My name is Yadira, I am 43 years old, since childhood I have been suffering from mood swings, depression bipolar, suicidal thoughts, anxiety and ADHD. In 2006, I became a single mother of four children, and I was struggling with my mental health. In 2008, I began volunteering at the Mental Health Association of Orange County, and this program opened the doors to a single mother struggling, and this program guided me to where I am today. I volunteered in their thrift store for a year, and this program motivated me to want more in life. My supervisor at the time offered me a part-time job as a housing specialist for the homeless, and as a mother struggling to keep a stable home for my children, I was inspired to help others struggling with housing retention and mental health. Right after I was offered a full-time position for the HPRP program in Anaheim, 2009, I was offered a position at Wellness Center South as a housing specialist. After a year, I became the Assistance Program Director for this wonderful program that provides peers struggling with mental health with a safe place where they can be themselves, after years of struggling with depression, bipolar, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and ADHD, I felt I proved that it is possible to succeed in life, with all my life obstacles and still working on my recovery journey,