Our Voice of ME

08/18/2025

🎨 Discover the healing power of creativity! Our new blog post explores how art, in its many forms, can be a vital tool for mental well-being and recovery. From personal stories of resilience in Maine (featured on the Our Voice of ME podcast!) to the science behind art therapy, we delve into the profound impact of creative expression. Ready to explore your own path to well-being?

Click the link below to read more and be inspired! 👇

https://maineccsm.org/blog-embracing-creativity-for-well-being-how-art-paves-the-path-to-mental-health-recovery/

08/06/2025

🎨 New Episode Out Now!

We’re kicking off our Art & Mental Health series with an inspiring conversation with Natasha Mayers: peer, artist, activist 🎧✨

Hear how Natasha has used art for decades to build community, advocate for change, and support peers in mental health. She is part of the ARRT program and has lead hundreds of community art projects here in Maine and around the globe.

🎙️ Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2nwd46kh

07/01/2025

🎧 New Special Episode Alert 🎙️
A Conversation with Nio Dipietrantonio: Mental Health and Hospitality

“You okay?”
“I’m fine.”
But are they?

In our latest episode, we sit down with Nio to talk about what it’s really like to work in Maine’s restaurant industry. She is a chef, peer, founder of Serving Up Support: Maine, and ambassador with The Burnt Chef Project. From early mornings and double shifts to burnout, exhaustion, and finding community, this conversation dives into the often unseen emotional toll of hospitality work.

- 80% of hospitality workers report mental health struggles
- Maine’s tourism industry supports over 131,000 jobs, many in restaurants and food service
- Support for the workers behind the scenes? Still far too rare

🎙️ Listen in as Nio shares her lived experience, why she started Serving Up Support, and how peer connection is helping to shift the culture.

📍Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more at https://maineccsm.org/our-voice-of-me-005/
🔁 Please listen, share, and help amplify the voices of hospitality workers across Maine

06/26/2025

Call for Guests: Share Your Story on Our Voice of ME Podcast!
Are you a mental health peer in the Maine art community? Has art played a powerful role in your mental health journey? We want to hear from you!

Our Voice of ME, a podcast dedicated to sharing diverse mental health experiences, is seeking guests for upcoming interviews. We're looking to connect with individuals who have a deep connection to art and are willing to share how it has impacted their lived mental health experiences. Whether it's painting, music, writing, sculpture, performance, or any other art form, your unique perspective can inspire and resonate with others.

If you're a mental health peer involved in the Maine art scene and are interested in being interviewed for the podcast, please send us a direct message or comment below! or check out our website and submit a guest application Maineccsm.org/ourvoiceofme We'd love to learn more about your story and discuss the possibility of you joining us on Our Voice of ME.

Let's amplify the powerful connection between art and mental well-being together!

06/24/2025

06/10/2025

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06/10/2025

🎙️ We’re looking for podcast guests!

Are you a peer with lived experience in mental health who has worked in Maine’s hospitality industry? We'd love to hear your story!

We’re working on a new special episode of Our Voice of ME that highlights the unique challenges and experiences faced by those working in hospitality — Maine’s largest industry — while navigating mental health.

If you’re open to sharing your story and being part of a powerful peer-led conversation, we’d love to feature your voice. We’re looking to record these guest stories this month.

📩 Learn more and apply here: https://maineccsm.org/ourvoiceofme/
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06/09/2025

🎥 Meet the Team Behind Our Voice of ME 🎙️

We’re so excited to introduce the passionate peer-led team creating our new podcast — amplifying real stories from people with lived experience in mental health across Maine.

Every episode is built with intention, empathy, and the belief that peer voices matter. Whether you're tuning in for advocacy, inspiration, or connection — we're here for it.

💬 Like our page to follow the journey
🎧 Subscribe to Our Voice of ME wherever you listen to podcasts
🔗 Visit to learn more or apply to be a guest: https://maineccsm.org/ourvoiceofme/

06/03/2025

🎉 They’re here! Our Our Voice of ME podcast has released two new episodes this month in celebration of PRIDE Month 🎙️🏳️‍🌈

✨ Episode 003: A Conversation with Karin Heim from OUT Maine
A thoughtful discussion with mental health professional Karin about supporting LGBTQ+ members, peer advocacy, and the future of inclusive mental health care in Maine.

✨ Episode 004: Voices of PRIDE
Three powerful lived experience stories from peers in the LGBTQ+ community sharing what it’s like to seek support and mental health services, and their journeys. We chat with peers Benji, Serena, and Tranifer of The Art of Tranifer Lovely.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your favorite podcasts — and don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share!
http://open.spotify.com/show/63xfEMs0IXUBgTK5gKZln0

06/02/2025

Tomorrow, get ready for two powerful new episodes of Our Voice of ME!
We're diving deep into topics that matter: Pride and the crucial cross-section of mental health and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Tune in for insightful conversations and important perspectives. You won't want to miss it!

05/02/2025

🌿 May is Mental Health Awareness Month! 🌿
All month long, Consumer Council System of Maine will be shining a light on the importance of mental health, sharing resources, and encouraging open conversations about wellness, recovery, and community support. 💚

They've got some great things planned—like a powerful film screening (Via Zoom May 6th), thoughtful recommendations, and ways you can get involved. Stay tuned! 👀

Let’s work together to break stigma, uplift each other, and remind folks that mental health matters every day.

💬 We invite you to join the conversation: What does mental health mean to you?

🌿 May is Mental Health Awareness Month! 🌿

All month long, we’ll be shining a light on the importance of mental health, sharing resources, and encouraging open conversations about wellness, recovery, and community support. 💚

We’ve got some great things planned—like a powerful film screening (Via Zoom May 6th), thoughtful recommendations, and ways you can get involved. Stay tuned! 👀

Let’s work together to break stigma, uplift each other, and remind folks that mental health matters every day.

💬 We invite you to join the conversation: What does mental health mean to you?