Table 1.

RG composition and short description of the background of each participant^a.

Participant	RG composition	Short description
Karen	4: Husband, case manager, job coach, and psychologist	Karen is married and lives together with her children and husband. She suffers from severe obsessive cleaning and ruminative thinking. She aims to be a good mother, broaden her world, and be better understood by her husband
John	5: Brother, mother, peer worker, case manager, and job coach	John suffered his first psychotic episode during young adulthood. He lives together with his brother, works as a volunteer, and is doing a vocational study. He aims to travel, have a paid job, and meaningful social relations
Brit	6: Partner, mother, good friend, case manager, peer worker, and psychologist	At the start of her treatment, Brit had not been out of her house for several years. She lives together with her partner. She makes art and writes. She aims to feel free, to be able to go outside without fear, and to develop her (artistic) talents
Martin	6: Mother, stepfather, brother, sister-in-law, case manager, and mentor of volunteer work	Martin suffers from drug addiction and severe depression. He lives with his cat and does volunteer work. He aims to get clean and save money to re-engage in his hobbies
Mandy	None: No RG related activities have taken place during the course of the study	Mandy has had manic periods alternating with severe depressive episodes since she was young. She lives with her son and has changing jobs. She aims to reconnect with herself and to complete a study
Leon	7: Mother, (ex)partner, two friends, case manager, peer worker, and supported living supervisor	Leon experiences frequent dissociative fugue states and has a history of addiction, self-harming, and suicide attempts. During the study period, he moved in with his parents after breaking up with his partner. He aims to have a meaningful job, live independently, and have a satisfying social life
Raoul	4: Mother, brother, case manager, and social worker	Raoul suffered his first psychotic episode during young adulthood, during a period of substance abuse. After living on the street, he now lives in a sheltered housing. He aims to stabilize on medication and to become an peer worker
Martha	3: Case manager, psychologist, and psychiatrist; her partner is invited to participate but does not attend the meetings	Martha has experienced early childhood traumas and suffered from paranoid ideas and severe depression, leading to many hospitalizations. She has two grown children and lives together with her partner. She aims to reconnect with life and become a peer worker

^aSome information (such as profession and living situation) has been modified in order to protect the identity of the participants.