Peer Support Specialists Nybelle Caruso and Andrew Pegram discuss the differences and similarities between peer support and friendship, then how to navigate boundaries that may come up when a paid peer support works with someone who would like to have a friendship with them. They also share perspectives on navigating relationships where people have very different worldviews in today's social climate. What is Peer Support? Peer Support is a modality of providing emotional support from the lens of lived experience. Often peer supporters have had their own mental health and/or addictions challenges and can support others through disclosing these shared experiences. Peer support is also a different kind of relationship from the kind one might have with a therapist or social worker - one that is focused on mutuality, connection, community, and building one's self-determination.