Category: Contributors

Magnus P.  Hald is a psychiatrist. For ten years until 2018 he was Director of the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, University Hospital of North Norway. He has long been interested in the development of a network-oriented perspective on mental health, based on ideas that have come from his working with “reflecting teams” and…

Christine Aastrup Nyquist is a psychologist specializing in clinical adult psychology. Since 2016, she has been involved in the establishment and development of The Medication Free Treatment Unit (now renamed The Recovery Unit) at the University Hospital of Northern Norway (UNN) in Tromsø, and has been the section leader for this service since 2021. She…

Tore Ødegård is a psychiatric nurse. Since the fall of 2016, he has been employed as a professional mental health developer at The Medication Free Treatment Unit (now renamed The Recovery Unit) at the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) in Tromsø and has been part of the management team at the unit. He is…

Hilde Marie Rekstad is the author of the book «Otherwise, You’re on Your Own. When Emotions Are Treated as Illness». The book reflects on how limited a biomedical psychiatric perspective is when applied to real life, and thus how potentially misleading and life-threatening treatment can become. The story consequently took the form of a thriller.…

Nina is a mother of three and lived outside London when she lost her youngest son to suicide in 2016. She then became deputy director of a medium-sized voluntary organisation in the UK working on suicide prevention among young people (www.papyrus-uk.org), where she set up the London branch and led suicide prevention efforts in the…

Producer of Drunk On Too Much Life Pedro Orrego, he/him, is a Canadian-Chilean filmmaker, producer, and story-editor based in Toronto.  Pedro is an accomplished and award-winning story editor and producer who has worked for some of the most prominent production companies, networks, and shows in Canada and the U.S.A. including the Discovery Channel, HGTV, the History…

Director of Drunk On Too Much Life Michelle Melles, she/her, is a Canadian-American filmmaker, director, producer, and story editor based in Toronto. A passionate advocate for exploring the intersection of personal stories and societal issues, Michelle harnesses the transformative power of documentary storytelling to challenge norms and inspire change. With over 20 years of experience…

Stina Greaker is Head of Department at the Norwegian Film and Television School (TV-skolen) at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN University), a position she has held since September 2024. She brings to academia an extensive background from the Norwegian television and media industry, spanning more than three decades as a producer, executive…

Morten has shot, directed and edited the documentary “Life after you”. He has a long and varied career in Norwegian television. Morten has worked extensively as an editor for various TV programs as well as a video journalist, writer and director. He has run his own department in the production company Kubrix for the last…

Marius Lucas Strøm Pettersen is the Chair of Erfaringssentrum, a national organization representing peer support workers and the use of lived experience within mental health, addiction and recovery work. Having personally struggled with suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, he has worked his way back to stability and now uses his experiences to advocate for hope,…