Category Archives: Difference and Diversity

the basic building block of the universe

Posted on November 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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Seeing Things? Hearing Things? Many of Us Do – Oliver Sacks

Posted on November 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Opinion piece by Oliver Sacks in NYTimes Sunday review yesterday . Sacks is a neurologist and author of many books. He has a new book – published tomorrow – Hallucinations. The only part of this article I’d ask Dr Sacks to … Continue reading →

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bang bang – Niia Bertino

Posted on October 27, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Like the man says, “play the bang bang one”. Bang Bang [by Nancy Sinatra] I was five and he was six We rode on horses made of sticks He wore black and I wore white He would always win the … Continue reading →

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Vitamin B deficiency linked to troubled teens

Posted on October 26, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Report from Western Australia on research showing link between insufficient vitamin B in diet and what researchers call “externalisation of problems “, which appears as agitation and aggression, “acting out” and results in them being called delinquent; and “internalisation of problems” … Continue reading →

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crazy – gnarls barkley

Posted on October 20, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

plays too slow but this version has the best costume I remember when, I remember I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that place Even your emotions have an echo in so much space … Continue reading →

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Mental health: The challenges of having a mentally ill parent

Posted on October 15, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article from Saturday’s Toronto Star, by Joanna Smith, part of a series. Mental health: The challenges of having a mentally ill parent Published on Friday October 12, 2012 Peter McCabe/For the Toronto Star Mike Santoro, 44, who has schizo-affective disorder, and … Continue reading →

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The Stress – Hugh Mcleod

Posted on October 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Stress is our body telling us something useful – usually : “do something!” It’s a physiological response to the situation we find ourselves in right now and rooted in 300  million years of human evolution . Its at the root of all … Continue reading →

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charlie cat – Robert Görl

Posted on September 30, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

for all those cats who stayed up all night for Nuit Blanche night time is the only time for alley cats like me…. and yes, that  is Annie Lennox on vocal. r-r-r-r-rraow! Charlie Cat http://www.myspace.com/robertgrl/music/songs/charlie-cat-40823158

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human book – kevin healey

Posted on September 29, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

For all those who’ve been encouraging me to write a book: I didn’t -at least not yet – but I did become a book… Saturday 20th Oct 2012 Kevin Healey will be on the shelf at the North York branch of Toronto … Continue reading →

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World Hearing Voices Day – 14 Sep 2012

Posted on September 14, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Today is World Hearing Voices Day 14th September 2012 The International Community for Hearing Voices today celebrates a growing awareness that voice hearing is part of the diversity of human experience and that people can hear voices and be healthy. … Continue reading →

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