Monday, March 30, 2026 @ 11 AM PT
Learn how peer support strengthens recovery, builds community, and expands access to healing.
Peer support has long been recognized as a powerful and transformative element within recovery-oriented systems of care. Rooted in lived experience, mutual understanding, and hope, peer support offers pathways to connection, belonging, and healing that complement clinical and community-based approaches to recovery.
In this #MentalHealthMonday session, Honesty Liller—certified peer recovery specialist, CEO of the McShin Foundation, and SHE RECOVERS Certified Professional—will explore the vital role peer support plays in building and sustaining recovery.
Drawing from her personal recovery journey and her leadership within one of the nation’s leading peer-led recovery community organizations, Honesty will share insights into how peer leadership strengthens recovery ecosystems and expands possibilities for connection, growth, and community care.
During this session, participants will be invited to:
- Learn what peer support is and why it is considered a foundational component of recovery-oriented systems of care
- Identify key leadership principles used in peer recovery environments
- Recognize how lived experience strengthens leadership and connection
- Learn practical strategies for building community and supporting recovery through peer leadership
- Explore how a leading recovery community organization implements peer-led leadership models
- Consider pathways for becoming a peer support specialist or engaging more deeply in peer-led recovery spaces
Join us LIVE for a Q & A session following the presentation.
ABOUT HONESTY LILLER, CPRS, SRCD
Honesty Liller has been in recovery from a substance use disorder since May 27, 2007, and is a certified peer recovery specialist in Virginia. She is the best-selling author of Scattered Pink and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The McShin Foundation, a nationally accredited, peer-to-peer Recovery Community Organization (RCO) that supports individuals and families dealing with substance use disorders. Honesty is a SHE RECOVERS Professional Designate and hosts a monthly Sharing Circle at McShin for women and non-binary individuals. In 2025, Honesty founded Honesty Liller Coaching, LLC, providing transformational and leadership coaching to women, empowering them to unlock their full potential, build confidence, and lead with authenticity.
Honesty has been featured on major media outlets, including Face the Nation, CNN, and PBS, where she has discussed addiction and recovery in America. She also completed Stanford University’s Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders and was recognized in 2019 with the Jean C. Harris Community Service Board Award from Hanover County. WRIC Channel 8 News highlighted her in their 2020 “Richmond’s Remarkable Women” special. Honesty has served as a field reviewer for SAMHSA, Faces & Voices of Recovery, and CAPRSS. In 2015, she received the Vernon Johnson Award from Faces and Voices of Recovery.
Under her leadership, McShin opened its first women and children’s recovery residence and secured a $2 million grant. Honesty continues to be a powerful advocate for those affected by addiction, sharing her story through various media platforms. In her personal life, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and their dogs, embracing the gift of family. She is also passionate about soul-care, enjoying activities such as running, exercising, and meditative coloring.
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