Category Archives: making sense of “mental illlness”

got a diagnsis? trying to make sense of what it means?
A diagnosis can be a good place to start understanding – it might even be enough for you.

For most of us it is not the end but the start of making our own sense of what is happening in our life and what we can do about it.

A little insight

Posted on September 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s a short animated information film made by young people about the experience of hearing voices. The movie is the result of a project by Voice Collective in London and is a creative and simple  way of presenting different experiences insights … Continue reading →

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Peel schools Stand Up for student mental health

Posted on September 4, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

School’s in today! here’s a fine short info film produced by Peel District Schoolboard… A simple reminder how easy it is to be left feeling alone, bewildered and strange, that we ar ethe only one who stuggles and that whatever is … Continue reading →

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World Hearing Voices Day Fri 14 Sep 2012 -Toronto [Update]

Posted on September 1, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A few days only to your chance to be part of Toronto’s first participation in the global celebration of World  Hearing Voices Community. “I believe hearing voices approach is emancipatory – not only for voice hearers but also for families and carers, and … Continue reading →

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haunted by voices

Posted on August 23, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article today 23 Aug 2012 in The West Australian From Western Australia, a nice snippet on the Hearing Voices approach and how its working out in Australia. Lest you think that if a person hears voices then  they must be ill, then … Continue reading →

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mental illness …. or too much caffeine?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article at  La Trobe University website on a report from a study looking into connections between caffeine consumption and “symptoms of schizophrenia” . so, it’s a “caffeine imbalance” ? Guess what? the more caffeine we consume the more likely we are to … Continue reading →

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what next for the truth? Suzanne Beachy

Posted on August 14, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This is a wonderful talk by Suzanne Beachy at TEDx Columbus 2012. It’s so good I wanted to grab every idea, so transcribed it. The words are by Suzanne Beachy, as are the slides and the photo of her son Jake, who … Continue reading →

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mental illness… or madison?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The Madison is a form of track cycling race . The form just witnessed at the London 2012 Olympics as part of the Omnium (like pentathlon on bikes with no brakes at 50kph plus) is relatively safe, even docile if … Continue reading →

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Thanks Brain!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

My fiend Skillzy over at MentalSkillness.com – or is it Skillzy’s brain?- contemplating on and giving thanks for having a remarkable brain that mostly does a great job, sometimes does an amazing job and which now and then has a … Continue reading →

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See a psychiatrist? Are you mad?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This is a great article from the UK’s The Observer [ Guardian] three years ago, now.  A review  by a former psychotherapist-turned author Salley Vickers.of a book by Prof Richard Bentall: Doctoring the Mind – probably his easiest book to read. … Continue reading →

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parental stress and it’s impact on kids – Gabor Mate

Posted on July 24, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Canadian doctor and author  Gabor Mate on how stress experienced by parents impacts on children’s brain, emotional development and learning and biology – and how that comes to impact in later life on all areas of health and wellness. Short … Continue reading →

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