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Category Archives: Ideas
Holistic Mental Health Conference
June Thur 21st -Fri 22nd Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine 1255 Sheppard Avenue East Sheppard/Leslie TTC -Leslie Subway station Kevin Healey, coordinator of recoverynetwork:toronto will be leading a workshop as part of the Holistic Mental Health Conference … Hearing Voices: a normal human … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Healing, hearing voices, mental skillness
Tagged hearing voices, holistic, mental health, normal, recovery
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If you hear a voice inside your head…
If you hear a voice inside your head telling you not to paint, go ahead and paint. The voice will go away. Vincent Van Gogh man, could that guy paint…. Related articles Hearing Voices – Religion or Madness? (recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com) “60 Minutes” Overtime: … Continue reading
Posted in mental diversity, mental skillness, recovery perspectives, The Mad Ones
Tagged hearing voices, Paint, Vincent Van Gogh
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the inexplicable is not a synonym for insane
Excellent opinion piece by Globe and Mail’s André Picard on the unfolding case of Anders Breivik and how it cuts open the chest cavity of our society to reveal deep assumptions about violence, evil, inexplicable acts of violence and mental illness. And … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, what's going on?
Tagged discrimination, mental health, psychosis, Robert Whitaker, schizophrenia
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Rewilding Our Children : George Monbiot
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
Posted in human potential, Ideas, what's going on?
Tagged George Monbiot, Human condition
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Pat Deegan – people are punished for going back to work
Short clip [3mins] from a talk by Pat Deegan “As a person begins to find the energy to say: how can I begin to get back in my life again?”‘ …that’s where we need to eliminate social barriers because this … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Healing, mental diversity, recovery perspectives, resilience, what's going on?
Tagged Healing, pat deegan;, recovery
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TVO – Mental Health Matters – Studio Audience
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
Posted in human potential, Ideas, what's going on?
Tagged Agenda, mental health, TVOntario
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Clara Hughes on Strombo
Clara Hughes talks with George Stroumboulopoulos . “It’s ok to be human.” Related articles Clara Hughes on Q (recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com)
Posted in depression, human potential, recovery perspectives, resilience
Tagged Clara Hughes, depression, George Stroumboulopoulos, mental health
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empowerment requires narrative
…another from Hugh MacLeod at gapingvoid.com MacLeod aims his messages mostly to a business audience – with what I think are universal ideas… So what’s this got to do with recovery? When you’ve read his short message below, try reading the last paragraph … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Ideas, recovery perspectives
Tagged attitude, Healing, the void, therapy
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Inquiry into the ‘Schizophrenia’ Label
Inquiry into the ‘Schizophrenia’ Label An independent Inquiry into the ‘Schizophrenia’ Label has been launched on 16th April 2012 by a group of organisations and individuals concerned about the meaning and usefulness of ‘schizophrenia’ and similar labels such as ‘psychosis’. … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy and rights, hearing voices, mental diversity, psychosis
Tagged mental health, psychosis, schizophrenia
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Expert by Experience – Clarissa Silva
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
Posted in human potential, Learning, mental skillness, my story, peer support
Tagged Health, Maastricht, mental health, Peer support, recovery, skillin
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