BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//NAMI Greater Boston - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:NAMI Greater Boston X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://namiboston.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NAMI Greater Boston REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T112429 CREATED:20260401T181458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T181703Z UID:1141-1778178600-1778182200@namiboston.org SUMMARY:PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Vanessa Williams DESCRIPTION:BIO: \nVanessa Williams is a Certified Peer and Recovery Support Specialist\, mental health advocate\, and leader in the peer support movement with over 13 years of experience in warm line services. As the NC Warm Line Program Manager at Promise Resource Network\, she oversees a statewide 24/7 peer support line\, bringing a trauma-informed\, harm reduction\, and person-centered approach to emotional support. Vanessa has extensive experience in training\, supervision\, and program development\, and has played a key role in expanding access to peer-led services across modalities\, including phone\, text\, and chat. \n\nIn addition to her program leadership\, Vanessa is the founder of Elevate Recovery\, where she provides continuing education\, consulting\, and empowerment-based resources rooted in accessibility\, justice\, equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (A-JEDI) principles. She is a former Board President of the National Association of Peer Supporters and currently serves on the board of the Warmline Advisory Group. Vanessa is currently working toward becoming an Emotional CPR (eCPR) Facilitator\, deepening her commitment to fostering authentic human connection and emotional support in communities. \n\nPRESENTATION: \nYou Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup….But Also\, That Phrase Is Tired\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this engaging and honest talk\, “You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup… But Also\, That Phrase Is Tired\,” Vanessa explores the realities of burnout in peer support roles beyond common self-care clichés. Drawing from her experience in warm line leadership and peer practice\, she unpacks how emotional labor\, blurred boundaries\, and system pressures impact peer supporters. Vanessa offers practical\, trauma-informed strategies—including micro-restorations\, consent-based boundaries\, and eCPR-informed connection—to help peers stay grounded\, present\, and aligned with their values while doing this deeply human work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo get an email invite for the meeting please email: hdt@namiboston.org \n  \nJoin the meeting now \nMeeting ID: 278 388 590 434\nPasscode: Z2NY6bm2\n________________________________\nDial in by phone\n+1 617-297-7925\,\,925045323# United States\, Boston \nFind a local number\n \nPhone conference ID:\n925 045 323# URL:https://namiboston.org/event/psan-recovery-speaker-series-vanessa-williams/ CATEGORIES:Peer Meetings,Speaker Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR