Lived experience involvement is changing – and authentic partnerships are front and center. Staff and alumni consultants of CSH’s Speak Up! program (a storytelling and advocacy program for people with lived experience), will discuss how to meet the current needs of advocates with lived experience by centering them in the process. This session will help you to reflect on your organization’s lived experience work, what processes you may need to put in place, and what will need to shift for you to get there. Programs can (and should!) involve lived expertise in every step of the way to share power and achieve meaningful outcomes; through presenting their experience as a case study, facilitating small group discussions, and Q&A, the Speak Up! team will share their challenges and successes, and help you envision a future that centers lived expertise.