Guest Speaker Series
Join us on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:30pm via Zoom for our NAMI Boston Guest Speaker Series.
In collaboration with NAMI Boston, the MBRLC hosts guest speaker events each month via Zoom. Our inspiring and enlightening guest speakers are people with lived and living experience who showcase their knowledge, offer mental health resources, and share their journey and experiences of healing.
The meetings are free and open to the public. All are welcome!
Learn more about the NAMI Boston Guest Speaker Series, including our past speakers at
https://namiboston.org/events/category/speaker-series
Our Guest Speaker Series uses the same Zoom ID each month:
Join our Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 969 8487 4345
Upcoming Guest Speakers
December 5th, 2024 Justin Coonan, CPS
Justin's Biography
I grew up in the small town of Duxbury, located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. I have since moved to Fall River and I am currently the Program Director at the Fall River Recovery Connection Center. I have been in recovery since 2010, and I worked at the Atlantic Clubhouse in Quincy from 2022-2024 before taking my current position. I have been at the Fall River RCC since June of this year and have been enjoying my time getting to know the peers who make our program so wonderful. I am able to spend time in each of the special groups that our RCC has to offer, and I have also got to know the amazing staff that we have. I completed my CPS Training through Kiva Centers in the beginning of September and will always value all of the tools and knowledge that I gained from that program. I graduated from Quincy College in 2018 with an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts with a focus in Behavioral Science. I was drawn to the Recovery Connection Center because of my belief that groups and peer engagement can play a vital role in anybody’s recovery. I enjoy spending time with loved ones, listening to my favorite music on repeat, and taking photographs while immersed in nature.
Description of the Talk
My talk will begin with my recovery story to help illustrate the challenges I have faced since receiving my original diagnosis. I will then speak about my transition from working in a clubhouse setting to a recovery setting. I will include the tools I use daily to maintain my positive mentality, along with the tools and mindset I use while working amongst my peers. I will also talk about the success of our program before I became the program
director, and the steps I am taking to maintain its effectiveness. I will conclude my talk with what I hope to learn and build throughout my time at our Recovery Connection Center and the encouraging effect it has had in my life since being there in June of this year.
Justin Coonan, CPS
Program Director
Fall River Recovery Connection Center
649 Bedford Street
Fall River, MA 02723
coonanj@vinfen.org
(857) 895-6503
Our Guest Speaker Series uses the same Zoom ID each month:
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Meeting ID: 969 8487 4345
https://bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/j/96984874345
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For more information on upcoming and past speakers, please go to the NAMI Boston website.
https://namiboston.org/events/category/speaker-series/
Contact Howard Trachtman at howarddtrachtman@gmail.com for more information or to be a guest speaker.