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Hearing Voices Cafe, Toronto – Fall 2016


We invite you to join us at The Hearing Voices Cafe for different kind of conversation about what it means to experience being human.
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Putting out fire with gasoline – David Bowie


I’ve been putting out the fire with gasoline
Putting out fire
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From Reductionism to Humanism, ISPS-US, Boston, Oct 28-30th


At the centre of any “mental illness” story is a person- a human being- who is in pain and who is struggling to find their place in the world – and it is they who do the real work.
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Trauma is not the thing that happened…


Trauma is not the thing that happened but, in fact, the effect left within us by our experiences
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Here comes MADx


First there was Big Ted and Little Ted, then BitMadTed Then came TED, TEDx and REDx Talks… Here comes MADx. See you there… We’ll be in the back room, at the downstairs bar… What’s REDx ? REDx Talks   Map

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The Schizo Stereotype


Jim Van Os and his gert list of “schizo” stereotypes “Schizophrenia” is not a thing its an idea. Its not a thing we can catch or contract , become infected with or born with. Its an idea,  a story. And if … Continue reading

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The brain is a social organ – Dan Siegel


Dr Daniel Siegel talking about how he started out as a scientist, trained as a clinician, became a teacher – always excited to learn as much as he could about the mind. … of how as a scientist he came … Continue reading

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nonconformity and the creative life


Jason Silva on living life as creative process, escaping the orbit of others’ ideas of who or what they want us to be, becoming our own ordinary hero,  and choosing our own reality tunnels. Diagnose that….eh?     Related  

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when we change the way we look at things…


When we change the way we look at things what we look at changes -Max Plank There is no such thing as “objective reality” that can be observed by wholly objective observer. The very act of observing changes what is … Continue reading

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weird is…


“Weird” is just wired differently.
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