Category Archives: my story

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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Dr. Brian Goldman – Redefining the Practice of Medicine

Posted on January 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

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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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Aimee Mullins – The Opportunity of Adversity

Posted on January 4, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

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blessings from schizophrenia

Posted on December 31, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

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Jonah Mowry:”What’s going on..”

Posted on December 7, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

a friend in recovery found this at  moveon.org… Jonah Mowry Remarkable Jonah Mowry shares the pain he feels after years of being bullied for being percieved as different. He doesn’t speak – he holds up hand written notes for us to read- but … Continue reading →

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out of the abyss and embracing life

Posted on December 4, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Feature in Toronto Star by Leslie Scrivener “young people” tell of their own experiences to Leslie Scrivener. on the front and centre pages of today’s Sunday Star print edition . Kristen Bellows on learning to see the person in the mirror … Continue reading →

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Red, Green and Blue

Posted on November 30, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

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Rob The Salesman

Posted on November 25, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

My Friend Rob tells great stories, here’s one … Rob worked as young man in a general store in a small town, looking after the white goods department. He loves people, people love him so he spent time talking, asking … Continue reading →

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Brene Brown: the power of vulnerability

Posted on November 17, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

learned a lot the last two years from Garr Reynolds’  books and his blog about design,  communicating and about simplyfing.  Perhaps  the most valuable of what I learned came from following a link on his blog and discovering this talk by  Brene Brown at TEDx Huston. Reynolds … Continue reading →

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