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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..

Flawless (Go To The City) – George Michael

Posted on December 2, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Sometimes it brings you down Sometimes it eats you up Sometimes you think that your head’s going to blow It doesn’t get better Don’t you know, you’ve got to go to the city You’ve got to reach the other side … Continue reading →

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Scars To Your Beautiful – Alessia Cara

Posted on December 1, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

…you’re beautiful just the way you are And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart No scars to your beautiful We’re stars and we’re beautiful Scars To Your Beautiful Alessia Cara She just … Continue reading →

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Understanding Voices – Ontario Shores, Oshawa 24 Nov 2018

Posted on November 25, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Big up, and big thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for Understanding Voices . Especial thanks to the Family Council at Ontario Shores for bringing folks together and inviting me. Photo credit: some bloke wi’ an iphone.

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i against i – Massive Attack feat. Mos Def

Posted on November 23, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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Lest you have come to believe that you are alone…

Posted on November 6, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Note: if the image above is a bit fuzzy, try clicking on the link to the PDF below. Lest you thought you were alone. 4% to 15% of humans hear voices regularly. Even the low end of that range is … Continue reading →

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Understanding Voices: Ontario Shores. Sat 24th Nov 2018

Posted on November 3, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Hosted by Ontario Shores Family Council A Caregiver Event Understanding Voices : learning to listen to the pain of trauma and “psychosis” Presenter: Kevin Healey Kevin Healey hears voices and has done so for longer than he -or they -care … Continue reading →

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WMD on WMHD 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Plenty to like in the WHO statement for World Mental Health Day 10th October 2018 , calling for the need to focus on mental health of young persons; with an emphasis on recognising the stressful world not of their … Continue reading →

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Ceremony – Joy Division / New Order

Posted on October 7, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This is why events unnerve me Notice whom for wheels are turning Heaven knows, it’s got to be this time This is why events unnerve me They find it all, a different story Notice whom for wheels … Continue reading →

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Staircase of Oppression in “Mental Health”

Posted on October 5, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Two-and-some years ago I stumbled across a video online, a TEDx talk I found very useful, in which the presenter shared a diagram, a conceptual model of how oppression is constructed, in steps, as an escalation, first from categorizing persons, … Continue reading →

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Recovery as a Self-Directed Process of Healing and Transformation By: Patricia E. Deegan Ph.D.

Posted on October 1, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The word “recovery” has now stuck onto every sentence uttered in mental health services just so we’ll know just how “recovery oriented” everything and everyone has now become. “Recovery oriented” is now an established branding but just what does that mean? … Continue reading →