Category Archives: Ideas

What’s my name?


What’s my name?
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Samuel Beckett and unceasing inner speech


We are all born mad. Some remain so. Samuel Beckett Continue reading

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The dream we haven’t dared to dream – Dan Pallotta


Dan Pallotta makes a plea for us to give  as much attention and investment to developing our our humanity as we do our technology. Dan Pallotta:   “When I think about dreams, like many of you, I think about this … Continue reading

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May The Fourth Be With You


Yoda:        “Always with you: ‘It cannot be done!’  “Hear you nothing that I say?” Words like: “I can’t “ “It’ll never work” These are mighty powerful ways to make anything we try even harder, less likely to … Continue reading

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Hearing Voices Training – Workshop#2: Working With Voices Dec 2016


Working With Voices A two-day workshop with: Kevin Healey Dave Umbongo Thu 1st & Fri 2nd Dec, 2016 Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto Limited Spaces. Registration is required. Click this big red button to register at eventbrite… or this link…either … Continue reading

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Environmental failure-oppression: the cause of “psychopathology”


Short version:
Shit is f#cked!
It gonna make you ill. Continue reading

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“Schizophrenia” does not exist


Jim Van Os and his big list of schitzo stereoptypes “Schizophrenia” does not exist. That some people struggle and suffer and become isolated by that is not in doubt, especially here. That they suffer because they have a “thing” and … Continue reading

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A smart move


Everyone has the right to behave like an asshole every now and then
Occasionally, it turns out to have been a smart move. Continue reading

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The problem with using a word… Johan Cruyff


The problem with using a word is that everyone interprets it differently.
Johan Cruyff Continue reading

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Hot on the heels of love – Throbbing Gristle


   

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