LIBRARY OF LIFE
Video stories sharing journeys towards recovery
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
The stories share journeys towards recovery, of overcoming life's hurdles, of how individuals navigated towards safe harbour when seas were rough.
The Library of Life is a joint initiative by Oxfordshire Recovery College and Forensic Recovery College.
EXPLORE PERSONAL STORIES
Agoraphobia
Trigger warnings: isolation, panic.
The Bump
Trigger warnings: child / parent in distress.
Barry the Degu
Library of Life film.
Forgiveness
Trigger warnings: abuse, anxiety.
Jon’s Recovery
Triggers: abuse, drugs, hospitalisation.
Persistence
Trigger warnings: incarceration, isolation.
Postnatal Depression
Trigger warnings: postnatal depression.
Tam’s Story
Trigger warnings: stress, loud music.
That's All Folks
Trigger warnings: anxiety.
From Without to With Hope
Trigger warnings: domestic abuse.
For the Invisible Ones
Trigger warnings: neglect.
My Life Isn't In Your Book
Student voices about ORC impact.
The Power Of Music
Work stress and music in recovery.
The Situation
Getting the right help.
Finding Me
Learning to live again.
The Moth
Using poetry in recovery.
One foot in front of the other
Personality, self harm, faith and friendship.
Learing To Be
A journey of drawings.
My Mental Health Story
Through psychosis.
If Only
Everything happens for a reason.
Recipe for Emotional Stability
Managing mental ill health at Uni.
I Think We're Alone Now
Finding peace with oneself.
4 years in 24 slides
Mental health services and acceptance.
Why me?
Finding strength after abuse.
Sound of Silence
Hearing loss.
Mother of the Isles
Inspired by Proust and the Hebridean Isles.
The Library
Each video story was created by a student or tutor of Oxfordshire Recovery College or the Forensic Recovery College. Each story is a journey and experience shared, in the hope that it can offer hope and strength to others who can be reassured that others have struggled too, and recovered. For information: [email protected].
