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Peer Support

The Power of Listening and Being Listened to

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18

min

Learn more about peer support groups and how listening to others and being listened to can create space for healing.

Featured Lived Experiences
Elisabeth

Elisabeth

A mother's battle with cancer, finding hope and strength in peer support and new beginnings.

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Einar Oddmund

Einar Oddmund

From loneliness to connection: a journey of self-help and peer support.

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Eysteinn

Eysteinn

Overcoming addiction through peer support transformed my self-worth and life direction.

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Gøril

Gøril

Navigating grief after loss, I found healing through peer support and shared understanding.

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Endre

Endre

From anxiety and fear of failure to recovery through peer support and connection.

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Mona

Mona

Navigating my mother's dementia challenged me; peer support helped me reclaim my life and care.

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Rania

Rania

Navigating motherhood with a special needs child: finding support and embracing love.

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Pål

Pål

Lost everything to addiction, but found hope and healing through peer support and acceptance.

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Jeanette

Jeanette

From abuse to empowerment: discover healing through peer support and self-respect.

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Lived Experiences on 
Peer Support
Guro Maria
From self-doubt to seeking support: a journey towards hope and student life enjoyment.

Self image, Loneliness, Anxiety, Depression, Peer Support

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Einar Oddmund
From loneliness to connection: a journey of self-help and peer support.

Loneliness, Anxiety, Self image, Depression, Peer Support

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Wibeche
Struggling with a parent's addiction, I found support that restored my self-worth and hope.

Next of kin, Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
Eysteinn
Overcoming addiction through peer support transformed my self-worth and life direction.

Addiction, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
Gøril
Navigating grief after loss, I found healing through peer support and shared understanding.

Loss (grief), Next of kin, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
Endre
From anxiety and fear of failure to recovery through peer support and connection.

Anxiety, Identity, Depression, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
Mona
Navigating my mother's dementia challenged me; peer support helped me reclaim my life and care.

Next of kin, Neurological disorder, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
Rania
Navigating motherhood with a special needs child: finding support and embracing love.

Next of kin, Loneliness, Disability, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
Steinar
From neglect to belonging: Discover how support transformed my childhood traumas.

Addiction, Depression, Peer Support, Loneliness, Career

Watch Full Story
Pål
Lost everything to addiction, but found hope and healing through peer support and acceptance.

Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
Jeanette
From abuse to empowerment: discover healing through peer support and self-respect.

Abuse, Self image, Identity, Peer Support

Watch Full Story
The Human Aspect ofGuro Maria

Guro Maria

From self-doubt to seeking support: a journey towards hope and student life enjoyment.

Self image, Loneliness, Anxiety, Depression, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofEinar Oddmund

Einar Oddmund

From loneliness to connection: a journey of self-help and peer support.

Loneliness, Anxiety, Self image, Depression, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofWibeche

Wibeche

Struggling with a parent's addiction, I found support that restored my self-worth and hope.

Next of kin, Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofEysteinn

Eysteinn

Overcoming addiction through peer support transformed my self-worth and life direction.

Addiction, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofGøril

Gøril

Navigating grief after loss, I found healing through peer support and shared understanding.

Loss (grief), Next of kin, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofEndre

Endre

From anxiety and fear of failure to recovery through peer support and connection.

Anxiety, Identity, Depression, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofMona

Mona

Navigating my mother's dementia challenged me; peer support helped me reclaim my life and care.

Next of kin, Neurological disorder, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofRania

Rania

Navigating motherhood with a special needs child: finding support and embracing love.

Next of kin, Loneliness, Disability, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofSteinar

Steinar

From neglect to belonging: Discover how support transformed my childhood traumas.

Addiction, Depression, Peer Support, Loneliness, Career

The Human Aspect ofPål

Pål

Lost everything to addiction, but found hope and healing through peer support and acceptance.

Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofJeanette

Jeanette

From abuse to empowerment: discover healing through peer support and self-respect.

Abuse, Self image, Identity, Peer Support

Learn more about peer support groups and how listening to others and being listened to can create space for healing.

Short Documentary

18

min

The Power of Listening and Being Listened to

Life offers challenges, and sometimes they feel too heavy to carry, especially if we try to carry them alone. Whether it is battling addiction, grief, trying to be brave as a caretaker to someone we love, or trying to mask burnout, being abused, or the emptiness inside us. In this video, you’ll meet people with different challenges who found a common way of support - Peer support groups. You will hear how they utilized the power of listening to others and being listened to in the safe space of a peer support group. You will hear their lived experiences alongside the insights from Mette Smedstad, Senior Advisor at Selvhjelp Norge. Learn the different layers a peer support group offers, how these different people have utilized it differently, and how they have combined it with other aspects of their journey.

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9th Jan 2024

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We all face emotions and situations where we just want to escape and not feel. At least for a while, we can recharge before we return to our lives and try to cope. This is where addiction can get a hold of us, and for many it creeps up on us. Learn from people that have broken out of different types of addiction, and hear insights from Consultant Clinical Psychologist Anne Crawford-Docherty. Together they take you through the different aspects of addiction, sharing experiences from their own lives when their addiction controlled them. Hear why many of us use different substances to escape our emotions or challenges in life through their real experiences. See what moments made them re-evaluate if the positives of their escape outweighed the costs of their addiction. Anne shares the model called “the stages of change”, and the different people share how they managed to break out of their addiction, to create the new lives they wanted. Hear what they learned from the whole process and what they wish they knew when they still felt the need to escape life. This is a good introduction that can help you take steps to overcome your addiction or how to support another person on their recovery journey.

Directed by

Jimmy Westerheim, Brage Bergh, Sunniva Lyle Sturzrehm

Edited by

Brage Bergh, Sunniva Lyle Sturzrehm

Directors of Photography by

Quang Nguyen, Lucas Harboe

Colour & Sound Mix by

Aksel Skorm Mena Refsdal

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