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Peer Exchange
This space features resources created by Peer Support Workers—ranging from books to videos to podcasts and more. Our goal is to highlight the voices, experiences, and creativity within our community, while strengthening learning and connections across peer support practices. We invite you to explore, reflect, and share these offerings.
If you have suggestions for resources you’d like to see—or if you’d like to contribute your own work—we’d love to hear from you. You can reach us at website.wcpts@gmail.com.
Featured Item - Reconstruction Quest Book
This inaugural piece that we have chosen for our new section, Peer Exchange, is a book authored by long-standing WCPTS member, John F. Gerrard. This recounting of his lived experience has informed his exemplary work as a peer support worker and by sharing it with us, it in turn provides us with further knowledge, insight and awareness that can enhance our own peer support practice. It is a "must read" for all peer support workers.
Reconstruction Quest is a deeply intimate memoir that explores the journey of living with a mind that works differently from the majority. Gerrard skilfully recounts his experiences with altered states, psychosis, and depression, offering a raw and honest reflection on the complexities of mental health. He shares insights into the power of self-talk and the profound impact that language has on our behaviour and self-perception. Gerrard acknowledges the delicate balance between acceptance and the pursuit of growth, while also examining personal responsibility, free will, and the ongoing challenge of self-improvement. Through candid storytelling, this memoir underscores the importance of perseverance, self-compassion, and community. Reconstruction Quest is both a source of inspiration and a compelling call for greater empathy and understanding in how we approach mental health.
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