role of peer support in recovery, highlighting how lived experience can foster connection, hope, and lasting change for individuals and communities alike.

On Wednesday, September 23 we are partnering with Homeward Bound Inc. Homeward Bound for a community-centered PREMIERE in Dallas—with popcorn and plenty of movie-theater treats.

Recovery doesn’t happen alone. It happens when people share their experience and help others believe in what’s Humanly Possible.

Come meet Terry and the other peers too. We would love to celebrate recovery with you! 🎞️🍿

(Please see link in bio for event details)
💜📽️🎞️💜

09/15/2026

RecoveryPeople is proud to honor Leonard Kincaid with our 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.

For more than three decades, Leonard has helped shape behavioral health, addiction recovery, and recovery-oriented systems of care across Greater Houston and Texas.

He retired in December 2025 after serving as CEO of the Houston Recovery Center, where he helped advance an innovative alternative to incarceration for people experiencing public intoxication—connecting individuals instead to stabilization, assessment, peer support, treatment, and recovery resources.

Before that, Leonard spent 23 years with The Council on Recovery in Houston, serving in multiple leadership roles and helping expand publicly funded behavioral health services, community partnerships, and recovery-focused initiatives.

Throughout his career, Leonard has brought together government, healthcare, law enforcement, treatment providers, peer support, and recovery organizations around a shared vision: helping people move beyond crisis toward long-term recovery.

He also continues to be a driving force behind the Houston Recovery Initiative, the first and largest Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC) coalition in Texas, advancing collaboration, community change, and stronger recovery infrastructure across the region.

Leonard, your legacy is one of leadership, partnership, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to recovery.

Please join us in celebrating Leonard Kincaid, recipient of RecoveryPeople’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.

09/15/2026

RecoveryPeople is proud to recognize Trisha Bos as our 2026 Peer of the Year.

A justice-impacted person in long-term recovery, Trisha has transformed her lived experience into leadership, service, and systems change. Certified as a Recovery Support Peer Specialist in Texas in 2020, she now serves as Assistant Director of Peer Services and Program Operations for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Rehabilitation and Reentry Division.

In 2024, Trisha created the TDCJ Big Texas Rallies for Recovery in collaboration with the University of Texas Addiction Research Institute, bringing recovery celebration, peer connection, and hope directly inside Texas correctional facilities.

Through her leadership, Trisha continues to advance the integration of peer recovery support, reentry services, and recovery-oriented practices within the criminal justice system. Her work reflects a powerful truth: lived experience, when given purpose and opportunity, can become a force for hope, connection, and lasting change.

Please join us in celebrating Trisha Bos, RecoveryPeople’s 2026 Peer of the Year.

09/15/2026

In celebration of National Recovery Month, RecoveryPeople is proud to honor the individuals whose leadership, vision, and commitment are transforming communities and strengthening the recovery ecosystem.

This year, we are thrilled to recognize Marcella Huerta as RecoveryPeople’s 2026 Changemaker of the Year.

Through her work in rural South Texas, Marcy has built deep community trust and helped drive meaningful change in areas where prevention, behavioral health, and recovery resources are often limited. Even in resource deserts, she has shown what is possible when leadership is rooted in relationships, persistence, and a genuine commitment to community.

Her impact is a powerful reminder that lasting change is cultivated through trust and community.

Please join RecoveryPeople in celebrating Marcella Huerta, our 2026 Changemaker of the Year, and the extraordinary difference she continues to make across South Texas.