Category Archives: Learning

I had voices in my head but bullies didn’t try to understand

Posted on May 11, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Great Feature article from The Scottish SUN telling the story of Gemma Pattison who began to hear voices as a teen and found that those around her used it to bully and taunt her – making the experience even more … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Iian McGilchrist – The Divided Brain

Posted on March 24, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Iian McGilchrist’s RSA talk The Divided Brain – how its not quite the way we used to think but the brain is profoundly divided and how we need to think of not being either left or right brain – but left … Continue reading →

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Sir Ken Robinson – Changing Educational Paradigms

Posted on March 10, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Saturday morning cartoon series…. “There are two types of people in the world: those who divide the population of the world into two types, and those who don’t” You might notice that Sir Ken Robinson’s work occupies a  similar field of ideas … Continue reading →

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100 ways to support recovery

Posted on February 18, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This is the 100th posting on recoverynetwork:toronto. so it seems an appropriate time to share this…. one hundred ways to support recovery … find link to pdf at bottom of this post rethink.org is the biggest membership-based mental health charity in … Continue reading →

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Who better to guide the ‘walking wounded’ than someone who’s been there?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Part 4 in a series by Globe and Mail in last couple of … Continue reading →

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There is a Fault in Reality

Posted on January 17, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Excellent 30min movie about people who  hear voices. Features Jaqui Dillon, Peter Bullimore  and John Swift link… [snagfilm id=”f2511e70-c2b0-11e0-bf7a-0026bb61d036″] Now available on You Tube… -thanks Jacqui Dillon

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Dr. Gabor Maté ~ Who We Are When We Are Not Addicted: The Possible Human

Posted on January 16, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Dr Gabor Mate starts this talk in the best possible way: by confessing he does not know anything about the subject in the title, but that means it offers him the opprtunity to learn something new. And as he talks, … Continue reading →

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Goar: Micro-loans unlock trap of mental illnes

Posted on January 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Toronto Star’s Carol Goar on a research project by U of T Rottman School of Manafement and CAMH to create opportunities for people who experience difficulty finding a job once labelled with a mental illness diagnosis – micro loans and business training  to … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Hudson Sang Again After Hearing Dead Brother’s Voice In Her Head

Posted on January 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

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