Mastery Vibes: Peer Support Unleashed
Meet Robyn Priest and Charlotte Armstrong — the visionaries behind Robyn Priest LIVE YOUR TRUTH (RPLYT) and Exploration Mastery. They’re launching Mastery Vibes: Peer Support Unleashed, a powerful podcast that cuts through the noise with honest conversations about mental health, substance use, recovery, and peer support. With decades of experience and innovative insights from explorationmastery.com and robynpriest.com, Robyn and Charlotte deliver practical strategies, inspiring stories, and proven tools you can apply today.
Each episode offers honest conversations, supportive insights, and practical tools — all aimed at empowering you to discover your inner strength and navigate life's challenges with resilience and hope. Whether you're a Peer Supporter, mental health advocate, or someone on a journey to live authentically, Mastery Vibes is your space to learn, connect, and grow.
Mastery Vibes: Peer Support Unleashed
S2 Episode 4: Trapped, Not Treated: Compulsory Care, Restraint & the Human Right to Be Heard
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Mastery Vibes Episode 4 Season 2: Trapped, Not Treated: Compulsory Care, Restraint & the Human Right to Be Heard
In this raw and powerful conversation, Charlotte Armstrong and Robyn Priest sit down with Cat Morgan to unpack the lasting impact of compulsory treatment, restraint, and seclusion. Cat shares her experiences starting at age 14—being treated as if she were a danger that needed containing, feeling trapped, and watching her mental health spiral because the system prioritised control over care.
We explore why restrictive practices often do the opposite of what they’re meant to do, what it really means to ask someone “What do you need right now?” instead of assuming we know best, and how peer support can create the safe, accepting spaces that clinical systems so often fail to provide.
Whether you’re living with mental health challenges, supporting a loved one, or working in the field, this episode will challenge what you think you know about “help” and leave you with hope for genuinely compassionate alternatives: peer-run community hubs, respite options, and systems that see people first.
Tune in now and join the conversation about human rights, lived experience, and the future of mental health support.
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