Category Archives: Difference and Diversity

@MentalHealthCop under restraint


Michael Brown is an experienced, senior and intelligent and sensitive police officer. And yes, he’s for real . Having been frustrated at is own experiences  encountering people in the kind difficulties – of the kind that get called “mental illness” … Continue reading

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family day


In Ontario, the third Monday in February is a holiday – Family Day. Enjoy yours,eh?

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subterranean homesick blues – Bob Dylan


Johny’s in the basement Mixing up the medicine I’m on the pavement Thinking about the government The man in the trench coat Badge out, laid off Says he’s got a bad cough Wants to get it paid off Look out … Continue reading

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do anything you wanna do – Eddie and The Hot Rods


I’m gonna break out of the city Leave the people here behind Searching for adventure It’s the kind of life to find Tired of doing day jobs With no thanks for what I do I know I must be someone … Continue reading

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come laugh you head off


Laughing Like Crazy Showcase – Thu 27th Feb 2014 If you think mental health is nothing to make jokes about- that may be your meds. Think again, or don’t think –  just come laugh your ass,  your arse, or your head … Continue reading

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the psychiatrist’s office – Dr Bullock & The Muppets


What every psychiatrist’s office could use  a little more of… phe-no-me-nah! . . . . . boy,  you sure are  crazy! . . . . related posts… psychiatry – in recovery   https://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/psychiatry-in-recovery/   manamana     https://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/manamana/  

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who – David Byrne & St Vincent


Who walks this dusty road? Who always pulls their weight? Who’s this?! Inside of me Who made a big mistake Who sees these constellations Seen in those spinning round Carry these men and women Who get lost when the sun … Continue reading

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Midnight’s Children


Salman Rushdie’s magical realism tale of children born around  midnight on August 15, 1947, when India transitioned into independent Republic of India – “born in the hour of freedom, handcuffed to history”. The central character Saleem is born on the … Continue reading

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hey Joe


Songwriter: BILLY ROBERTS Hey Joe, a-where you goin’ with that gun in your hand Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand, oh yeahI’m going down to shoot my old lady You know I caught … Continue reading

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fear is the worst of it …


Fear is real. Just like voices. And, uncannily,  voices often represent or speak-to a person’s deepest, unspoken, unspeakable fears. Fear is visceral- palpable – you can feel it – in your chest, your heart thumping, heightened state of awareness, alertness. … Continue reading

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