J&E Support Group

10/13/2026

💚 Peer Support: Because Sometimes, Being Understood Changes Everything. 💚

What if healing begins when someone finally says, “I understand. You’re not alone. And recovery is possible.” 💚

Peer support is more than sharing a story. It’s about connection, hope, empowerment, and walking alongside someone who may be struggling to believe in themselves.

Sometimes, the most powerful thing we can offer another person isn’t advice or a solution. It’s the reassurance that someone else has been there, understands the struggle, and believes in their ability to recover.

I know this firsthand. After experiencing a near-death medical event and struggling to find the hope I needed, meeting a Peer Support Specialist changed my life. That experience helped me discover recovery, purpose, and a passion for helping others. It also inspired me to become a Peer Support Specialist and eventually found J&E Support Group.💚

Today, I’m passionate about helping others understand that lived experience is not a weakness. It is a strength, a source of connection, and a valuable part of mental health care.

At J&E Support Group, we believe that every story matters, every voice deserves to be heard, and everyone deserves access to hope, support, and community.

✨ Peer support reminds us that we are more than our diagnoses.
✨ Recovery looks different for everyone.
✨ Lived experience brings something invaluable to mental health services.
✨ No one should have to navigate their journey alone.

💚 Help us spread the word about the power of peer support! Whether you are someone seeking support, a family member, a mental health professional, or a behavioral health organization, there is a place for you in this conversation.

J&E Support Group is committed to expanding access to peer support and providing education and training to help peers and professionals work together to strengthen mental health care.

Because when we combine professional knowledge with lived experience, we create opportunities for more compassionate, person-centered care.

Let's move beyond simply talking about recovery and start building a system where hope, connection, and lived experience are valued.

Contact: [email protected]

10/12/2026

💚 YOU BELONG HERE. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. 💚

Looking for connection, understanding, and a community where you can show up exactly as you are? We would love to see you! 🫶

🌿 **JOIN US TONIGHT!**
📅 Tonight | 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Bloom Therapeutics
964 S. Fayetteville St., Asheboro, NC
🎉 We’ll be celebrating a birthday tonight, so light desserts will be provided!

Our **FREE Peer Support Group**, facilitated by Certified Peer Support Specialists, welcomes anyone experiencing mental health concerns, struggling with isolation, or simply looking for a supportive community.

💚 Together, we:
✨ Build meaningful connections and friendships.
✨ Explore coping skills and recovery tools.
✨ Participate in healing activities and community outings.
✨ Share the everyday victories, struggles, and challenges of life with people who understand.

You don’t have to have the right words. You don’t have to pretend everything is okay. You don’t have to walk this journey alone. Sometimes, the most powerful part of recovery is simply sitting with people who get it. 💚

🚪 **When you arrive tonight:** Please use the side/back door and knock. We’ll be happy to welcome you!

💻 **CAN’T MAKE IT TONIGHT? JOIN US VIRTUALLY ON THURSDAY!**

Our FREE virtual peer support group is specifically for individuals living with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder. Together, we build community, share our lived experiences, discuss coping skills, and navigate the trials and tribulations of everyday life.

At J&E Support Group, we believe everyone deserves connection, understanding, and a place to belong—without financial barriers. **ALL of our support groups are 100% FREE!**

💚 Come as you are. Bring your story, your struggles, your victories, or simply yourself. There is a place for you here.

We can’t wait to see you! Please share this post with someone who might need a little extra support or connection. You never know who needs the reminder that they are not alone. 🫶

10/12/2026

💚 What if the person who changed your life was someone who had lived it, too?

I sought help through psychiatry and therapy, but it was meeting a Peer Support Specialist after a near-death experience that changed my life. They gave me hope, helped me find recovery, and reminded me I wasn't alone.

That experience inspired me to become a Peer Support Specialist, found J&E Support Group, build a career in behavioral health, and pursue my Master of Social Work.

Now, I want to help others turn their lived experience into a career that changes lives.

At J&E Support Group, we're developing training and mentoring opportunities to help people with lived experience grow into confident, skilled peer support professionals. We're also working to help clinicians and behavioral health organizations understand how to work alongside peers and recognize the unique value they bring.

Because professional experience matters. Education matters. But **lived experience matters, too.** Sometimes, the person who has walked the journey can offer a kind of hope that a textbook cannot teach.

💚 Our mission is to elevate lived experience, open the conversation around mental health, and build a future where every story has value and every voice has a place.

Have you ever thought about turning your lived experience into a career helping others? Or are you a professional who wants to learn how to work alongside peer support specialists? We want to hear from you!

Follow J&E Support Group as we develop these opportunities. Together, we can turn lived experience into lasting change.

10/02/2026

💜💚 The Best Birthday Gift Was Bringing Our Community Together! 💚💜

What better way to celebrate a birthday than by turning a passion project into reality and creating an opportunity to make a difference? 🎉

J&E Support Group is incredibly proud to share that our Physical and Behavioral Health Simulation went off without a hitch! This event brought together community partners, professionals, advocates, and individuals with lived experience to build understanding, increase empathy, and open important conversations about mental and physical health.

This project has been a vision close to our founder's heart, and seeing it come to life on her birthday made it even more meaningful. 💜

We are beyond grateful to every community partner, organization, and individual who helped make this event possible. It truly takes a community to create change, and we are so thankful for everyone who believed in this vision and contributed their time, passion, and expertise.

Our goal is to see this simulation replicated across all 46 counties of Trillium's region, bringing communities together to challenge stigma, break down barriers, and create a deeper understanding of the experiences of those living with mental health and physical health challenges.

For our founder, this event represents something deeply personal. After years of navigating serious mental illness and experiencing recovery firsthand, she now gets to celebrate another year of life outside of crisis by creating opportunities for others to learn, connect, and grow.

This is what recovery looks like. Turning lived experience into purpose, passion into action, and personal healing into community change. 💚

At J&E Support Group, we believe recovery is possible, lived experience matters, and meaningful change happens when we come together.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this birthday one to remember. We cannot wait to see how far this project will go! 💜

Together, we are changing the conversation around mental health, one community at a time.

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09/29/2026

💜 A Reminder to Those Who Spend Their Lives Helping Others: You Deserve Care, Too. 💚

As social workers, peer support specialists, and helping professionals, we spend so much of our time pouring into others. We show up for our clients, our communities, our families, and the people who need us. But sometimes, in the process of taking care of everyone else, we forget to take care of ourselves.

Last week, I found myself feeling completely run down. Between work, graduate school, running J&E Support Group, and everything in between, I realized I needed to pause. So, I gave myself permission to slow down, take a break, and prioritize my own well-being.

Today, I'm indulging in some much-needed floating therapy to help regulate my nervous system, release stress, and reconnect with myself. 🧘‍♀️✨

Self-care isn't selfish. It's essential. We cannot pour from an empty cup, and we cannot continue to show up for others if we aren't taking care of ourselves.

Whether it's floating therapy, a walk outside, therapy, exercise, a quiet day at home, or simply saying no when you need to, find what works for YOU. Your self-care doesn't have to look like anyone else's.

As helping professionals, we often remind others that they deserve rest, healing, and compassion. Let's remember to give ourselves that same grace. ❤️

You are just as deserving of the care, patience, and understanding that you give to everyone else. Taking care of yourself is one of the most important ways you can continue taking care of others. 💜

09/21/2026

A huge thank you to WFMY News 2 for covering the Randolph County Recovery Month Celebration and helping shine a light on something that deserves to be talked about openly: RECOVERY.

J&E Support Group was honored to be featured in the news clip and to share the message that people can overcome obstacles, rebuild their lives, find hope, and become the person they were meant to be.

Recovery doesn't look the same for everyone. It can be messy. It can take time. It can include setbacks, growth, healing, and new beginnings. But most importantly, recovery is possible.

We need to keep having conversations about mental health and substance use recovery. We need to celebrate the people doing the hard work of changing their lives, while also reminding those still struggling that their story isn't over.

💜 **Your past does not have to define your future.**
💜 **There is hope.**
💜 **There is support.**
💜 **Recovery is possible.**

Thank you to everyone who continues to break the stigma, share their stories, support their communities, and remind others that they are not alone.

And thank you to WFMY News 2 for helping us continue that conversation. 📺💜

🎥 Watch the news clip:
[WFMY News 2 — Randolph County event celebrates National Recovery Month](https://www.wfmynews2.com/video/news/local/randolph-county-event-celebrates-national-recovery-month/83-f34900cd-d784-47d8-9365-d490e0d82cd1?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Multiple agencies came out Saturday to recognize the challenges people face when overcoming addiction.

09/21/2026

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Everyone deserves the chance to have accessible, reliable health care. For people with complex health needs, it’s not always as easy as calling to make an appointment or tapping for a prescription refill in your pharmacy’s app. In the Physical and Behavioral Health Simulation, attendees will hav...

09/20/2026

💜 Recovery Is Community. Recovery Is Connection. Recovery Is Hope. 💜
J&E Support Group was honored to be part of the Recovery Month Celebration hosted by Randolph County Public Health and the Opioid Collaborative!
Thank you to everyone who worked behind the scenes to bring our community together and celebrate the incredible strength, courage, and resilience of people in recovery. 🙌
Recovery is not something we have to do alone. Community matters. Having people who understand, people who listen without judgment, and people who remind us that our lives have value can make such a difference in the recovery journey.
Whether someone is navigating mental health challenges, substance use, or both, connection can be a powerful part of healing. Recovery looks different for everyone, but none of us should have to walk the journey alone. ❤️
J&E Support Group is proud to stand alongside our community in creating spaces where people can find support, connection, hope, and belonging.
Thank you, Randolph County Public Health and the Opioid Collaborative, for creating an opportunity to celebrate recovery and bring our community together!
✨ We celebrate recovery. We celebrate resilience. We celebrate YOU. ✨