Peace of Mind: Your Journey, Your Way

✨🚨STAFF SPOTLIGHT🚨✨ Hi! My name is Mackenzie. I am a student at UW studying psychology. In my free time I like to hike, do crafts, and spend time with my family! #StaffSpotlight #DSP #DirectSupportProfessional #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Image Description: Mackenzie, a woman with long, light brown hair stands in front of a grassy field while smiling for a picture. She is wearing a blue T-shirt which says Seattle, WA, in a groovy, bubble font. To the right and behind her stretching off into the distance is a two track dirt road as well as power lines. The background of the photo is artistically blurred so that Mackenzie is the focal point of the image. Despite the blurred effect, we can still see vivid colors painting the vast sky in shades of orange, red, and yellow; the sun setting in the far distance, barely above the dark silhouettes of the mountains along the horizon.

✨🚨 STAFF SPOTLIGHT 🚨✨ Hey! My name is Rio! I’m from Cheyenne, WY, and am currently a junior in UW’s Nursing Program. I love to hike, swim, dance, play piano, and spend time with my family. I want to work in the ER or ICU setting when I graduate. #StaffSpotlight #DSP #DirectSupportProfessional #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Image Description: Rio, a woman with shoulder length brown hair, wears a smile and a brown and gold UW T-shirt as she poses in front of a University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences backdrop which is striped with brown and gold. There's a brown steamboat bucking horse logo in the bottom left corner of the backdrop.

Fall-ow Us! We’re on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn! 🍁🍂🌲 #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Image Description: The visual has a light tan background with various sized images of fall leaves in colors of red, orange, and brown around the border. There are smaller leaves and stars around the words which say, “Fall-ow Us! Instagram~ @ pom.wy Facebook~ Peace of Mind: Your Journey, Your Way LinkedIn~ Peace of Mind: Your Journey, Your Way.” In the bottom right corner is Peace of Mind’s logo with the rusty red-orange aspen leaf.

Here is a short glimpse of our summer at Peace of Mind and some of our favorite memories made! ☀️ #summertime #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Video description: The video is just under a minute long. It is a slideshow of 25 frames including photos and collages of photos with Peace of Mind staff and participants having fun during Summer 2024. Memorable moments include our WyoGives campaign in which we raised $5,000, Colorado Rockies games, Freedom Has A Birthday at the park on July 4th, Laramie Jubilee days carnival and rodeo, participants out in nature bird-watching and going on walks, and more! In the background is upbeat and happy music featuring clapping sounds and rock-style drum beats as well as synthetic piano and electric guitar melodies.

Bird-watching with Tanner earlier this summer featuring a beautiful view! 🐦🏞️👀 #birdwatching #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Image description: This is a composite image of two landscape view pictures. The first image is our participant Tanner from behind. He is wearing dark pants and a T-shirt, while holding up binoculars and looking out across a river and valley with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background. He stands in front of a wire fence with wooden posts. The foliage around Tanner’s bird-watching spot has shades of green and brown. Cattle, geese, and farm buildings are also visible in the background. The second image is the same scene, but less zoomed in. We see more foliage including bushy green plants with yellow flowers, and more of the landscape in the background. The mountains are misty and purple due to the humidity and cloud cover.

Happy one year with Peace of Mind to DSP Gianna! 🎉 She is so caring, hard-working, and selfless - we are so lucky to have her on our team. 💜 Thank you, Gianna, for everything you do! ✨ #DSP #DirectSupportProfessional #HappyOneYear #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Image description: Miah (left) and DSP Gianna (right) take a smiling selfie together. Miah is wearing a gray winter cap with the word Cowgirls stitched in gold cursive, a brown and gold T-shirt, and a gold and black varsity style jacket. Gianna has curly dark brown hair, wears glasses, and is wearing a gray and black flannel jacket.

Happy National Inclusion Week! 🎉 Peace of Mind is dedicated to promoting inclusivity within the workplace in many ways. Each one of our team members brings a unique skill set to the table and open and honest communication sets the foundation for putting our skills to use! 💜 #NationalInclusionWeek #ImpactMatters #NIW #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Graphic reads: “It’s National Inclusion Week! NIW is a week dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces. At Peace of Mind, we support our employees by: establishing a safe space, identifying core values, celebrating diversity, and having inclusive leadership.” In the bottom left corner is Peace of Mind’s logo with the Aspen leaf, and in the bottom right corner is a logo which says “Inclusive Employers National Inclusion Week #ImpactMatters.”

Our Story 💜 #PeaceofMind #NonProfit #DisabilityAdvocate #Companion #Respite #Homemaker #QualityServices #community #friendship #inclusion #diversity #support #awareness #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Video Transcript: In 2021, our Director Michelle Cook achieved her lifelong dream of starting Peace of Mind: Your Journey, Your Way. We earned non-profit status in January of 2023 and haven’t stopped expanding since! Our dedicated and passionate team currently supports nearly 40 participants with disabilities and acquired brain injuries in their homes and communities in the Laramie, Wyoming area. What sets us apart from other DD waiver providers is our commitment to inclusivity and challenging barriers. We believe that our participants deserve to live the life they choose, which means getting out into the community, spending quality time with loved ones, and living their lives according to their own interests. Peace of Mind is dedicated to providing quality services at no extra cost to participants while at the same time providing as much opportunity to achieve their dreams as possible. There is no greater feeling than seeing the joy in someone’s face as they participate in creating the life they have imagined! Join us in our mission to make a difference for our participants every single day. Thank you! Video Description: A young woman’s voice narrates the video, which is mainly a slideshow of images showing both Peace of Mind participants and our DSPs (Direct Support Professionals) making irreplaceable memories together out in the community such as sports games, museums, parades, dances, carnivals, concerts, rodeos, spending time in nature, and more! Near the end of the video we see a video clip of our participant Miah dancing to Cowboy Joe at a Colorado Rockies home game - earning him a spot on the Jumbotron as everyone cheers for him! A quote from a current guardian of a participant appears during the final moments of the video, “I really need to commend you and your team. You really think outside the box and I really appreciate that.” Finally, we see a short video clip of DSP Brian making Miss S giggle with his funny sounds.

Happy DSP Appreciation Week! 🎉   Peace of Mind would like to recognize the incredible work of our DSPs: Abby, Bree, Brian, Byanca, Courtney, Eliza Ann, Gianna, Karri, Kenzie, Kira, Mack, Madi, Mondell, Sophie, Lynora, Logan, and Taeli. Day in and out, they all make a huge difference in the lives of our participants and are shining examples of how to be an advocate for our family, friends, and neighbors with disabilities. We are so proud of our DSPs, and we are so lucky to have such an extraordinary team. Thank you for all that you do! 💜 #DSP #DirectSupportProfessional #DSPAppreciationWeek #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Image Description: The background of the image has a dark gray chalkboard background with a rectangular white chalk scribble in the center. The words, “Thank You Direct Support Professionals DSP Appreciation Week 2024,” are overlaid in dark gray letters. There are chalk doodles including squiggles and hearts at the top and bottom of the image. On all four corners, there are pictures in the shape of hearts of Peace of Mind DSPs with participants making happy memories. Subjects of the following pictures are listed from left to right: In the top left corner, Sam and DSP Madi smile for a selfie during their hike. In the top right corner, Cindy and DSP Taeli pose together with matching blue backpacks. In the bottom right corner, DSP Kenzie cheers on the Rockies with Kennith and Miah. In the bottom left corner, Miah and his favorite staff Logan pose with the statue outside of the UW basketball arena.

Kennith soaked up some sun at the park! ☀️ #summer #sunshine #friendship #inclusion #diversity #disabilityadvocate #support #awareness #qualityservices #companion #respite #homemaker #community #peaceofmind #peoplefirst #nonprofit #disabilities #advocacy #makeadifference #bethedifference #inthistogether Image Description: This is a picture of one of our participants named Kennith. He is a young man with curly brown hair and a big smile. He is wearing a hat with a yellow brim, and a collared gray shirt printed with all kinds of pirate-themed images such as a lady pirate, a pirate ship, cannons, and treasure maps. In the background is green grass and park benches.