Category Archives: human potential

Hearing Voices: a normal human experience

Posted on June 25, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This pamphlet accompanies the talk I gave in the workshop at the… Holistic Mental Health Conference Toronto, 21 June 2012. pamphlet available here as pdf: hearing voices- a normal human experience [25Jun2012] Related articles Holistic Mental Health Conference (recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com) Disturbed … Continue reading →

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Sleep: brain rule #7

Posted on June 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

John Medina’s Brain Rules is one of my favourite books. Except tis not just a book but a full-on audiovisual multimedia project that’s designed using the “rules” it seeks to share with you. 12 principles for thriving and surviving at work, … Continue reading →

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Medication and mental illness: by the numbers

Posted on June 2, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Toronto Star piece Wed 30 May 2012 Medication and mental illness: by the numbers Published On Wed May 30 2012 3.7 People with schizophrenia who do not take their medication as prescribed are 3.7 times more likely to relapse than … Continue reading →

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dreams from endangered cultures – Wade Davis

Posted on May 16, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Great talk from TED 2003 by explorer Wade Davis talking about some of the many human cultures that are fast disappearing – and with them their infinite variety of ways of being and knowing and wisdom… “one of the intense pleasures of being … Continue reading →

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My Inner Gollum – Brian Moore

Posted on May 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Brian Moore on Desert Island Discs – a long running BBC Radio show – a a frank and personal interview on an imaginary desert island: the interviewee gets to take six tunes to their island, to play each on the show … Continue reading →

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A New Vision of Recovery – Daniel Fisher

Posted on May 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Daniel Fisher recovered from schizophrenia, became a psychiatrist and heads the National Empowerment Centre in US. Here in an article published by the Empowerment Centre Daniel Fisher talks of two models of recovery based on different paradigms and looking very different … Continue reading →

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Rewilding Our Children : George Monbiot

Posted on April 30, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

occupy hope – 2011 (Photo credit: Adam_T4) George Monbiot is a writer – he writes a regulat column at The Guardian [UK]. In this piece he’s addressing thoughts to his baby daughter connecting ideas about parenthood, childhood , denuding and … Continue reading →

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TVO – Mental Health Matters – Studio Audience

Posted on April 23, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

TVO The Agenda with Steve Paikin has been running a series Mental Health Matters – we’ve been featuring episodes here… The series culminates in a week-long special in May and you can register and be in the studio yourself on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Clara Hughes on Strombo

Posted on April 22, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Clara Hughes talks with George Stroumboulopoulos . “It’s ok to be human.” Related articles Clara Hughes on Q (recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com)

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Expert by Experience – Clarissa Silva

Posted on April 11, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

TEDx Maastricht 2012 [The Netherlands] by Clarissa Silva Clarissa tells of her own experience working one day as a caregiver administering psychiatric medications to people she cared for – the next day receiving those same blue pills from another, former … Continue reading →