Kēphen

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I am a Mahayana Buddhist living in the heartland of America. I grew up on a farm and spent a large amount of time outside and in the woods, a childhood I would not trade for anything. I am the founder of The Ardent Axiom, a platform and podcast for mental health advocacy, as well as Mahayana Buddhist teachings. I am a certified peer specialist in the behavioral health field and a professional development instructor. I also read and write about various topics including Buddhism, suicide awareness and prevention, nature, astronomy, genealogy, behavioral health and psychology, environmentalism, politics, as well as some fictional writing.

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The link to the latest episode of The Ardent Axiom podcast is in the bio. In this episode I talk about the recovery process that has worked for me. I explain the strategies and practices that have helped get me through my toughest experiences with a behavioral health condition. Behavioral health is an umbrella term, encompassing both mental health and substance use. This term has replaced mental health in the psychology field because there is frequently a connection between mental health conditions and substance use disorders, and also because the recovery process from either is very similar. A Certified Peer Specialist is someone who has found their way out of the debilitating darkness of a behavioral health condition and is living their life in a way that demonstrates to those around them who still remain within the darkness that there is hope beyond what they can currently see. They aid in igniting that spark in others by helping them find the opportunity and the ability to recover and live a life of purpose, meaning and fulfillment.
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