Zoe G.
Certified Peer Supporter · Santa Monica, CA
I’m a Certified Peer Support Specialist and Recovery Life Coach who believes healing happens in safe, human connection. I’m here to walk alongside you with compassion, lived experience, and support as you navigate recovery, identity, or life transitions including LGBTQ+ journeys.
average from 14 reviews
group meetings hosted
one-on-one sessions
supporting peers on HeyPeers since
Support groups
Upcoming meetings with Zoe
No meetings scheduled right now
Zoe hosts support groups regularly. Create a free account and we'll let you know when the next meeting opens.
Work with Zoe
One-on-one support, at your pace
Private sessions with a peer who's been where you are.
Clarity and Next Steps Coaching
Clarify a decision, recognize what matters and choose realistic next steps.
DetailsGoals and Accountability Coaching
Clarify a goal, work through what is getting in the way and create manageable action steps.
DetailsStarting Over Life Coaching
Coaching for rebuilding after major change and deciding what you want your next chapter to become.
DetailsRecovery Life Coaching
Recovery coaching centered on your goals, self-determination and personal definition of progress.
DetailsCome As You Are
A welcoming place to talk about recovery, identity, relationships, major changes, or times when life feels like a lot.
DetailsChronic Pain and Self-Advocacy
Support for navigating chronic pain, communicating your needs and becoming your own advocate.
DetailsMental Health and Emotional Wellness Support
Lived-experience support for emotional overwhelm, isolation, self-trust, and life's difficult periods.
DetailsRecovery on Your Own Terms
Define recovery for yourself and rebuild without judgment or a one-size-fits-all approach.
DetailsLGBTQ+ Identity and Starting Over
Affirming support for queer identity, gender exploration, coming out or starting over later in life.
DetailsParenting, Marriage and Family Changes
Individual support for parenting, marriage, separation, divorce and changing family relationships.
DetailsReligious Deconstruction and Personal Spirituality
Question inherited beliefs and explore spirituality without pressure, judgment or dogma.
DetailsCouple Support Through Change
Support for couples navigating communication, changing roles, family responsibilities or major life transitions.
DetailsParenting Through Change
Peer support for depression, the postpartum period and the changing roles and emotional weight of parenting.
DetailsCreative Momentum and Encouragement
Support for creatives who feel stuck, uncertain or disconnected from their artistic voice.
DetailsAbout Zoe
I’m Zoe (they/them). In 2015, I began my recovery. A year later, I started making art. After nearly twenty years of marriage and raising three kids, I came out later in life and found myself starting over around fifty. I had spent years thinking about what my family needed. It took time to learn how to ask, “What do I want for myself?” I’m a California Medi-Cal Certified Peer Support Specialist and a Certified Professional Recovery Life Coach. At 26, I stopped working outside the home and spent the next 20 years as a full-time stay-at-home mom to my three kids. At 50, after my marriage ended, I found myself rebuilding my life. I knew how to show up for my family. Figuring out what I wanted for myself took some practice. My recovery from pain medication began in 2015. Part of my story is learning to speak up for myself when I was in pain. My doctor told me I was overweight and depressed and that if I lost weight, my body would stop hurting. I was still in pain, and I wanted to understand why. I left the pain clinic, became my own medical advocate, and started looking for answers. Eventually, a skin punch biopsy led to my diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy (SFN). I remember what it felt like to keep asking for help after I’d already been dismissed. I also live with fibromyalgia and ADHD. I’ve been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), bipolar II disorder, and complex PTSD (CPTSD), and I have lived experience with anxiety and depression. Some days, what I most want someone to understand is how much effort an ordinary day can take. I’m queer and nonbinary. I came out later in life, and two of my three kids are also part of the LGBTQ+ community. I have no contact with my mother, father, or sister, and that wasn’t my choice. I know there can be grief in missing family members who are still alive. My Ventureño-Barbareño Chumash Native roots are part of who I am. I’m also an artist, a writer, and a drag performer. I enjoy improv and sing in my local choir. You’re welcome to talk with me about recovery on your own terms, chronic pain, mental health, parenting, coming out, or starting over. Maybe you want to practice what to say at your next doctor’s appointment. Maybe you miss someone in your family and want a place to say that out loud. We can start with whatever brought you here.
My Recovery Story
My recovery journey required me to confront trauma, unlearn survival patterns, and rebuild my life from the inside out. It meant taking responsibility for my healing while also acknowledging the realities that supported it access to mental healthcare, financial resources, safe housing, nourishment, and a partner who stood beside me as I made hard changes. I recognize that those forms of access were privileges that created the conditions for stability. Recovery, for me, is ongoing growth learning from mistakes, evolving, and returning to self-trust again and again.
My Motivation To Help
I’m motivated to do this work because I know what it’s like to rebuild, reclaim your voice, and start over without a map. No one should have to navigate healing or identity alone and I believe lived experience can be a powerful bridge to hope.
State Certification on file
Verified by HeyPeers · View
Ready to connect?
Create a free account to message Zoe or request 1-on-1 peer support.
Sign up to connectPeer voices
What peers say about Zoe
based on 14 ratings
"very good listener"
Justine G.
Creative Support · November 2026
"I really appreciate Zoe’s calm inquisitive manner"
Justine G.
Creative Support · November 2026
"This lady is absolutely incredible "
Justine G.
Creative Momentum and Encouragement · October 2026
You don't have to do this alone
Create a free account to connect with Zoe, join meetings and chatrooms, and take the first step at your own pace.
