Courtney Struchen - Peer Support Specialist

10/16/2024

❤️ Share the LOVE! ❤️

Every November, we gather our team together for an evening of delicious food, recognition, and community.

During this time, we like to share positive community and partner feedback with them as a reminder that the work they do does make a difference - and people notice.

If you'd like to share some love with our team, go to: https://forms.office.com/r/JMWYbGhkzD

It takes less than 3 minutes to complete and means the world to us! ❤️

05/19/2024

Hey there! SHARE this opportunity! Our next Teen Hangout night is this week. By request, we are making air-dry clay art! 🤍 Sculpt, make beads, create a "thing."
Teen Hangout is a safe place for q***r and questioning teens aged 14-18 to make new friends. 💌 It's a great primer for PRIDE on June 8th in Phoenix Park.
Participants should preregister (one time) to get detail and reminders. :) https://forms.gle/33LzTBF42e6poCRP8

05/19/2024

04/21/2024

04/02/2024

Twas a great day 🥰✨

Congratulations to today’s Curious Communities cohort! 👏👏👏👏👏

Each of these groups is a unique blend of backgrounds, professions, and personalities.

Some groups are loud, some quiet, some chatty, and others more introspective.

But no matter what the general vibe of the group, there’s always lots of learning, laughs, and connection.

And that’s truly what it’s all about.

Thanks for spending a FULL DAY of learning with us. ♥️

Want to join the fun?

We have one more FREE training scheduled for this spring and only four spaces left.

SIGN UP TODAY: https://attherootsllc.com/cctraining

04/02/2024

03/16/2024

✨Saturday Morning ✨
Saturdays are the only day I can spend the entire day with my fiancé due to our work schedules. Regardless of that, he spends an hour doing biolife while I spend time creating 🥰 I take any moment I can to keep creating as it helps fuel my soul 😇
What do you do with your Saturday mornings?

03/15/2024

DID YOU KNOW…

❗️Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10 to 19 year olds in Wisconsin.

❗️LGBTQ+ youth are 3 times more likely than their heterosexual peers to have considered su***de.

❗️And the su***de rate among Wisconsin residents increased by 40% between 2000–2017.

It’s because of these facts, my own lived experience with ideation, and the loss of loved ones I’ve had to grieve that I went through the process of becoming a Certified Psychological Autopsy Investigator last fall.

Today I received word that my case submission was reviewed, approved, and the certification became official.

I’m humbled to be able to bring these skills to the spaces I work in and to have my lived experience be of even greater service to our community.

I wish that we lived in a world where this type of knowledge and process was never needed.

But until then, I’ll keep pulling threads and doing my part to unravel the fabrics that keep adding to these statistics.

Be gentle to yourself and others.

-R

03/15/2024

You have until 4pm today to sign up for tomorrow’s FREE group!

Learn more and sign up here: https://attherootsllc.com/4thwave

03/15/2024

Good morning everyone!
With over 600 participants (~400 students in the Chippewa Valley) at last year's Hmong Youth Day we are hoping to make 2024's event another success!
We need your help in planning, supporting, and tabling!

If you or an organization you know would be interested in joining please reach out to the number and email below.

03/06/2024

This Wisconsin art was done by Kendra Johnson. She says, "I have diagnosed bipolar disorder & my art relates to my condition. Life is a chaotic balance of beauty and struggle; healing & progress is never linear, but always forward. I simultaneously feel like the creator/destroyer of my universe. I want to stop the shame/fear/assumptions that surround bipolar disorder. bipolar is beautiful." To see this in person, head to the river side of the public parking ramp located at Graham Ave and Gray St.

03/01/2024

✨Moment to Moment ✨
Today I woke up overwhelmed and had a panic attack. I felt like there was no way I was going to be able to make it through the day but alas, it must go on. Directly after my moment where I was graciously supported by my partner, I went to got coffee, bumped some R&B and met a gal for her senior session at Revival Records.
Her session reminded me of where I was at when I was at her age and how far I have come. I had just started recovery. I decided I was going to do better for myself. I was going to live the life I wanted to live. I had no idea then what would be in store for me 10 years later. It’s not nearly what I thought, so much has changed for better and worse, and I would have never imagined being a photographer or peer support specialist; working to help uplift my community with both. But I’m grateful for it. I created this life. Something I’m happy to have.
So it was a rough morning. But I got a reminder that I’m going to be okay. I got reenergized to keep doing my passions and be my best self. So I had a rough morning, I’m going to have a great rest of today ✨