Category Archives: Emancipate yourself…

The forgotten history of autism | Steve Silberman

Posted on January 8, 2023 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Steve Silberman, author of the book Neurotribes, offers a brief history of autism, from Nazi extermination plans and a discredited journal article about vaccinesand how that has shaped our current understanding of autism. Through to autistic people reclaiming their power, … Continue reading →

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Love, love, love (Simply Love) – Empress Harmony

Posted on March 26, 2022 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Made in Toronto…

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Children Of The Revolution – T Rex

Posted on March 1, 2022 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Children Of The Revolution T. Rex, Marc Bolan Yeah Well, you can bump and grind, it is good for your mindWell, you can twist and shout, let it all hang out But you won’t fool the children of the revolutionNo, … Continue reading →

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Techno Feudalism | Yanis Varoufakis

Posted on February 22, 2022 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Yanis Varoufakis observes how we have mode beyond capitalism to to state he calls Techno Feudalism.We no longer have capitalism but after a decade and a half of governments printing money pumping m to prop up financial markets and big … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer MADx – Sat 8th June, 2019

Posted on April 20, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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That’s not ‘trauma’ that’s ‘traumatic’…

Posted on February 4, 2019 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We have come to think and talk of traum as evil things that happend to us perpetrated by evil people. That’s a fairly new way of thinking about it, made up on the back of an envelope by a small number of people – you might be surprised where it comes from.
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Boxing Kitty…

Posted on December 26, 2018 by dave umbongo

Boxing Kitty says…

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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 →

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“Consensus reality” is Major Major reality reality…

Posted on August 10, 2018 by dave umbongo

‘Experiences that fall outside of “consensus reality”…’ Tis an odd thing to say, eh? There is no such thing as “consesus reality”. For sure, when it comes to “mental health” there is no consensus -anywhere. Maybe that’s a good thing. … Continue reading →

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Remembering is not required – Babette Rothschild

Posted on July 13, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

From Babette Rothschild… No3 in Series from the book: 8 Keys to safe trauma recovery. This below is from the series of short videos summarising the book. #3 Remembering is Not Required “One of the holes we have in … Continue reading →