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Peer support is a novel strategy to mitigate postintensive care syndrome and postintensive care syndrome-family. This project implemented a peer support program to address postintensive care syndrome for patients and family members. Using a free-flow, unstructured format, a chaplain, social worker, nurse, and intensive care unit survivor led veterans and loved ones in discussion of intensive care unit experiences, fears, and the challenges of recovery. Evaluations indicated group participation is beneficial for emotional support, coping, and understanding common situations related to prolonged intensive care unit stay. A majority reported they would strongly recommend group participation to a friend., Competing Interests: Disclosure L.M. Boehm is currently receiving grant funding from the NHLBI (#K12HL137943-01). The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the article; and decision to submit the article for publication. The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs or Vanderbilt University., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)