Survivor of the "Halloween murder", author and motivational speaker
Survivor of the "Halloween murder", author and motivational speaker
Norway
Motivational and mental health speaker, sharing his knowlegde and experince after being a victim of a true crime.
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"Marius Løken has a strong history – and an even stronger, to put it mildly, sensational communication skills. He uses his whole being – and gives his whole being – and conveys an important message that is suitable for a large number of different target groups. He is committed and present, uses simple tools, good and lively language and humor to bring out his points, and the fact that his history and experiences are so unique, makes the experience for the audience especially special. It did not take many minutes the first time I heard him before I had decided to bring in Marius to give his own lecture for the Sogn og Fjordane journalist team. He hereby receives the warmest recommendations."
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About Marius
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Marius Løken’s story starts in his home town Hemsedal where he grew up in calm and familiar surroundings. Once he finished High School he moved to Oslo, to his 86-year-old grandmother. He was striving to become a marketer at BI (Norwegian Business school). Joining him in Oslo, he had four of his closest childhood friends.
Everything went smoothly until one night in October 2011. One of his best friends went into an acute psychosis and attacked Marius and his close friend, Andreas, with a knife.
Andreas was killed and Marius luckily escaped in a taxi, after the battle of his life and 20 stab wounds to the upper body. The injuries resulted in three operations and 11 days in a coma. After he gained his consciousness the story was everywhere in the newspapers: the Halloween murder, the witnesses, the quarrel, “God” written on the wall in blood. The case became a big and tragic story. Marius lost two of his closest friends and endured severe physical injuries as well as mental trauma that night.
After that night Marius vicious spiral that he couldn’t escape.
After a long battle against inner voices, poor health, and follow-up visits from several psychologists and professionals, Marius was ready to take his life back. The process involved extensive training and a mental adjustment.
In 2016, Marius Løken published the book “A night in October” (together with Marit Aalrust and Cappelen Damm). His aspiration with this book was to highlight and share his knowledge on the topics of psychosis and mental health.
He is an eager speaker, traveling around the world to provide his audience with motivational tools from his own life experience. In his lectures, Marius shares his knowledge and the things that have helped him return to a happy life and a healthier psyche.
See keynotes with Marius LøkenMarius delivers a keynote on how to improve your mental health and how to face setbacks.
Marius has held this keynote over 500 times and is constantly adapting to his audience each time. This keynote is excellet when you want to put your mental health first.
The topics of this keynote include the following themes:
"Marius Løken, what a human being and what a mediator. From the first word was said, an almost full hall was completely quiet. Children from 12 years and up were present. Marius tells the terrible story in such a way that there is room for both laughter and tears. I asked my 12-year-old daughter after the lecture: It was great! If you have the opportunity and the opportunity, you should definitely bring Marius Løken with you."
Monica Esbensen
"Marius has a clear message and a strong story, which he tells in an entertaining way. He hits us all and normalizes situations in life that we all encounter, but which are not always so easy to deal with. Marius engages in a way that makes you both entertained, reflective – and gets clear “tools” to do something about it."
Johan Aas
"A very good digital lecture that our 400 high school students greatly appreciated. The lecture has a perfect length for a digital audience, with good tips for everyday life and a touching story! Highly recommended!"
Madelene Bergfløtt
"Marius Løken is really a good communicator, who captures the audience from the first second. He does this by telling a gripping story in a very engaging way. Through his lecture, he inspires and allows for reflection. We received a lot of good feedback after the lecture – people appreciated his mood, sense of humor and presence."
"This is truly a lecture you will not want to miss. Marius has an incredible ability to talk about a serious incident but also to add humor to it. It shows us above that it is important to talk about uncomfortable and / or serious incidents but that this is also okay and not something to try to avoid. He also explained how he came back to himself after the incident which is worth gold for everyone to know. If you get the chance, do not hesitate to attend one of his lectures!"
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