Monthly Archives: April 2016

I’ve Got The Power – Snap!

Posted on April 30, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

I’ve got the power, hey, yeah, hey I’ve got the power, hey, yeah, hey Like the crack of the whip, I snap attack Front to back in this thing called rap Dig it like a shovel, rhyme Devil on a … Continue reading →

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You’ll Never Walk Alone

Posted on April 26, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Three decades ago I lived in Sheffield – could see the rooftops of the Hillsborough ground from the from the front step, and watched a few games there though I saw many more games at the place round across town. … Continue reading →

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Hearing Voices Training – Workshop#2: Working With Voices Dec 2016

Posted on April 20, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Working With Voices A two-day workshop with: Kevin Healey Dave Umbongo Thu 1st & Fri 2nd Dec, 2016 Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto Limited Spaces. Registration is required. Click this big red button to register at eventbrite… or this link…either … Continue reading →

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Hearing Voices Training – Workshop #1: Accepting Voices – Fri 14th Oct 2016

Posted on April 19, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This unique and innovative workshop offers you a non-diagnostic understanding of the kinds of experiences like hearing voices that are that are sometimes called “psychosis”. Continue reading →

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Environmental failure-oppression: the cause of “psychopathology”

Posted on April 19, 2016 by dave umbongo

Short version:
Shit is f#cked!
It gonna make you ill. Continue reading →

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“Schizophrenia” does not exist

Posted on April 18, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Jim Van Os and his big list of schitzo stereoptypes “Schizophrenia” does not exist. That some people struggle and suffer and become isolated by that is not in doubt, especially here. That they suffer because they have a “thing” and … Continue reading →

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rainbows – Kermit

Posted on April 16, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side? Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, and rainbows have nothing to hide. So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it. I know they’re wrong … Continue reading →

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many ways to meditate…

Posted on April 15, 2016 by dave umbongo

There are many ways to some kind of meditative practice; mindfulness; paying attention -on purpose; or whatever – even more than there are names for it . It doesn’t have to be about “still the mind” – Indeed not much … Continue reading →

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Hearing Voices Cafe Toronto – May-July 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

  Why a Hearing Voices Café? Toronto’s hearing voices cafe has now been running for eight months, attended by over 100 different people. You might think that if a person hears voices then they must have a broken brain or … Continue reading →

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A smart move

Posted on April 14, 2016 by dave umbongo

Everyone has the right to behave like an asshole every now and then
Occasionally, it turns out to have been a smart move. Continue reading →

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