Category Archives: Crazy World

I’ve learned we are never too small to make a difference – Greta Thunberg

Posted on July 25, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 15 years old. I am from Sweden. I speak on behalf of Climate Justice Now. Many people say that Sweden is just a small country and it doesn’t matter what we do. But … Continue reading →

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Illness? or Dangerous Gifts? Sascha Altman DeBrul

Posted on July 17, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

To label a state of being as “extreme” is to pass judgement and to seek to box the unboxable, impose some prefered state order upon necessary chaos ? So who gets to judge if what you experience is “extreme” ? … Continue reading →

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Scorchio!!! Make Your Own $20 AC Unit

Posted on July 16, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Toronto’s Public Health decided they can no longer be arsed to issue hot weather Alerts, so here’s one: ITS GONNA BE FUCKING HOT OUT THERE !!! And, since Tronto Public Health also decided it cant be arsed to offer cooling … Continue reading →

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and you called me…

Posted on June 4, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

I shared with you some of how I struggle sometimes. And you called me… SCHIZO… I said that I saw things differently, and that I … Continue reading →

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Barrie MacVicar

Posted on March 12, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Barrie MacVicar, by whom I’m greatly honored to have been called “friend” passed from this earthly life on Friday 9 Mar 2019. Barrie was born in unusual circumstances – on a ferry to the mainland – and from his early … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 13, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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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Boxing Kitty…

Posted on December 26, 2018 by dave umbongo

Boxing Kitty says…

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forced to sin – Emanuel Jal

Posted on December 16, 2018 by dave umbongo

My dreams are like torments My every moment Voices in my brain of friends that were slain… ..telling me keep going, dont give up

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Trauma and the Goldilocks zone…

Posted on July 16, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Are you traumatized enough? …too much? … or just the right amount? …”to qualify for services” Specifically, “…to qualify for inclusion” in a study being conducted into into a new therapeutic approach advertising itself as “trauma informed therapy”. What it … Continue reading →

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How we can bring about mental health support to refugees – Essam Daod-

Posted on June 25, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Essam Daod shares a story of one way we can bring brief, important support to refugees at critical times. And also offers us a window of insight into how any of us might support any other of us midst potentially … Continue reading →