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.

babylon’s burning – the ruts

Posted on July 24, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Babylon’s burning – The Ruts Babylon’s burning You’re burning the street You’re burning your houses With anxiety With anxiety Babylon’s burning Babylon’s burning With anxiety Babylon’s burning Babylon’s burning Babylon’s burning You’re burning the street You’re burning the ghetto With … Continue reading →

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Why do we dream?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

More on sleep and how we are beginning to understand what it’s about. This time dreams . From the BBC popular science show Horizon. There are many links with and references to mental wellness:  fear, anxiety, depression, trauma, talk therapy, creativity, problem solving, and the … Continue reading →

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Learning from the voices in my head – Eleanor Longdon

Posted on July 10, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Eleanor Longdon at TEDx London in 2012 telling her story of going to university, eagerly entering the student life fine times, but underneath deeply unhappy but skilled at hiding it.  Then she began hearing a voice – ” my strange commentator” – and mistake … Continue reading →

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mars project – Jonathan Balazs and Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart

Posted on July 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Help support  an important  local movie project about mental health, labelling people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and the right to choose  own explanations of our experiences. ‘A decade ago rapper Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart was diagnosed with a psychological disorder, but … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Mental Illness – from the inside – Elyn Saks

Posted on July 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

ceci ce n’est pas “un schizophrenic “ . . . Elyn Saks delivers a powerful and courageous TED talk. “So I’m a woman with chronic schizophrenia. I’ve spent hundreds of days in psychiatric hospitals. I might have ended up spending … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into The Schizophrenia Label

Posted on July 3, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Tue, July 10th 2pm to 5pm Ryerson University Library Building Room LIB 072 350 Victoria St An event brought to you as part of Mad Pride Toronto 2012. Inquiring into The Schizophrenia Label. The label “Schizophrenia” is problematic for a … Continue reading →

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ceci ce n’est pas un pipe

Posted on July 3, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

So what is it? Of course it’s not a “pipe” but a painting of a pipe. [Or not even that but an image on a screen of a painting of a pipe]. “Well you can’t fill it with tobacco and smoke … Continue reading →

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Cash for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders

Posted on July 2, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Which do you think would offer you a better chance of recovery? a lifetime of free products from the pharmaceutical industry or $200,000 cash This report by the most assuredly excellent Bonkers Institute for Nearly Genuine Research may surprise you, or … Continue reading →

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“bipolar” – or waking up?

Posted on June 29, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Many people who have been diagnosed with mental illness find a spiritual dimension in the experience, especially when they have worked their way through and, looking backwards, can connect the dots between what they’ve learned and make some sense from the struggle. “I can’t … Continue reading →

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Jungle Prescription – encore

Posted on June 26, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s a welcome repeat showing by CBC of Jungle Medicine – the episode of The Nature Of Things With David Suzuki about Dr Gabor Mate and Ayahuasca. Thursday June 28th at 8pm Thursday July 5th at 8pm …set your recorders. or … Continue reading →

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