Category Archives: hearing voices

Grounding Trauma Conference 2018 : Challenging Paradigms. 17th, 18th April 2018

Posted on January 18, 2018 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Very pleased to have been invited to co-present with Jennifer Wynne a the CAST Grounding Trauma Conference 2018. Neither trauma nor difficult experiences that called names like “psychosis” are as mysterious or hard to understand as many experts would have … Continue reading →

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What if we could…

Posted on December 12, 2017 by dave umbongo

What if we could interpret the voices a person might hear that only they hear – and especially those most difficult to hear – as if they were part of some kind of ‘map’, or ‘collage’, or ‘mash-up’ or even a mirror of their life experiences?
You can. So, what’s holding you back? Continue reading →

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The shit that I’m in and the pain, them voices louder ‘an Manhattan come chatt’n

Posted on October 26, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The shit that I’m in and the pain I’m literally going insane
them voices as loud as Manhatten come chattn’..
– K’naan Continue reading →

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Whatever your voices are, only you can decide.

Posted on October 10, 2017 by dave umbongo

“Hearing voices” – and hearing voices that others don’t- is not just describing a wide range of human experiences that has been mystified and made taboo but which is remarkably common. In fact, hearing voices regularly is about as common … Continue reading →

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Fidelity – Regina Spektor

Posted on August 26, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

All these voices I hear in my mind
All of these words I hear in mind Continue reading →

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Workshop#1- Accepting Voices @ UoT: Fri 27 October 2017

Posted on August 24, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1gxmN-47E This workshop is open to all.  Registration is required, limited places available. NOTE: If you are a current Grad Student at U of T please see note about spaces available to you for free through UTGSU Grad Minds. … 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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weird shit that’s difficult to talk about…

Posted on June 9, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We can talk about difficult experiences
in ordinary ways
and in ordinary spaces.
So we do. Continue reading →

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Dialogical Self – Hubert Hermans

Posted on May 31, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Hubert Hermans summarizes dialogical self  – a way of understanding the complexity of what we experience within what we call “I”… “What happens is that the society between people can also happen within the self.” – Hubert Hermans. Hubert Hermans summarizes “dialogical … Continue reading →

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Workshops: Carnival des Voix – Durham Region – Jun, Jul 2017

Posted on May 29, 2017 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Free workshops for those who struggle with experiences like hearing voices that get called names like “psychosis”, and that can be isolating and difficult to live with, and difficult to talk about. Following on from capacity-building workshops in Durham region … Continue reading →

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