Category Archives: recovery perspectives

Paddy McGowan: Recovery – time for a change

Posted on December 8, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Recovery- time for a change Guest Post by Paddy McGowan Dec 2011 When I first got involved in the struggle with and in, the survivor movement we were very clear I think about the problem. The problem was what brought … Continue reading →

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Trialogue: community dialogue on mental health

Posted on December 4, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

When I first heard the term “Trialogue”– I was at the same time puzzled : why would anyone want a dialogue with only three perspectives? and intrigued : sounds interesting, something like the dialogues that I was familiar with and witnessed … Continue reading →

Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Healing, Ideas, recovery perspectives | Tagged community, compassion, dialogue, Learning, meaning, trialogue | 1 Comment

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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A Full Life – Paddy McGowan

Posted on November 16, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Had the great pleasure of meeting Paddy McGowan at the INTAR conference in Toronto a few days ago. Paddy spoke at the Psychosium and also co presented on Trialogue with Michaela Amering and Liam MacGabhann . Paddy has a way with … Continue reading →

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mental illness system ?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

just a question… what is this thing: the mental health system? …and do we actually have one? A society that treats every human fallibility as a deficiency, defect, or disorder that needs to be eradicated, cut out, drugged-away seems less about … Continue reading →

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JK Rowling: the fringe benefits of failure

Posted on November 11, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

JK Rowling talking to new Harvard graduates in 2008 on the two ideas she had for them: the importance of failure, and of imagination. …how she learned how each of these is more valuable than any qualification that she earned, and each is also … Continue reading →

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madness radio live

Posted on November 1, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Leadership Project and INTAR bring you a free event

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Language is everything

Posted on October 18, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A nice short essay by Greentongue on everything.2com part of a conversation on how language changes everything. Marvelling at a young daughter’s ability to switch languages when moving between countries, and reflecting on how later as a teen she chose … Continue reading →

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self-nonmedication

Posted on July 22, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Writer Bruce Stutz tells the story of how he decided he was ready to unmedicate himself, and his experience of discontinuing pychiatric medications. Stutz didn’t just stop – he researched how the meds he was taking were supposed to work, and what changes … Continue reading →

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The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? Part 1

Posted on June 13, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you thought Americans were crazy then the US Government’s own data provides powerful evidence that they are getting there. But they are not the only ones – the story is increasingly similar in many western nations that have adopted … Continue reading →