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We believe people can and do recover from "mental illness" - because we are living it. We believe in the power of supporting each other: learning from and with each other. You are welcome to join us..

Wide Open- Chemical Brothers ft. Beck


Wide Open The Chemical Brothers   I’m wide open But don’t I please you anymore? You’re slipping away from me You’re drifting away from me I’m wide open But don’t I please you anymore? You’re slipping away from me You’re … Continue reading

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Is Vic There? Department S


Is Vic There? Deptartment S The night is young The mood is mellow And there’s music in my ears Say, is Vic there? I hear ringing in the air So I answer the phone A voice comes over clear Say, … Continue reading

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MADx: Alive n Kicking – Fri 1.Feb.2019


MADx Alive n Kicking Friday 1st Feb.2019 9pm to midnight*The Imperial PubDownstairs bar,  the back room. Free – We welcome and appreciate your donations to our fundraising. MADx is .. A Celebration Of what it takes to free ourselves form others ideas … Continue reading

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Do Something. This is an emergency.


Street Nurse Roxie Danielson RN speaking at vigil for Toronto homelsss woman struck and killed by garbage truck in the early hours while sleeping in a grid in the heart of Toronto’s financial district. Three people without homes and living … Continue reading

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To be human is to be in relationship…


To be human is to be in relationship , with other humans and with the world. -Paolo Freire

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Ol Skool – Crack of Dawn


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Ghost – Depeche Mode


I’m the hole in your heart I’m the stain in your bed The phantom in your fingers The voices in your head I’m the ghost in your house Calling your name My memory lingers You’ll never be the same I’m … Continue reading

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It’s not about health, its not very caring and it’s not a system.


          Alex Jadad: “The fact is that the stystem is unsustainable as it is. Even if we’re comfortable, that level of comfort is dangerous because it could end up consuming everything that we have and yet … Continue reading

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Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Psychiatric Disorders?


You’ll see squillions and gazillions of  pieces on how folks said to “have”  a “mental illness” struggle with sleep. Q. What if that story is all arse-about-face? Or, if you prefer: “ass-backwards” ? Matt Walker has been asking similar questions. … Continue reading

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MADx – Alive n Kicking – Fri 1st Feb 2019


MADx is about life. MADx is about performance- first timers and experienced MADx is about voice – finding and using yours, and witnessing others a as they do too. MADx is about: heh, it’s Friday night. So, why MADx ? … Continue reading

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