Good Medicine: Wellness Champion Breanna Miller Helps Stó:Lō Youth Connect with their Strengths – FNHA
Jul 14, 2020
Breanna Miller is a mom, an auntie, and a Wellness Champion from Chi:yom First Nation. She’s giving back to her community through her work with youth across Stó:lō territory.
Breanna has worked with youth from “day one” of her career, over 15 years ago, starting when she was in her second year of undergraduate studies. Breanna went on to work with Aboriginal Child & Mental Health at the Ministry of Children and Family Development, and then as director of a residential healing centre in Stó:lō territory. After a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology, she began her current role managing youth services at Stó:lō Services Agency.
Part of what inspires Breanna is her own experience as a youth. She explains, “I grew up disconnected from my Stό:lō culture, but I became reconnected as a youth and these teachings and roots have greatly impacted my health and wellbeing.” Today, her work with youth integrates cultural teachings to support a strong sense of identity, meaning, purpose and resilience.
