Monthly Archives: July 2017

talking about “psychosis”…

Posted on July 11, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Psychosis is not a “thing” except as a kind of aperture or a lens through which we view someone struggling. It’s an interpretation, a way of seeing, of categorizing, naming, and talking about a person’s struggle. That that lens, that … Continue reading →

Posted in dialogue, Difference and Diversity, Emancipate yourself..., Healing, Ideas | Tagged dissociation, gaze, Hallucination, psychosis | 2 Comments

There’s so very, very much more to it than popping pills.

Posted on July 9, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Opinion piece, and personal account, from Guardian columnist Deborah Orr on her experience of being prescribed then first taking “anti-depressant”. After five week process she was prescribed by a doctor she never met with no conversation about what to expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy World, story, Trauma, Trauma, woundedness | Tagged popping pills | 1 Comment

Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) – De La Soul –

Posted on July 9, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Hey, how ya doo in? Hey how ya doin’ Sorry ya can’t get through Why don’t you leave your name And your number And I’ll get back to you Hey how are ya doin’ Sorry ya can’t get through But … Continue reading →

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Workshop#1 – Accepting Voices Fri July 28th

Posted on July 5, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This workshop is open to all. Registration is required, see below. This workshop offers a human way of understanding the kind of experiences that get galled “psychosis” and offers non diagnostic way of understanding such experiences and also offers a … Continue reading →

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Zen-ass-dude in The Pain Cave

Posted on July 3, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Taylor Phinney, “zen-ass-dude” and pro-cyclist and time-trial specialist on how all the voices in his head are “bread-and-butter “ “you kinda got to get to that point to be able to win any of these bike races”. The image above … Continue reading →

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