Category Archives: Emancipate yourself…

Solomun – Kackvogel

Posted on January 13, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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The Politics of Memory

Posted on November 17, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Beware “The Master Narrative”. The Politics of Memory and mental health services. Continue reading →

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bad self – Cabaret Voltaire

Posted on October 19, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Music for dancing with your inner critic…. Continue reading →

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There is a way to prevent so many teenage girls being depressed – but no one wants to admit it

Posted on September 25, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Powerfully written piece by Glosswitch in The Independent’s VOICES column… Nothing at all to add about the piece, since there is nothing I could possibly add. I though add how some respond to such truth-speaking: if you venture into the … Continue reading →

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Workshop #1 Accepting Voices in Ajax – Fri Nov 24th 2017

Posted on September 11, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This workshop is open to all. Registration is required, available online NOW with limited number of places at early bird discount rates until Oct 10. Limited places available. Community Partners Big thanks to Durham Mental Health Services and CMHA Durham Region … Continue reading →

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I’m just a girl – Do Doubt

Posted on September 10, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

I’m just a girl In the world that’s all you’ll let me be Oh, I’ve had it up to! Oh, I’ve had it up to!! Oh, I’ve had it up to here Take this pink ribbon off my eyes I’m … Continue reading →

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Pathways from surviving adverse experiences to being deemed “psychotic

Posted on August 2, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We will likely be told we have “lost touch with reality”, whatever that means, when the truth is it’s really not hard to understand: we are struggling to feel safe in the world. Continue reading →

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Carnval des Voix comes to Oshawa, Ontario

Posted on July 14, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Big Yo! to all the peeps and voices who came out for Carnival des Voix yesterday.
In Oshawa, Ontario. Continue reading →

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talking about “psychosis”…

Posted on July 11, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Psychosis is not a “thing” except as a kind of aperture or a lens through which we view someone struggling. It’s an interpretation, a way of seeing, of categorizing, naming, and talking about a person’s struggle. That that lens, that … Continue reading →

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The danger of a single story – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Posted on June 30, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at TED on the danger of a single story and how, as she says: “That is how we create a single story: show a people as one thing, as only one thing, over and over again, and … Continue reading →