Today, in addition to Asperger’s he is a Diabetic and lives with depression, anxiety, and PTSD that can be traced back to a traumatic brain injury in 1986.
He has gone to school culinary arts and loves to cook for large gatherings of people. He hopes to blend this experience with his work as a Recovery Support Specialist, perhaps cooking at peer retreats, a respite, or teaching classes for people in recovery to eat better and live healthier lives.
Jeff also has an interest in all things metal; he is a welder, fabricator, machinist, and blacksmith. His workshop is a refuge from the world and has become a space where creativity can heal the stresses of everyday life.
“There will come a point in your life when you realize something that will change the way you see yourself. You’ll look back and see that on your darkest day, when everything was falling apart, and accept the fact that you survived… The paradigm shift happens when you become aware that on your darkest day you were still stronger than everything that was working against you.”
Jeffrey Santo, RSS
- Executive Director, Recovery Innovations for Pursuing Peer Leadership and Empowerment, Inc.
- Webmaster for RockingRecovery.org
- Webmaster for RippleCT.org
- Late Night Peer Support – Group Co-Host
- If You’re Talking, There’s Time – Group Co-Host
- Keep the Promise Coilition (KTP) – Member
- Alternatives to Suicide Facilitator
- SMART Recovery Facilitator
Currently serving on the PRCH / DMHAS Peer Advisory Committee for peer certification processing and grandparenting.
