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Walking might be the most underrated self-care practice there is — and in this video I'm going to show you exactly why.

We live in a world where self-care has become complicated, expensive, and overwhelming.

But what if the simplest tool for your mental wellness was already right outside your door?

What You'll Find Here:

Tools and Tips

I share things I’ve learned from the field like ways to check in with yourself, how to support others and yourself.

Interviews and Stories

I use lived experience to connect the dots between people, stories, and mental wellness.

Experiments in Living

Because sometimes the most helpful thing is 
trying something new and seeing what sticks.

As I, A Peer - Podcast

As I, A Peer explores how people turn lived experience into care, creativity, and connection. Each episode shares real stories of healing and community
Follow Jeff as he moves through meeting the people who make care real one conversation at a time.

Episode 3: Lora Pesant - Anxiety, Laughter and Joy

In this episode of As I, A Peer, Jeff Turner sits down with Lora Pesant, a laughter yoga facilitator, wellness educator, and longtime advocate for proactive mental health care.

Laura shares her lived experience growing up around addiction, navigating anxiety, and witnessing a parent’s late-in-life bipolar diagnosis and how those experiences shaped her relationship with safety, identity, and joy.

Lora also breaks down what laughter yoga actually is (and what it isn’t), how it works in group settings, and why it’s being used in wellness spaces, conferences, and high-stress workplaces around the world.

Tools, Tips & Stories:

November 15, 2025
A Kinder Way to Build Goals That Last

Struggling to stick to your goals? Learn how to use SMART Goals in a way that actually fits your real life.

November 6, 2025
Don’t Use Erasers: Hannah’s Story on Finding Beauty in Mistakes

Art therapist Hannah Marie shares why mistakes matter and how learning not to “use erasers” can build self-trust and heal through creativity

November 4, 2025
Why Saying “I Don’t Know” Might Be the Smartest Thing You Do This Week

Learn why admitting “I don’t know” can build trust, ease pressure, and make your conversations feel more real.

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