Helm, Chad, Interviewee. Sharp, Ethan, interviewer. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. sound recording Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc Sound recordings. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Interviews. lcgft eng Interview with Chad Helm about his life and struggles with substance use, his religious influences and the near-death experience that started him on his path to recovery, his training as a peer support specialist, how he got hired at Isaiah House, and the work that he does for Isaiah House. Related to interview: Co-worker of Jason Mullins (AFC 2020/010: 013). Recorded at the Isaiah House, Willisburg, KY , October 12, 2020. Hope for Recovery: Peer Support Workers in Kentucky: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2020-2021 (AFC 2020/010), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. Helm, Chad--Interviews. Rehabilitation counselors--Kentucky--Interviews. Peer counseling in rehabilitation--Kentucky. Substance use disorder--Treatment. Community mental health services. Substance-Related Disorders. Recovery movement. Occupational training. Religious life. Career changes. Job satisfaction. Hope for Recovery: Peer Support Workers in Kentucky: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2020-2021 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2020010.afc2020010_005_sr01 Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.