79: Recovery Story Series: Lester Howard
Update: 2024-09-24
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For this episode in the Recovery Month Story Series, we sit down with Lester B. Howard, a native of Charlotte, NC. Lester works as both a Certified Peer Support Specialist and Forensic Peer Support Specialist for Agape Health Services in Washington, NC. In 1995, after an extensive bout with drugs and incarceration, Lester found recovery. Lester describes himself as dedicated to keeping the sanctity of poetry and the fine arts alive, while helping people realize the purpose in their own lives.
Timeline:
- What is a Certified Peer Support Specialist 2:00
- How Did You Find This Career Path? 4:15
- What Did Recovery Look Like For You? 7:00
- Being Young and Navigating Recovery 16:30
- Recovery Looks Different To Everyone 21:50
- Vulnerability Is Not A Weakness 24:00
- What Pathways Have Been Beneficial? 25:30
- What You Want People To Know 33:00
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