Category Archives: my story

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 →

Posted in human potential, Learning, mental skillness, my story, peer support | Tagged Health, Maastricht, mental health, Peer support, recovery, skillin | 1 Comment

how I tamed the voices in my head

Posted on March 29, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you hear voices it does not necessarily mean you are ill . But it can be a real pain in the ass and it might scare the crap out of you, or simply leave you feeling exausted and alone. About … Continue reading →

Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Healing, hearing voices, human potential, my story, The Mad Ones | Tagged Healing, hearing voices, Hearing Voices Movement, Hearing Voices Network, mental health | 3 Comments

John Forbes Nash – A Brilliant Madness

Posted on February 27, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

You may be more familiar with the Hollywierd movie “A Beautiful Mind” which inevitably romanticizes some parts of John Nash’s story – notably the usefulness of “anti-psychotics” in his recovery. This documentary for PBS includes Nash’s own words. It tells … Continue reading →

Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Healing, hearing voices, mental diversity, mental skillness, my story, psychosis, The Mad Ones | Tagged community, compassion, emancipation, John Forbes Nash, mental health, my story, psychosis | 3 Comments

paxilprogess.org

Posted on February 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We recently linked with paxilprogress.org a peer to peer message board community for people to share their personal experiences with taking antidepressants, and allows others to ask questions, and to learn from each other, and make their own, more informed decisions. And just … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, coming off meds, depression, medication madness, my story | Tagged Black box warning, Peer support, SSRI | Comments Off

Clara Hughes on Q

Posted on February 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

An excellent interview with Gian Gromeshi on CBC’s Q The single best wat to improve the way we think about mental health is simply for more of us to talk about mental health …and if we can all learn to talk about it … Continue reading →

Posted in advocacy and rights, depression, Emancipate yourself..., mental skillness, my story | Tagged Clara Hughes, Health, mental health | 1 Comment

Troubling Treatment

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 On how, with a lack of psychological services for youth to refer to Doctors … Continue reading →

Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, medication madness, mental diversity, my story, what's going on? | Tagged ADHD In Teenagers, Asperger syndrome, mental health, Robert Whitaker | Comments Off

come laugh your head off!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Come Laugh Your Head Off! The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Presents: LAUGHING LIKE CRAZY Comedy Showcase Featuring stand-up comedy performances by graduates of the first ever Young Adult Program! (ages 19 to 32) Writing comedy about experiences of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Event, Healing, making sense of "mental illlness", mental skillness, my story, neuroplasticity, recovery perspectives, The Mad Ones | Tagged Comedy Showcase, mental health, Stand-up comedy, Toronto | 1 Comment

Learning to Cope With a Mind’s Taunting Voices

Posted on January 26, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Another piece highlighted by INTERVOICE’s media watch… From NY Times, Aug 2011 view the short video -click on the image below to [2.5mins] to read the article click the link below… Lives Restored Learning to Cope With a Mind’s Taunting … Continue reading →

Posted in coming off meds, hearing voices, my story, recovery perspectives | Tagged Health, New York Times | 8 Comments

My [Mental] Skillness

Posted on January 19, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Believing she is more than her illness this Toronto based bloger prefers to adopt mental skillness in recognition that the what she experiences diagnosed as OCD brings stuff she’d really prefer not to have in her live , like tormented … 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