The Mentor Experience

Being a mentor is a meaningful way to stay connected, give back, and support someone who may be facing many of the same challenges you once did. While the mentor’s main role is to support their mentee, mentors often find that the relationship brings a renewed sense of purpose, belonging, and encouragement to their own recovery.

What Mentorship Offers:

• Give back by using your lived experience to offer hope, encouragement, and perspective to newer alumni

• Build a stronger sense of purpose, connection, and belonging within the ViaMar alumni community

• Strengthen your own recovery through continued involvement, accountability, communication, and healthy boundaries

• Receive ongoing support from the Mentor Chair and connect with other mentors during monthly meetings

• Help newer alumni feel understood, supported, and less alone after treatment

***Mentors are not supposed to have all of the answers!!! ***

Your role is to show up consistently, share from experience when appropriate, and help mentees stay connected to recovery supports, alumni programming, and their outpatient supports.

Interested? Fill out and application!

• Applications are reviewed by the Mentor Chair and Director of Alumni Services          

• Applicants will meet with the Mentor Chair to discus their application, program requirements, fit, and timing for matching with a mentee                                                  

• Formal mentor agreement will be signed before a match is given to the mentor          

• Questions?  Email Julia Giltner, Director of Alumni Services: juliag@viamarhealth.com