Mental Health: Hope and Recovery

Mental Health: Hope and Recovery

We live in recovery. So can you.

Helen Sneed and Valerie Milburn have both fought and overcome severe, chronic mental illnesses, and offer an insider’s approach to mental health. They share inspirational true stories and a host of recovery skills. Episodes examine conditions such as depression, anxiety, substance use and eating disorders, self-harm, suicide, and other major illnesses. You’ll learn about treatment options, coping skills, goal setting, relationships, and mindfulness. Helen and Valerie are your peers. They are not a substitute for qualified counseling or other mental health resources. They are not professionals, but they are experts through their own lived experience with multiple mental health conditions. Please join them on their journey.

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Welcome To Our Podcast

Valerie and Helen address the needs and questions raised by all those affected by a mental health condition. Their podcast serves individuals with mental health challenges; their families, friends, and caregivers; and doctors and therapists. Through their hard won knowledge, Valerie and Helen provide wide-ranging, invaluable information on this complex subject and its powerful impact on the lives of millions.

    Episodes Offer:

  • Insiders' true stories of recovery
  • A host of skills and strategies
  • Cutting-edge knowledge about various mental illnesses
  • Breakthroughs in the psychiatric field for researching, understanding, and treating these disorders
  • And guests to explain them

    Helen and Valerie's wealth of hope is based on their many years as living proof that individuals can build rich, rewarding lives despite the profound challenges of mental health conditions.


We live in recovery. So can you. 

                                      Signal Awards Winner!

Helen and Valerie are honored and thrilled to announce that Mental Health: Hope and Recovery has received its third award, the international Positive Change Podcast Award from Speak Up Talk Radio, for it's contribution to mental health recovery.

Being recognized as a forceful positive voice in the mental health arena, a landscape often viewed negatively, is extremely rewarding to Helen and Valerie. The award winning podcast recently won two national Signal Awards, which recognize and celebrate those who raise the bar in the podcasting industry. 

They are especially grateful that the episode Parenting Skills for Symptomatic Parents has been honored with this award, because this episode offers skills and strategies for the inexhaustible challenges of parenting while struggling with a mental health condition. Please access this valuable resource for parents and other family members, along with all other episodes on our Episode page, and listen now!

 

OUR PODCAST

Latest Episodes

When a Loved One Won't Seek Mental Health Treatment
April 26, 2025
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When a Loved One Won't Seek Mental Health Treatment

Throughout a decade of making presentations, Helen and Valerie are often asked, “What can I do when my family member with mental health issues refuses treatment?” A tough situation and difficult to answer until they discovered “When a Family Member Refuses Mental Health Treatment.” They explore this...

The Family Dynamics of a Psychiatric Crisis -- Part Five: The Professional Perspective
March 31, 2025
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The Family Dynamics of a Psychiatric Crisis -- Part Five: The Professional Perspective

The significance and complexities of the family’s role during a loved one’s psychiatric crisis led Valerie and Helen to devote a five-episode series to the topic. This fifth and final episode of the series is filled with invaluable professional advice with guest Lisa Powell-Watts, a seasoned psychot...

The Family Dynamics of a Psychiatric Crisis -- Part Four: The Peer Perspective
February 28, 2025
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The Family Dynamics of a Psychiatric Crisis -- Part Four: The Peer Perspective

Family members’ responses to and support of their loved one who lives with a mental health condition often includes a steep learning curve, uncertainty, misunderstanding, and yes, much love. Each family also has its own journey. In this episode, we hear from Rebecca as she shares her story of how he...

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"Thank you for the timely reminder that every day there is HOPE, there is HEALING, and there is LIFE!" - Karin M.

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Disclaimer: The information contained on this website is not intended to be a substitute for or to be relied upon as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This website is for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any health-related questions you may have.