Robyn Priest
about
the co-creator and chief non-conformist
Robyn is a straight shooting Aussie who is known to be non-conformist! She is the co-founder of Robyn Priest LIVE YOUR TRUTH, a mental health and peer support education and strategy firm.
Her Post Graduate Diploma involved majoring in Social Research Methods, public Policy and Health care. She has extensive experience working in business, government and non-profit organizations. Known as the Peer Support 'Guru', Robyn has been involved in the development and training of mental health and peer services for over 20 years and in 10 different countries.
She has completed, as part of an international team of consultants, the Mental Health Commission of Canada's "Making the Case for Peer Support". A Report that recommended the development of national guidelines for Peer Support programs. She is seen as one of the premier experts on peer support, internationally.
In 2016 she won the International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) Lifetime International Achievement Award. Known as the horse whisperer for mental health advocates, she is a highly sought after public speaker. Her signature strengths are authentically connecting with people, making shit fun and simplifying the message. Robyn's passion is helping people go from surviving to thriving.
the posse
If Letters Matter...
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Robyn Priest
BHMS – Bachelor Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Australia
BEd(St) – Bachelor of Education Studies, University of Queensland, Australia
PGDPH – Post Graduate Diploma Public Health – University of Otago, New Zealand
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Sharon Blady
BA (Honours) – Bachelor Arts, Cultural Anthropology, University of Manitoba, Canada
BFA (Honours) – Bachelor Fine Arts, Art History, University of Manitoba, Canada
MA – Master Arts, History in Art, University of Victoria, Canada
PhD (ABD) - Women's Studies, York University, Canada
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John Melnick
PSW - Peer Support Worker Certificate, Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, Canada
B Comm (Hons) – Bachelor Communication, University of Manitoba, Canada
DTM – Distinguished Toastmaster, Toastmasters International
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Adam Milne
PSW - Peer Support Worker Certificate, Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, Canada
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Chantal Lacoste
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner – Holistic Directions, Winnipeg, Canada
BA – Bachelor Arts Rhetoric, Writing and Communications, University of Winnipeg, Canada​