Lived Experience Half-Day:
Approaches to Advocacy – Learning from Experience
Are you an advocate working to change systems, improve support, and shift narratives around personality disorders? Join us for a free half-day event dedicated to learning from lived experience and carers at the ISSPD 2025. This is a day where we unite as a global community to connect and learn from each other.
Key themes
💚 Building strong connections – uniting a global community for change
💚 Making an impact – sharing experiences and insights about what works
💚 Navigating challenges – tackling stigma, disclosure, and barriers to support
💚 Bridging perspectives – the possibilities in bringing together lived experience storytelling and clinical expertise
This half-day is designed by and for advocates and peer workers with lived experience and carers who are driving change. Whether you’re a volunteer, work in the field, or simply want to learn more, you are welcome to take part.
Cost
There is free to participate in this half-day program, if you would like to participate for the full day the registration fee is $175.
Target audience
This half-day forum is open to anyone who is a lived experience individual, carers, and/or an advocate for lived experience.
Sunday Program - 9 November
08:00 |
Welcome |
08:45 |
Language and Stigma - Emotions Matter, Inc. |
09:45 |
Break |
10:00 |
Storytelling workshop - Xannie Stavert / BPD Bunch |
10:45 |
Successful advocacy and outreach stories |
11:45 |
Closing remarks |
12:00 |
Lunch on own |
1:15-3:00 |
Congress Begins Keynote: Lived Experience Panel - Rebbie Ratner, Xannie Stavert, moderated by Ase-Line Baltzersen |
Other Lived Experiences sessions scheduled for Sunday at 3:45 will be posted shortly.