Family/carer peer workers

JULY 2025

Being a family/carer peer worker is a delicate balancing act. Professionally, you draw on your lived experience as a carer to support others, while in your personal life, you may still be in an active caring role.

This first video series for new family/carer peer workers explores topics such as boundaries, self-care, and safe storytelling.

We interviewed two peer workers: Jasmin and Hanna, both of whom shared their experiences and thoughts openly, without being instructional. The tone was designed to encourage new peer workers reflect on how they’ll approach their specific role and circumstances in a way that’s sustainable and appropriate to them.

We loved collaborating with the teams at Wellways and Satellite on this project, taking a deep dive into the nuances of this emerging and vital role in the mental health sector.