Harping with Howie: a Peer Support Podcast

The after-school special you actually needed. Participants in the award-winning Howie the Harp peer support specialist training program in New York City share their experience, strength, and hope. What worked, what didn't, and what they learned along the way. What is peer support? One of the best-kept secrets in mental healthcare. Hosts and program participants Anna Butler and John O'Donnell bring wisdom and levity to the best of times and the worst of times. Cover Art by Pepper Auerbach. On Instagram @iwasateenagepepper

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  Episode #3

  I Was Able to Make Myself My Own Hero

  Sep 2, 20261h 5mS1

  <p>How can gaming heal you? Let Naomi tell you all about it. On today's very special episode of Harping with Howie, hosts Anna Butler and John F. O'Donnell talk to a fellow program participant from the Howie the Harp Peer Support Specialist Training Center in New York City. </p><p>With courage and candor, Naomi walks you through her recovery journey with PTSD. Her story asks the question: are we shaped by our history or are we the creators of our own lives? The answer (as with most binaries) is both. We'll let Naomi take it away from here. <...

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  Episode #2

  I Want to Be of Service, But Not That Kind of Service

  Aug 24, 202654 minS1

  <p>Welcome back Howettes to the second episode of Harping with Howie! Today we talk to Anwar from the Summer 2026 cohort of the Howie the Harp peer support specialist training program in Harlem. Anwar details his beginnings in both the mean and nice streets of Chicago, through his time in college, rehab, and New York's housing system. From being the life of the party to finding a life that's more than just a party, Anwar epitomizes the heart of recovery, which is often just putting one foot in front of the other. Trauma may come at you from all sides...

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  Do You Know How Confident You Have to Be to Think You're Jesus?

  Aug 15, 202639 minS1

  <p>The key is having a grandmother who loves you too much. Just ask John! </p><p>In this very first episode ever of Harping with Howie: a Peer Support Podcast, hosts Anna Butler and John O'Donnell talk about what led them to the Peer Support Training program at the Howie the Harp Advocacy Center in New York City. </p><p>Along the way, they share tidbits of their story, like when Anna was accused of stealing $25,000 from a bank or when John was in cahoots with Bono. </p><p>Above all, John and Anna offer candid reflections about some...

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