Category Archives: Healing

Dr. Gabor Maté ~ Who We Are When We Are Not Addicted: The Possible Human

Posted on January 16, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Dr Gabor Mate starts this talk in the best possible way: by confessing he does not know anything about the subject in the title, but that means it offers him the opprtunity to learn something new. And as he talks, … Continue reading →

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Joanna Moncrieff – Changing the balance of psychosis treatment

Posted on January 16, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Joanna Moncrieff and the Critical Psychiatry Network offer us a different way of thinking about how psychiatric medications work; and ways to use them  that assist healing but reduce the adverse effects – and especially the devastating effects that result from long … Continue reading →

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Symptoms of depression can be reduced with music therapy

Posted on January 15, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article at Mentally Healthy about a study from Finland that shows how making music helps alleviate symptoms of depression In Finland,  the standard treatment for depression  includes medication (antidepressants), 5-6 individual psychotherapy sessions and psychiatric counselling. In the study that was … Continue reading →

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manamana

Posted on January 14, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

a little muppet “therapy” …

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Coming Off Psychiatric Medications – Will Hall

Posted on January 12, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

.. http://willhall.net/comingoffmeds/   Harm Reduction Guide to Coming off Psychiatric Medications The booklet Harm Reduction Guide to Coming off Psychiatric Medications  [ pdf] printer/ paper friendly  version… [version for double side printing to make into a booklet]

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Dr Joanna Moncrieff – The Myth of The Chemical Cure

Posted on January 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

From BBC (uk) radio 2 Today Programme, 2009 Dr Joanna Moncrieff interview …. Taking a pill to treat depression is widely believed to work by reversing a chemical imbalance. But in this week’s Scrubbing Up health column, Dr Joanna Moncrieff, of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Brian Goldman – Redefining the Practice of Medicine

Posted on January 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Doctor Brian Goldman, emergency physician, author and very excellent broadcaster – host of CBCs White Coat Black Art gives a talk – Redefining the Practice of Medicine -at TEDx Toronto 2011  event. “I think we need to do something about a piece of … Continue reading →

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wishes

Posted on January 4, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

   Event:   INTAR/ Leadership Project conference: Toronto November 2011 At the conference in November we asked people to share a personal and heartfelt wish. In the gallery below we share them with the world…. Thanks to Earla for encouraging people to share … Continue reading →

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blessings from schizophrenia

Posted on December 31, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Thanks to Bruce for finding this one. A short essay published in Globe and Mail Life Section by Anne Aspler Anne Aspler talks of her own experience growing up with a mother living with a diagnosis of schizoprenia – She tells of … Continue reading →

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Trialogue: community dialogue on mental health

Posted on December 4, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

When I first heard the term “Trialogue”–   I was at the same time puzzled : why would anyone want a dialogue with only three perspectives? and intrigued : sounds interesting, something like  the dialogues that  I was familiar with and witnessed … Continue reading →

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