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Learning from Recovery Elders: Conni Wells

Changing the Conversation

Release Date: 12/01/2025

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"Family peer support is the critical piece that cannot be missing... this is a family, this is a family in need, and this is a family who’s going to have to have someone behind them all across the way." Conni Wells shares insights on family and caregiver peer support with host Livia Davis. This episode is part of a series where we share the wisdom amassed by recovery leaders over the past 5 decades and reflect on the journeys that have laid groundwork for today’s recovery movement.

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Thank you for listening to this important conversation honoring the history and voices of the recovery movement. Check out more episodes in the “Learning from Recovery Elders" series!