Jimmy Westerheim Founder of The Human Aspect “How far back are we comfortable to go in our endeavor to make the world a better place? A question that has never been answered when it comes to colonial structures and racism. A question in need of an answer from society, because I believe that change happens based on how far back we choose to go in our endeavor to resolve this societal root problem that is undermining our entire society” Dixon Chibanda, founder of Friendship Ben

If you take a snapshot of social media in June, #Pride is one of the most trending topics. At first glance, you might expect the conversation to be about what Macklemore calls "Same Love", celebrating love, inclusion and equality. Instead, what emerges is an increasingly polarized debate not only visible online. Les på Norsk Jimmy Westerheim Founder of The Human Aspect Camilla Koveland Copywriter This article contains quotes from the short film “Queer identity" that you find

At The Human Aspect, we are often described as an organisation that records lived experiences. That description is accurate, but it is also incomplete. Marina Chrisikopoulou Head of Research Istvan Daniel Barkoczi Psychology Team Coordinator Andrea Bujor Social Media Coordinator Seven years ago, we recognised the need to do more with our library of lived experience videos. Step by step, we developed a methodology for transforming lived experience video into something the ment

Strengthening young people’s resilience - their ability to adapt, cope, and recover from life’s challenges - is a key goal of education and public health policies in Norway. Marina Chrisikopoulou Head of Research Andrea Bujor Social Media Coordinator One way to strengthen young people’s resilience is by increasing mental health literacy (MHL), with the hope that better knowledge can foster more open conversations, reduce stigma, and lower the threshold for seeking help when i

"Think about making mental health, especially therapy, move away from this isolating, lonely, one-on-one experience to a more social rejuvenating revitalizing experience" -Tom Osborn, founder of Shamiri Victorya Lunde Head of Communications & Global Partnerships The popular perspective on therapy and mental health today is that the illness lives inside of us as individuals, a foundation for the medical model to have the solutions, treating us as a container of our str

Livsmestring i ungdomsskolen og VGS Det var det grunnleggende spørsmålet som lå bak innføringen av de tverrfaglige temaene som myndighetene lanserte i 2020. De hadde utviklet tverrfaglige mål som elevene på ungdomsskolen og videregående skulle oppnå på veien mot det neste steget ut i livet. Skolene skulle bidra til livsmestring. Nå har Gjensidigestiftelsen blitt med på laget for å støtte neste steg av Livsmestringsarbeidet vårt, der fokuset det neste året er å støtte skoler r

Healing often begins with a single moment of connection. A nod of understanding. A shared story. A quiet “me too.” Marina Chrisikopoulou Head of Research Andrea Bujor Research Assistant When you’ve lived through a childhood marked by addiction, neglect, or abuse, finding a safe space to share your experiences can be challenging, but life-changing. Self-help groups (SHGs) have long offered that environment- safe spaces where people come together to support one another, reduce

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In Kakuma, Kenya, a town near the border of South Sudan we heard stories of loss, pain, resilience, and hope — told by those who lived them. Victorya Lunde Head of Communications & Global Partnerships No one leaves the place they call home unless home has become unsafe. No parent place their child in a boat unless the water is kinder than the earth. No one put their faith in the desert if their feet are not already burning. No family hides in trucks or walks for days unless t