Category Archives: recovery perspectives

Clara Hughes on Strombo


Clara Hughes talks with George Stroumboulopoulos . “It’s ok to be human.” Related articles Clara Hughes on Q (recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com)

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empowerment requires narrative


…another from Hugh MacLeod at gapingvoid.com MacLeod aims his messages mostly to a business audience – with what I think are universal ideas… So what’s this got to do with recovery? When you’ve read his short message below, try reading the last paragraph … Continue reading

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Pat Deegan – recovery is like spring


Found this a couple of weeks a go and showed it to folks in a final session of a WRAP group. they loved it… Pat Deegan – recovery is like spring….. “Recovery is characterized by a much slower process: it … Continue reading

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The Coalition of No – Seth Godin


No Sucks No, you are not normal No, you have a chemical imbalance No, you need to take these drugs No, you need to take them for the rest of your  life No, you lack insight No, you need to … Continue reading

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depressed over anti-depressants


TVO The Agenda  Aired: Mar 12 2012 Steve Paiken with… Dr David Healy University of Cardiff Dr Kwame McKenzie Senior Scientist and Psychiatrist, CAMH Roger McIntyre -Head of Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology at UHN Edward Shorter Prof. Histry of Medicine at … Continue reading

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Pat Deegan – emancipatory technologies


Pat Deegan talking with students at MIT.  The measure of our technologies is the degree to which they allow people to free themselves I think the measure of our technologies is the degree to which they allow people to free … Continue reading

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Antipsychotics death risk charted in dementia patients


A report from BBC News website below, on the extent of antopsychotic use in patients with dementia and additional deaths that result from the practice  – and NEW chance to take part in our first reader poll… ____________________________________________________________________ Reader’s  Poll: Antipsychotics … Continue reading

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Dr Joanna Moncreiff, Dr David Healy


Video of a end-of-conference panel conversation  in London 2008. includes Dr David Healy, chaired by Dr Joanna Moncreiff Dr Moncreiff was in Toronto in Nov, Dr David Healey will be here soon… 38mins 011 Andrew Herxheimer Talk & Panel Discussion with … Continue reading

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Skillin’ an Stylin’


We’ve featured my friend and toronto based  mentalskillness.com before. Now mentalskillness has stylin’ buttons to share so  that you can show off your own willin’ to be skillin’ -ness… all you need do is go to mentalskillness.com to get one before they … Continue reading

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100 ways to support recovery


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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