PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Lenny Mulcahy
2025-12-04 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Bio:

Lenny Mulcahy is a CPS/Certified Peer Specialist who has been working at Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation for the last 25 years. The Center’s mode of Recovery and Rehabilitation is based on education and celebrating people’s personhood and individual choices.
Lenny teaches adult education topics on wellness, including physical, spiritual and emotional wellness. People with lived experience are called students which dissipates the stigma of being called a patient. Lenny believes that students thrive in the role of a student and are not afraid to express their knowledge and learn new skills.
He also works closely with students individually, giving peer support to those who need to talk as they navigate their recovery. He believes empathy is critical to the healing process of anyone living with a mental health condition. He likes to say, “People heal People”.

Title of Talk: Recovery is non-negotiable
Description of talk:
Lenny will focus on his experience of living with a mental health condition for the last 35 years. He is an amateur photographer and will show his images at different times in his life focusing on hope, healing through spirituality, overcoming isolation, resiliency and inspiring others. He will also use his images as metaphors in his life.
Communication is extremely important to the recovery process and talking about our experiences may be difficult. Viewing Photo images is one way Lenny will discuss his.
Pointing out that people, including himself, don’t need to be fixed but loved. This can be an eye-opening concept for some people. By loving others people begin to heal, and loneliness dissipates.
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PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Kim Bisset
2026-02-05 18:30 - 19:30
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Bio:

Kim Bisset, Ed.D has completed hundreds of training sessions for organizations throughout Massachusetts for both organizations and individuals. Kim has worked with a variety of individuals throughout her career including staff and persons served from the Department of Mental Health (DMH), Vinfen, Justice Resource Institute (JRI), Eliot Community Human Services, The NAN mental health awareness and suicide prevention Project, The Edinburg Center, Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) and many other agencies. Kim has developed several innovative and engaging trainings that resonate with individuals experiencing mental health challenges, people who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color), LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (or Questioning) Intersex and Asexual (or allies, aromantic, or agender) individuals, and/or those who have experienced trauma.
Kim has conducted over 92 G.I.F.T., Gathering Inspiring Future Talent training for young adults who want to move forward in their lives and careers. sessions. She has helped many young adults identify their career paths and develop into leaders in their communities. Kim’s education includes Masters and Doctorate degrees in Educational Psychology from Boston College and University of Massachusetts, Amherst, respectively.
Kim has the honor of being a member and trainer for the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), and is proud to be one of the small number of MINT-Certified Trainers in the world. Kim conducts Motivational Interviewing training throughout the state. Kim is the Founder and Director of Radiate Consulting and advises and trains businesses and nonprofits who are interested in creating or improving their staff development, employment and training programs. Her website is www.radiatecc.com
Title of Talk: My Comeback Story
Description of talk:
My name is Kim Bisset. I am going to share my Connection Story. One of the trainings that I developed and I also teach is called the G.I.F.T, Gathering Inspiring Future Talent for young adults who want to move forward in their lives and careers. At first we called the story that we asked training participants to create a recovery story, which is an intentional story that shares pieces of their lived experience to inspire hope. Then we adapted the name to a Comeback Story, who doesn’t love a good comeback. Overcoming adversity, making mistakes, learning and getting closer to what you want and need. Now I describe what I ask of my students and what l am going to share with you as a Connection story because I am going to share pieces of what l have been through, some of the mistakes l’ve made, (spoiler alert, there are many) and what I have learned and continue to learn through this messy, challenging, unbelievable hard and beautiful process that we call life. My mission is to help people not just survive but thrive!
Through sharing my story, my hope is to foster a shared connection between us, to either promote a greater understanding of yourself or enhance your understanding of anxiety or someone else who you are connected to who might have mental health struggles. My story is one of perseverance and resilience. I am both nervous and excited to share it with you. I am excited because I love to talk with people. I am nervous because I experience anxiety. I will share with you both how I learned that I have anxiety and the ways I have learned to cope with it and not let it stop me for reaching for my dreams and supporting others in a compassionate and authentic way. Looking forward to seeing you soon:)
To get an email invite for the meeting please email: hdt@namiboston.org
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Meeting ID: 278 388 590 434
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925 045 323#
