Episode 4 Season 5 Drive to Thrive Drive to Thrive: Speedy’s Tools for Mental Health, Service, and Equine Healing
Host Bobby K introduces episode four of season five of No Magic Bullet’s “What’s in Your Toolbox,” featuring Oakland a certified Medi-Cal peer support specialist and founder of My Stable Life (2025), a nonprofit using community and horses to support recovery from mental health crises. Connected through an Uber ride with Bobby’s friends Jack and Fern, Speedy explains why
driving Uber is a current “tool” that brings joy, income, human connection, and a daily practice of service that supports her mental health. She describes her self-care approach—meditation, boundaries, and weekly therapy—and highlights three core tools: open mind, permission to live differently, and grace (acceptance without resentment). Speedy shares how horses, especially her horse William, provide grounding and help teach presence and boundaries, and Bobby links this to his local
equine-assisted program Hope Haven while emphasizing lived experience and reducing stigma. 00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:39 Meet Speedy 03:25 How They Connected 04:22 Uber as a Tool 08:33 Service and Meditation 09:41 My Stable Life Mission 11:14 Healing with Horses 15:39 Storytelling Advocacy 19:26 Daily Stability Habits 23:33 Open Mind Permission Grace 26:17 Support Team Essentials 30:33 Closing Reflections A disclaimer notes Bobby is not a doctor and speaks from lived experience.
Links My Stable Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. www.mystablelife.org
Hope Haven https://www.hopehavencentre.org/
24/7 Crisis Support 1-888-893-8333
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