{"id":42418,"date":"2019-05-12T07:22:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T04:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/?page_id=42418"},"modified":"2025-08-29T16:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:31:05","slug":"from-shadows-to-light-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/en\/experts-by-experience\/from-shadows-to-light-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"From Shadows to Light blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id42418_95f388-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id42418_95f388-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id42418_95f388-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id42418_95f388-79 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id42418_95f388-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id42418_95f388-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id42418_95f388-79 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column42418_6b0a8b-77 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In the&nbsp;<em>From Shadows to Light<\/em>&nbsp;<em>(Varjoista valoon)<\/em> blog, the voices of psychiatric service users, family members, experts, as well as Niemikoti Foundation\u2019s staff and students are heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The topics of the posts are loosely focused on recovery, expertise by experience, mental health work, everyday and festive experiences, and issues related to illness. Enjoy your reading!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column42418_64561b-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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Over 100,000 people receive disability pension due to mental health problems. 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