Seeds of Hope: Living with Mental Challenges and Surviving Is a brief overview of my recovery story and my latest accomplishment, earning my Certified Peer Support Specialist Credential to afford me the ability to work with my peers . I owe my success to the people in my life who have encouraged me and helped me along the way to get to where I am in life. I have them to owe for my success because they believed in me when I was unsure of myself.