According to Daniel Chandler and Rod Munday in the Oxford dictionary, lived or living experience is personal knowledge about the world gained through “direct, first-hand involvement in everyday events rather than through representations constructed by other people.”
The term has also been defined as “the experiences of people on whom a social issue or combination of issues has had a direct impact. Lived and living experience are terms often used to describe people who have experienced or are experiencing mental illness or for people who have experienced or are experiencing substance use and addiction.
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