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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..

Welcome to FUCKTOPIA…


Living in Fucktopia: The fucktopic fucktogenesis of fucktosis. #PandemicAlert: There’s a name for how you’ve been feeling…there’s one word for all those “comorbid” “conditions”, all those “diagnoses” that you’ve been collecting from one-eyed-seeing “medical professionals”… You don’t need a diagnosis, … Continue reading

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Hearing Voices Cafe Toronto | FALL 2023


We’re back, in-person, and meeting in the cafe. Coffee and All That Jazz 72 Howard Park AveRoncesvallesT’karontoPlanet Earth Right on the 506 TTC route. 4pm to 6pm Big thanks to Su & David “The Jazz” for their ongoing support.

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Workshop: UN_ESCALATE – OCT 2023


Note: If you’re looking for training on “how to deescalate anyone in three easy steps” then you’ll not find it here. However, if you are looking for opportunity to both examine the orthodoxy and trenchant mental models that underpin and … Continue reading

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Workshop | TRAUMA: less bollox, more healing- November 2023


What if Trauma is not what you’ve been led to believe it is ? Trauma is not an event – or even a whole bunch of events;trauma is not in the past; trauma is not the horrible thing or things … Continue reading

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Mandate My Ass!


Gil Scot Heron Like the man says: Lyrics Well, the first thing I want to say is: Mandate my ass! Because it seems as though we’ve been convinced that 26% of the registered voters, not even 26% of the American … Continue reading

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Workshops: Summer 2023 “Collection”


Eventbrite calls this a “collection”. So here’s our new Summer 2023 Collection. You’ll find descriptions of each here on recoverynet.ca, or you can go to Eventbrite, go straight to Eventbrite using the the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/summer-2023-2079539

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Judith Herman | She redefined trauma. Then trauma redefined her.


Dr. Judith Herman, who helped launch the field of trauma studies, has returned to publishing after a long, mysterious ordeal  At the age of 81, psychiatrist Dr. Judith Herman has rejoined the conversation, publishing “Truth and Repair,” a follow-up to … Continue reading

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Hearing Voices Cafe Toronto | May-Jul 2023


We’re back, in-person, and meeting in the cafe. Coffee and All That Jazz 72 Howard Park AveRoncesvallesT’karontoPlanet Earth Right on the 506 TTC route. 4pm to 6pm Big thanks to Su & David “The Jazz” for their ongoing support.

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Workshop | TRAUMA: LESS BOLLOX, MORE HEALING – July 2023


Aim The overall aim of this workshop is to begin building an understanding of the many and various ways that life can leave us wounded that is large enough, wide enough, and deep enough it enables us to generate the … Continue reading

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Workshop: UN_ESCALATE – JUNE 2023


Note: If you’re looking for training on “how to deescalate anyone in three easy steps” then you’ll not find it here. However, if you are looking for opportunity to both examine the orthodoxy and trenchant mental models that underpin and … Continue reading

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