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Category Archives: Ideas
Dr. Brian Goldman – Redefining the Practice of Medicine
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
Jennifer Hudson Sang Again After Hearing Dead Brother’s Voice In Her Head
Jennifer Hudson Sang Again After Hearing Dead Brother’s Voice In Her Head If we hear voices it does not mean that we are are ill or disabled – it simply means that we hear voices. Hearing voices is a normal human experience … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., hearing voices, Ideas, Learning, mental diversity, my story
Tagged attitude, compassion, courage, emancipation, hearing voices, vulnerability
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wishes
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
Aimee Mullins – The Opportunity of Adversity
TED Talk by Aimee Mullins Aimee Mullins invites us to challenge our own ideas of “disabled” encouraging us to choose to understand it not as we commonly do… She was born without shinbones -fibulae- and amputated at age one. “I was born … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Ideas, Learning, my story, recovery perspectives
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blessings from schizophrenia
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
Open Letter to DSM 5
Online open letter / petition to the DSM 5 committee from the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 of the American Psychological Association. Co-signatories include many organisations from around the world. The DSM – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy and rights, Emancipate yourself..., mental diversity
Tagged DSM, DSM-5, mental health
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$30m-Rewiring The Brain
Dr Catherine Zahn President, CEO of CAMH and Professor, Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto. Interview with Steve Paikin on TVO’s The Agenda. 9 sep 2011 Selected excerpts: [link to the podcast at the end] Understanding what leads to mental … Continue reading
Posted in neuroplasticity, recovery perspectives
Tagged brain connections, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Health, mental health, Neuroplasticity, rewiring the brain, understanding trauma
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Paddy McGowan: Recovery – time for a change
Recovery- time for a change Guest Post by Paddy McGowan Dec 2011 When I first got involved in the struggle with and in, the survivor movement we were very clear I think about the problem. The problem was what brought … Continue reading
Trialogue: community dialogue on mental health
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
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Healing, Ideas, recovery perspectives
Tagged community, compassion, dialogue, Learning, meaning, trialogue
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Red, Green and Blue
Message from Laughing Like Crazy… Dear Comedy Lovers and Mental Health Aficionados, As a special holiday treat we have a comedy show on Monday December 19th 2011! If you’ve missed some of our past showcases this is a great chance … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Event, mental diversity, my story, recovery perspectives, The Mad Ones
Tagged laugh;crazy
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